VP of Global Tax

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alaska, +7 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee ŌURA's comprehensive global tax strategy (income, indirect, transfer pricing, and reporting) and create scalable tax structures to facilitate international growth and enhance the effective tax rate.

• Guide strategy and compliance for global indirect taxes, which include VAT, GST, sales tax, and digital services taxes.

• Work in collaboration with Product, Supply Chain, Legal, FP&A, and Finance teams to assess tax implications on new products, pricing, legal entities, and market entries.

• Develop and uphold global transfer pricing policies, intercompany agreements, and compliance documentation.

• Oversee external global tax advisors and manage tax audit requests, technical accounting analyses, and relationships with auditors.

• Monitor evolving global tax regulations to mitigate risks, while presenting tax strategy, risk assessments, and reporting to executive leadership and the Audit Committee.

• Collaborate cross-functionally on enterprise initiatives such as legal entity rationalization, restructurings, systems implementations and integrations, and other tax-related projects.

• Propel enhancements in tax processes to simplify, automate, and increase efficiency and quality in conjunction with Finance and IT teams.

• Manage the global tax provision process in accordance with US GAAP (ASC 740). Ensure that robust Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR / SOX 404) are designed, documented, and operational from the outset of being public.

• Serve as the primary contact for external auditors and regulators, ensuring smooth quarterly and annual reviews.

• Organize and supervise ŌURA's international IP allocation and transfer pricing strategies to optimize our global effective tax rate (ETR).

• Evaluate and structure the tax consequences of potential mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures, along with rapid global expansion efforts.

• Collaborate with Treasury to create and implement tax-efficient cash repatriation strategies for funding global operations.

• Lead the defense of all global tax audits, crafting responses to inquiries from the IRS, state agencies, and foreign tax authorities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 20 years of progressive tax leadership experience, including a minimum of 5 years within a high-growth technology (SaaS + Hardware) setting and multinational organization. Experience in Big 4 public accounting is highly desirable.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, with MST (Master of Science in Taxation), JD, or CPA being strongly preferred.

• Profound knowledge in U.S. federal, state, and international tax reporting, including tax accounting under US GAAP and ASC 740.

• Proven success in leading teams and managing complex cross-border issues, audits, and relationships with external service advisors.

• Strong history of collaboration across functions and providing support to executive leadership.

• Experience in financial reporting environments.

• IPO / Public Company Experience: Practical experience in preparing a company for public offerings and establishing SOX-compliant tax departments.

• Systems Acumen: Direct involvement in implementing or overseeing tax technology integrations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity packages

• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources

• An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family

• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off

• Paid sick leave and parental leave