Sr. Manager of Tax Operations

Company: Dataiku

Position Overview: Dataiku is seeking a Sr. Manager of Tax Operations to lead its global tax operations function, encompassing income tax compliance and reporting, indirect tax, and transfer pricing. This is a high-visibility leadership role responsible for ensuring the technical soundness, operational efficiency, and scalability of Dataiku's global tax operations to support ongoing global expansion.

The successful candidate will oversee the end-to-end delivery of income tax compliance and provision (ASC 740), VAT/GST/sales tax compliance, and global transfer pricing execution. The ideal candidate is organized, analytical, an excellent communicator, possesses strong leadership experience, deep tax-technical expertise, and a passion for process improvement and automation. This role will also involve managing other members of the tax team.

Key Responsibilities:

Income Tax Compliance & Reporting

• Lead the global corporate income tax compliance function in collaboration with advisors.
• Manage the global quarterly and annual tax provision process (ASC 740) prepared in-house, including detailed calculation review, ETR & Cash Tax analysis, deferred tax calculations, and tax footnote preparation.
• Partner with accounting on statutory financial statements to ensure tax provisions and transfer pricing are appropriately reflected at local and consolidated levels.
• Responsible for the global transfer pricing process, including policy implementation and accuracy of calculations.

Indirect Tax (VAT, GST, Sales/Use)

• Manage in-house staff and local advisors regarding sales tax/VAT/GST compliance, ensuring timely and accurate filing of indirect tax returns across jurisdictions.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure the accuracy of indirect tax treatment for domestic and international sales, purchases, and intercompany transactions.
• Collaborate with Finance IT to optimize systems, including Avalara.

Process Optimization, Technology & Controls

• Implement best practices, global process standards, and SOX-compliant controls.
• Partner with Finance IT to identify and deliver automation and system enhancements for tax compliance and reporting.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and dashboards to track tax compliance and provision status globally.
• Monitor global legislative changes to ensure worldwide compliance.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting; CPA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive tax experience, including global tax operations leadership in a multinational company or Big 4 advisory role.
• Technical expertise in U.S. GAAP (ASC 740), international income tax, indirect tax, and transfer pricing. Strong tax research skills.
• Experience managing tax operations in a high-growth, cross-border environment.
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage external advisors, and operate with a high degree of ownership and accountability.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational, project management, analytical, and communication skills.

Preferred:

• Exposure to SOX, IPO readiness, and public company reporting requirements.

About Dataiku:

Dataiku is The Universal AI Platform™, enabling organizations to control their AI talent, processes, and technologies to create analytics, models, and agents. With no-, low-, and full-code capabilities, Dataiku empowers teams to build with AI using their existing skills and knowledge.

At Dataiku, you'll be part of a journey to shape the ever-evolving world of AI. We're not just building a product; we're crafting the future of AI. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a company that values innovation, collaboration, and your personal growth, we can't wait to welcome you to Dataiku!

Dataiku's practices are rooted in the idea that everyone should be treated with dignity, decency, and fairness.