Global Indirect Tax Compliance Lead

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role

Manage day-to-day indirect tax compliance operations for Anthropic across US sales tax and international VAT / GST jurisdictions. This hands‑on role will execute registrations, filings, payments, and maintain compliance processes while working closely with the Global Indirect Tax Lead to implement scalable systems and procedures.

Responsibilities

Prepare and file sales tax returns across multiple states on monthly, quarterly, and annual filing cycles

Coordinate sales tax payments and maintain payment schedules to avoid penalties

Manage sales tax registrations and account maintenance across jurisdictions

Respond to state tax notices, inquiries, and information requests

Reconcile sales tax liability accounts and investigate discrepancies

Maintain exemption certificates and manage customer exemption documentation

Support nexus studies by tracking business activities and thresholds by state

Global VAT / GST Compliance

Prepare and submit VAT / GST returns for multiple countries (EU member states, UK, Canada, Australia, India, Japan, etc.)

Process VAT / GST payments and ensure timely remittance in local currencies

Manage EC Sales Lists for EU operations

Maintain VAT registrations and update registration details as needed

Handle correspondence with foreign tax authorities in multiple languages (or coordinate translation)

Monitor VAT / GST account balances and process refund claims where applicable

Support reverse charge and import VAT accounting

Process & Documentation

Maintain compliance calendars and ensure all filing deadlines are met

Document compliance procedures and create standard operating procedures

Assist with monthly / quarterly indirect tax provision calculations

Reconcile tax accounts between tax systems, ERP, and general ledger

Support internal and external audits by providing documentation and workpapers

Track and report key compliance metrics and KPIs

Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation

Make enhancements using AI (Claude)

Work with tax technology platforms (Vertex, Anrok, or similar) for compliance workflows

Validate tax calculation accuracy and flag system configuration issues

Support data cleansing initiatives for customer address and tax classification data

Assist with testing tax system changes and new feature implementations

Generate compliance reports from tax systems and data sources

Required Qualifications

8+ years of hands‑on indirect tax compliance experience covering both US sales tax and international VAT / GST

Experience with multi‑state sales tax and VAT / GST compliance

Strong understanding of SaaS and digital services taxation

Experience using automated tax compliance software

Detail‑oriented with excellent organizational skills and ability to manage competing deadlines

Technical Skills

Proficiency with tax technology platforms (Vertex, Avalara, Anrok, or similar)

Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and data analysis

Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite, Workday, or similar)

Familiarity with billing platforms (Stripe or similar)

Comfortable working with large datasets and identifying data quality issues and reconciliation with accounting data

Strong candidates may also have

Background in technology or SaaS industry

Experience at high‑growth companies managing scaling compliance obligations

Prior experience with Big 4 or national tax firm

Exposure to indirect tax audits and working with tax authorities

Knowledge of indirect tax in EU, UK, Australia, Canada, and / or APAC markets

Familiarity with multi‑entity compliance and intercompany transactions

Extreme attention to detail and accuracyStrong time management with ability to prioritize multiple filing deadlines

Self‑starter who can work independently with minimal supervision

Problem‑solving mindset to address compliance challenges

Collaborative team player who can work cross‑functionally

Ability to handle confidential information appropriately

Adaptable to changing regulations and business requirements

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA, CMI, EA, or other relevant certification preferred but not required

The expected base compensation for this position is below. Our total compensation package for full‑time employees includes equity, benefits, and may include incentive compensation.

$230,000 - $300,000 USD

Logistics

Education requirements :

We require at least a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Location‑based hybrid policy :

Currently, 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.

Visa sponsorship :

We do sponsor visas! However, we aren’t able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification.

Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.

How we're different

We believe that the highest‑impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large‑scale research efforts. And we value impact — advancing our long‑term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI — rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. We're an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest‑impact work at any given time. As such, we greatly value communication skills.

The easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research. This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic, including : GPT‑3, Circuit‑Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI & Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences.

Come work with us!

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.

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