M&A Tax Director

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that are safe and beneficial for users and society.

We are looking for an M&A Tax Director to join our Tax Team at Anthropic. As the company pursues an active and growing pipeline of acquisitions, acqui-hires, data center investments, joint ventures and other strategic transactions, this role will be a core member of our transactions tax function, working closely with our M&A Tax Lead. You will support and lead tax workstreams across the deal lifecycle, from initial evaluation through post-closing integration, and serve as a trusted resource for our Corporate Development, Legal, and Finance teams.

• Lead and manage tax workstreams for acquisitions, mergers, acqui-hires, asset and stock purchases, corporate reorganizations, financing transactions, and minority investments, including tax due diligence, risk identification and quantification, and deal structuring analysis
• Partner with Corporate Development on deal pipeline evaluation, providing early-stage tax input to inform go/no-go decisions and deal economics
• Draft and review tax provisions in transaction documents, including purchase agreements, merger agreements, and ancillary deal documents
• Support post-acquisition tax integration planning, including entity rationalization, intercompany restructuring, and tax attribute analysis
• Advise on tax considerations for data center investments, build-to-suit arrangements, leases, and related infrastructure transactions, and coordinate on incentives, credits, and indirect tax matters
• Advise on the tax structuring of joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and REIT-related investment structures
• Help build and maintain transactions tax playbooks, due diligence checklists, and internal processes
• Coordinate with tax compliance and provision teams to ensure clean handoff of closed transactions
• Prepare technical tax memoranda documenting transactions, material tax positions, and risk assessments

• JD or CPA
• M&A and transactional tax experience gained at a large law firm, Big 4 M&A tax practice, or in-house transactions tax team
• Strong technical expertise in federal and state tax rules governing corporate transactions, including Section 338, Section 368 reorganizations, and asset and stock acquisitions
• Experience running tax due diligence workstreams and quantifying tax exposures in transaction contexts
• Experience drafting and negotiating tax provisions in M&A transaction documents
• Experience supporting post-acquisition integration from a tax perspective, including entity rationalization and intercompany restructuring

• 7-10 years of tax experience, with significant M&A and transactional tax exposure
• LL.M. in Taxation or MST
• Experience with joint ventures, partnerships, minority investments, revenue-sharing arrangements and financing transactions
• Experience with REITs, including REIT qualification and tax considerations for REIT joint ventures and real estate investment structures
• Experience with data center acquisitions, infrastructure transactions, or real estate tax considerations
• Tax experience at a high-growth technology company
• Knowledge of state and local tax (SALT) implications of transactions
• Experience with equity compensation tax issues in the context of acquisitions and acqui-hires
• Exposure to international tax aspects of cross-border acquisitions
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex tax issues into clear, actionable guidance
• Comfort with ambiguity and a willingness to help build processes from scratch in fast-paced environments
• Passion for Anthropic's mission to build safe, transformative AI systems

Annual Salary: $230,000—$300,000 USD

Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience. Required field of study: a field relevant to the role. Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas!