Tax Technology & Innovation Lead

Turo Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Employer-paid health insurance

Retirement match

Learning & Development stipend

Travel credit

Job summary

Turo is seeking a seasoned Tax Technology professional to own the technical infrastructure of indirect tax systems and collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Finance to scale tax operations. You will lead implementations, drive AI/automation initiatives, and ensure data integrity across ERP and tax engines.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, SOX considerations, and ongoing optimization of tax technology to support international expansion and a scalable finance organization.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of experience in tax technology, tax operations, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience with tax determination platforms (OneSource Determination preferred).
• Working knowledge of indirect tax concepts (sales/use tax, VAT/GST, marketplace rules).
• Understanding of tax data flows and ERP integrations with tax platforms.
• Experience with peer-to-peer marketplaces or platforms with complex tax compliance.
• Familiarity with corporate tax concepts including compliance and reporting.
• Basic understanding of SOX internal controls as they apply to systems.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, IS, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead tax technology implementations and ongoing maintenance across tax tools.
• Own end-to-end readiness, partnering with Eng, Product, and Finance.
• Identify opportunities to apply AI/automation to tax processes.
• Support global tax transformation roadmap and scalability for expansion.
• Coordinate migration of systems (e.g., OneSource to AWS) with Eng.
• Translate tax requirements into technical language for Tech teams.
• Collaborate with Finance Transformation to scale automation across finance.

Skills

Tax technology

ERP integrations

SOX controls

Indirect tax

Tax research

Cross-functional

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

OneSource Determination

Avalara

TaxJar

Vertex

Job description

Turo is seeking a seasoned Tax Technology professional to own the technical infrastructure of indirect tax systems and collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Finance to scale tax operations. You will lead implementations, drive AI/automation initiatives, and ensure data integrity across ERP and tax engines.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, SOX considerations, and ongoing optimization of tax technology to support international expansion and a scalable finance organization.