Global Tax Lead for AI Infrastructure

Lightning AI; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Meaningful Equity (RSUs)

401(k) matching

Job summary

Lightning AI seeks a Global Tax Lead to own and scale its corporate tax compliance function as the company grows. You will partner closely with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Legal, and external advisors to ensure accurate filings, strong controls, and scalable tax operations.

This high-impact role combines deep technical tax expertise with an operational mindset to build systems, documentation, and controls for a fast-growing AI infrastructure company operating in a complex tax environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or MST strongly preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive corporate tax experience, with Big 4 and in-house background.
• Strong command of U.S. federal and state corporate income tax compliance, including consolidated return rules.
• Experience with ASC 740, tax provisions, deferred tax accounting, and effective tax rate analysis.
• Hands-on experience with M&A tax work and post-merger tax integration.
• Experience building or rebuilding a tax function in a high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Stand up and own Lightning AI's corporate tax function across a multi-entity group.
• Lead federal, state, and local tax compliance and reporting obligations.
• Oversee tax provision work under ASC 740 and coordinate with auditors.
• Drive M&A tax diligence, structuring, and post-transaction integration.
• Build tax forecasting and reporting cadences for Finance and leadership.

Skills

Tax compliance

ASC 740

M&A tax

Tax provisions

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

State tax knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or MST

Tools

OneSource

Corptax

Job description

Lightning AI seeks a Global Tax Lead to own and scale its corporate tax compliance function as the company grows. You will partner closely with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Legal, and external advisors to ensure accurate filings, strong controls, and scalable tax operations.

This high-impact role combines deep technical tax expertise with an operational mindset to build systems, documentation, and controls for a fast-growing AI infrastructure company operating in a complex tax environment.