Tax Manager

Twitch; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability

401(k)

Maternity & Parental Leave

Flexible PTO

Amazon Employee Discount

Twitch knowledge

Entertainment/ media experience

Job summary

Twitch Tax is growing its tax team and seeking a US and international tax manager to lead tax planning for Twitch’s digital entertainment business. You will report to the Senior Director, Head of Tax in Seattle and collaborate with tax planning, tax ops, and other cross‑functional partners across Twitch and Amazon.

Role involves advising on tax positions for new projects, providing practical guidance, and coordinating with Legal, Finance, and Business teams to address tax planning and compliance

Qualifications

• CPA or JD (LLM, Master of Tax, or relevant tax practice experience)
• 3+ years experience in a Big 4, law firm, and/or equivalent in‑house environment supporting multinational digital enterprises on tax planning.
• Recent experience providing practical business facing guidance regarding U.S. and/or non-U.S. tax issues pertaining to international digital businesses and digital products.
• Familiarity with direct and indirect tax concepts (e.g., US income tax, US withholding tax, and US tax reporting, treaty PEs and other pertinent concepts, transfer pricing, US SALT, and non-US VATs, DSTs, and non-US reporting- e.g., DAC 7).

Responsibilities

• Analyze and document U.S. and non-U.S. direct tax, indirect tax, and tax reporting and compliance impacts of Twitch projects, programs, products, and other initiatives.
• Manage outside counsel and external tax advisors on advisory requests and documentation pertaining to direct tax, indirect tax, and tax reporting and compliance issues.
• Educate our business clients/partners, Twitch Tax team members, and other cross‑functional stakeholders ranging from junior to executive level regarding various tax issues and our technical analysis and recommendations.
• Socialize final tax requirements with different Twitch internal teams, such as Legal, Accounting, Marketing, Commerce, etc.

Skills

Big 4 experience

Tax guidance

Multinational digital businesses

Education

CPA or JD

Job description

Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day.

We’re about community, inside and out. You’ll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We’re on a quest to empower live communities, so if this sounds good to you, see what we’re up to on LinkedIn and X , and discover the projects we’re solving on our Blog . Be sure to explore our Interviewing Guide to learn how to ace our interview process.

About the Role

Twitch Tax is looking to grow our fun and collaborative tax team!

We want to add an enthusiastic US and international tax manager to help support tax planning for Twitch's unique digital entertainment business. You will report to the Senior Director, Head of Tax for Twitch who is based in Seattle, Washington. You will also closely collaborate with other members of our Twitch Tax team including individuals from both our tax planning and tax ops/compliance functions to address tax planning and related compliance efforts as Twitch continues to innovate and expand its business and respond to the ever-chaning landscape of US and international tax laws.

Our team works closely with our business, legal and finance cross‑functional partners from both Twitch and Amazon, including advising on important Twitch projects, products, and initiatives, and also coordinating key tax positions and analysis across the broader suite of Amazon's digital businesses.

You can work in Irvine, CA; Los Angeles, CA; New York; NY; San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA.

You Will:

• Analyze and document U.S. and non-U.S. direct tax, indirect tax, and tax reporting and compliance impacts of Twitch projects, programs, products, and other initiatives.
• Manage outside counsel and external tax advisors on advisory requests and documentation pertaining to direct tax, indirect tax, and tax reporting and compliance issues.
• Educate our business clients/partners, Twitch Tax team members, and other cross‑functional stakeholders ranging from junior to executive level regarding various tax issues and our technical analysis and recommendations.
• Socialize final tax requirements with different Twitch internal teams, such as Legal, Accounting, Marketing, Commerce, etc.

You Have:

• CPA or JD (LLM, Master of Tax, or relevant tax practice experience)
• 3+ years experience in a Big 4, law firm, and/or equivalent in‑house environment supporting multinational digital enterprises on tax planning.
• Recent experience providing practical business facing guidance regarding U.S. and/or non-U.S. tax issues pertaining to international digital businesses and digital products.
• Familiarity with direct and indirect tax concepts (e.g., US income tax, US withholding tax, and US tax reporting, treaty PEs and other pertinent concepts, transfer pricing, US SALT, and non-US VATs, DSTs, and non-US reporting- e.g., DAC 7).

Bonus Points

• Knowledge of and experience with Twitch.
• Experience in entertainment/ media businesses, ads businesses, and/or social media platform businesses.
• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO
• Amazon Employee Discount

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Job ID: TW9223

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

US, WA, Seattle - Annually

$89,900 - $157,200 USD

US, CA, San Francisco - Annually

$98,900 - $172,900 USD

US, NY, New York - Annually

$98,900 - $172,900 USD

US, CA, Los Angeles - Annually

$89,900 - $157,200 USD

US, CA, Irvine - Annually

$89,900 - $157,200 USD

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