Global Indirect, Sales Tax & VAT

ABOUT THE ROLE Anthropic's mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that are safe and beneficial for our users and society as a whole. We're seeking an experienced Indirect Tax professional to join our Tax team, driving our global indirect tax strategy across US sales tax and international VAT/GST. WHAT YOU'LL DO As an Indirect Tax professional, you'll be responsible for developing and executing our global indirect tax strategy, ensuring tax compliance, optimizing our tax position, and building scalable systems and processes. You'll work cross-functionally with Finance, Accounting, Legal, Product, and Engineering teams to embed tax considerations into our business operations from the ground up. Responsibilities include: - Developing and executing Anthropic's global indirect tax strategy for US sales tax and international VAT/GST across multiple jurisdictions - Assisting with end-to-end indirect tax compliance, including registration, filing, remittance, and audit defense - Partnering with Product, Engineering, and GTM teams to assess tax implications of new product launches, pricing models, and go-to-market strategies - Assisting the business with identifying indirect tax requirements for all aspects of infrastructure projects and marketplace initiatives, including implementation - Providing input into the evaluation, implementation, and administration of indirect tax technology solutions, including tax engines and compliance software - Designing and implementing scalable tax processes and internal controls to support rapid business growth - Leading nexus studies and taxability analyses to determine filing obligations across jurisdictions - Collaborating with external tax advisors and managing relationships with tax authorities - Monitoring regulatory changes and assessing their impact on Anthropic's business operations - Providing tax guidance on complex transactions and business arrangements - Preparing and reviewing indirect tax provisions for financial reporting - Supporting internal and external audit requests related to indirect taxes WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you'll need: - 8+ years of indirect tax experience, with deep expertise in US sales tax and international VAT/GST - Experience in technology or SaaS companies, ideally with consumption-based or API business models - Strong technical knowledge of indirect tax rules, exemptions, and sourcing principles across multiple jurisdictions - Hands-on experience implementing and managing tax technology solutions (e.g., Avalara, Vertex, Sovos, Taxjar) - Proficiency in analyzing complex business models and translating them into tax positions - Excellent project management skills and ability to drive initiatives from concept to completion - Ability to clearly communicate complex tax concepts to non-tax stakeholders across all levels of the organization - Experience building processes and systems from the ground up in high-growth environments - Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities WHY REMOTE As a remote-friendly company, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices. BENEFITS The annual compensation range for this role is $230,000 - $300,000 USD. We also offer a minimum education requirement of a Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience, and a location-based hybrid policy. We sponsor visas and encourage applicants from underrepresented groups