Director, Filings and Compliance

Numeral•San Francisco, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

As the Director, Filings and Compliance , you’ll lead Numeral’s filings operations, overseeing a distributed team responsible for tax filings. You’ll work closely with leadership, the broader Ops team, product, and engineering to ensure accuracy, process discipline, and operational excellence across a team of approx. 50 (and growing!), including offshore contractors. This role is a blend of operational leader, process architect, and people manager — ideal for someone with domain expertise in tax filings, a strong analytical mindset, and a passion for building scalable processes in a fast-growing startup environment.

Requirements

9+ years of demonstrated domain expertise in U.S. tax filings; international experience a plus.
Proven experience managing distributed teams, ideally in operations-heavy roles, with strong performance management and process implementation skills.
Experience building scalable processes in a startup, high-growth environment or consulting firm.
Familiarity with regulatory reporting systems, tools, or platforms used in finance and filings.
Strong analytical and Excel/data skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex discrepancies.
Excellent communication skills — able to convey complex issues clearly to leadership and cross-functional teams.
Critical thinker with a proactive problem-solving mindset, comfortable working in a fast-growing startup.
Proven ability to work cross functionally with product and engineering.

Nice To Haves

Experience in e-commerce, SaaS of Fintech is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the filings team: Provide performance management, mentorship, and support to drive high-quality work and accountability.
Scale processes: Maximize automation to reduce repetitive tasks so teams can focus on highest leverage opportunities.
Develop playbooks, reporting structures, and metrics to improve throughput, quality, and visibility across the distributed team.
Drive operational excellence: Design, implement, and refine workflows and processes across filings, customer support, and client teams to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.
Ensure compliance and accuracy: Troubleshoot discrepancies in accounting or filings, and lead research projects on new regulatory rules.
Partner cross-functionally: Work closely with product and engineering to communicate business issues, escalate risks, and contribute to operational solutions.