Director, US International Tax
Anthropic- Compensation
- $230k–$300k Published range · Top quartile for Finance / Legal / People (109 listings)
- Location
- Hybrid - San Francisco, CA, at least 25% in office Remote eligibility
- Employment
- Full-time Director+
About the job
Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. The Tax team is hiring its first dedicated leader for US international tax reporting and compliance, a role that owns the US international components of the global income tax provision and the US international compliance program end to end, reporting to the global provision lead.
Key responsibilities
- Own the US international components of the quarterly and annual worldwide income tax provision: NCTI/GILTI, Subpart F, FDDEI/FDII, BEAT, foreign tax credit computations, Section 861 expense allocation and apportionment, E&P and PTEP tracking
- Own outside basis difference analysis and indefinite reinvestment assertions under ASC 740-30, and US international aspects of valuation allowance and uncertain tax position assessments
- Design and operate SOX controls over the international provision process and support the financial statement audit with external auditors
- Lead preparation and review of US international tax return workpapers and forms (Forms 5471, 8992, 926, expanding to 1118, 8858, 8865, 8991, 8993), working with a co-sourced Big 4 compliance provider
- Support US withholding tax compliance (Forms 1042/1042-S) and cross-border payment analysis
- Build a compliance calendar, data pipelines, and review procedures; drive automation and tax technology adoption (including AI tooling)
- Assist tax planning and M&A teams on modeling US international tax consequences of new market entry, entity structuring, intercompany and transfer pricing arrangements, financing, and M&A
- Monitor and model legislative and regulatory developments (OBBBA implementation guidance, Pillar Two interaction) and their provision and cash tax impacts for leadership
- Manage outside advisors, support audit defense and controversy, and mentor tax team members
Qualifications
- Substantial US international tax experience in multinational software and technology companies, with a combination of Big 4 public accounting and in-house corporate tax experience
- Deep technical command of US international tax law (NCTI/GILTI, Subpart F, FDDEI/FDII, BEAT, foreign tax credits, E&P/PTEP, Section 861 allocation) and ASC 740, including ASC 740-30 outside basis analysis
- Owned both the provision and compliance sides of a US international tax function at scale, including reviewer-level command of Forms 5471, 8858, 8865, 1118, 8991, 8992, and 8993
- CPA and/or JD; a Master's in Taxation or LLM is a plus
- Preferred: Pillar Two data and modeling experience; tax aspects of large novel commercial arrangements; hands-on tax technology experience and interest in applying AI tools to tax workflows; pre-IPO readiness or public company reporting experience; M&A experience
Compensation
Annual salary: $230,000—$300,000 USD.
Logistics
Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience. Location-based hybrid policy: all staff expected in one of Anthropic's offices at least 25% of the time. Visa sponsorship is offered. Anthropic recruiters only contact from @anthropic.com email addresses.
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