Tax Software Engineering Lead

Toyota North America • Plano, TX

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is seeking a Tax Software Engineering Lead, a strategic and hands-on leader responsible for managing and supporting a portfolio of critical tax-related applications. This role involves managing enterprise tax applications for indirect tax, income tax, insurance tax, and tax credit programs, requiring expertise in tax systems management, application feature development, and cross-functional collaboration. The Engineering Lead will oversee both internally developed and commercial off-the-shelf tax applications, ensuring they meet business needs, compliance standards, and security requirements. This pivotal role supports Toyota’s tax credit management, sales tax, income tax, and lease tax processes, ensuring stable run-the-business operations, vendor coordination, risk and compliance alignment, and successful delivery of tax technology initiatives. Reporting to the D&T’s Finance Solutions National Manager, this position contributes to the department’s mission of delivering high-quality, scalable, and reliable data solutions and services across the TFS enterprise and its global affiliates.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of experience in application management, preferably in tax or financial services environments.
• Strong knowledge of tax-related applications and systems, including both internally developed and commercial off-the-shelf solutions.
• Familiarity with tax-related business processes, including sales tax, income tax, insurance tax, and tax credits.
• Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS preferred), mainframe systems, and integration technologies.
• Proven ability to manage application development and support teams and collaborate across multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Information Security requirements, data privacy, and compliance frameworks.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Excellent communication skills to engage technical and business audiences.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and product lifecycle management.
• Ability to shape, adapt, and evolve existing frameworks/processes to meet business needs, while resolving technical issues to maintain project momentum.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Information Technology, or related field.
• Experience in Financial Services, Banking, or FinTech environments.
• Exposure to AI/ML platforms and tools for data enrichment and automation.
• Experience with tax credit management, sales tax, and income tax processes.
• Exposure to Salesforce tax calculation integrations.
• Experience working with vendors such as PwC, Ernst & Young, and Vertex.
• Understanding of SOX and non-SOX controls in application environments.
• Familiarity with Web Authentication products (i.e., Centrify, Okta).

Responsibilities

• Manage and support a portfolio of tax applications including but not limited to: Tax Credit Management Systems (TCMS), Collections Tax Management System (CTMS) and Lease Tax Administration Service (LTAS) – internally developed, supporting tax leases and credit application processes.
• Manage commercial off-the-shelf systems for insurance tax, running on AWS environments (Premium Pro and Premium Pro Status).
• Manage commercial system for sales tax (Sales Tax Exchange Program - STEP) active in a few states, with legal considerations in other states.
• Manage mainframe and cloud-based tax calculation systems (Vertex L and Vertex O), including end-of-life management and integration challenges.
• Manage system supporting unreconciled payments/processes with vendor services and VB code maintenance (Tracker Pro).
• Collaborate with business partners, technical teams, InfoSec, and vendors to ensure application stability, security, and compliance with Toyota’s governance standards.
• Lead efforts to migrate and upgrade systems, such as transitioning Premium Pro to Premium Pro Status and relaunching Mazda on TCMS.
• Oversee issue resolution, application enhancements, and support for batch processes, data feeds, and integrations.
• Partner with AMS teams for post-production support of new internally developed tax platforms.
• Manage application lifecycle activities including runbooks, disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and performance monitoring.
• Ensure adherence to TFS technology governance, risk assessments, audit readiness, and change management standards.
• Coordinate with enterprise projects impacting tax applications, providing technical and business analysis support.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce manual work, enhance automation, and improve data accuracy.
• Integrate AI/ML capabilities, including LLMs, into workflows.
• Foster a culture of innovation, learning, and excellence through mentorship, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate promptly, clearly, and effectively with stakeholders, ensuring alignment, transparency, and timely delivery of solutions.

Benefits

• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement
• Team Member Vehicle Purchase Discount
• Toyota Team Member Lease Vehicle Program (if applicable)
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Referral services related to prenatal services, adoption, childcare, schools and more
• Tax Advantaged Accounts (Health Savings Account, Health Care FSA, Dependent Care FSA)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior