Senior Tax Manager / Tax Director

Triumph•San Francisco, CA

1d•$165,000 - $220,000•Onsite

About The Position

This is a foundational, high-ownership tax hire. You will own the day-to-day of the company's tax function – income, gross receipts, and indirect tax, information reporting, the ASC 740 provision, and the international infrastructure to support our global expansion – and take the lead in managing our external tax firm, directing and pressure-testing their work rather than deferring to it. You will report to the VP, Accounting & Corporate Controller and work in close collaboration with them and the broader finance team, partnering with finance, legal, and operations to embed tax into business decisions from the ground up.

Requirements

6-12+ years of progressive corporate tax experience
Strong federal corporate income tax and ASC 740 foundation
Multi-state income and sales / use tax experience, including apportionment and nexus, and exposure to digital goods, marketplace platforms, or consumer products
Track record managing external advisors, with the confidence to direct and challenge a Big 4 team
CPA required

Nice To Haves

MST or LLM in Taxation a plus
Gaming, fintech, marketplace, or consumer technology experience
Exposure to gross receipts taxes, high-volume information reporting, and VAT / GST regimes (EU, Australia) and international tax structuring concepts (PE risk, transfer pricing basics)
Familiarity with skill-based gaming or collectibles and trading-card tax treatment
Experience building a tax function at a growth-stage or pre-IPO company

Responsibilities

Own the day-to-day of the company's tax function, including income, gross receipts, and indirect tax, information reporting, and the ASC 740 provision.
Manage the international tax infrastructure to support global expansion.
Lead the management of the external tax firm, directing and pressure-testing their work.
Partner with finance, legal, and operations to embed tax into business decisions.
Manage federal, multi-state, and local compliance and the ASC 740 provision, including apportionment across an expanding nexus footprint.
Address San Francisco Gross Receipts Tax (Prop M classification and NAICS positioning), and sales and use tax, with taxability calls on gaming credits, prize redemptions, and collectible card sales.
Oversee estimated tax and planning, including quarterly estimates, prior-year safe-harbor strategy (IRC 6655), NOL preservation including ongoing Section 382 monitoring, and incentives such as the R&D credit (IRC 41) and Section 174 elections.
Manage information reporting and withholding, including 1099 versus W-2G determinations for player winnings, constructive-receipt timing on wallet credits and buybacks, and supporting W-9 and W-8BEN processes.
Lead international tax structuring for entry into the EU, Brazil, and Australia, including permanent establishment risk, transfer pricing, VAT / GST and gaming duties, and US international provisions (GILTI, FDII, Subpart F, Form 5471).
Serve as the primary in-house point of contact for the external tax firm.
Build the uncertain-tax-position inventory ahead of the first financial statement audit and eventual public-company reporting.
Stand up unclaimed property and escheatment.
Govern the sales-tax engine, build scalable compliance processes, and establish the tax calendar, controls, and documentation standards for a function built from scratch.