Director of Tax

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San Francisco, CA, USA
In-Office
259K-310K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology
The Role
The Director of Tax will develop global tax strategies, manage compliance, optimize tax rates, and lead international expansion efforts for a high-growth AI company.
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About the Role

We’re seeking an exceptional tax leader to establish and scale our tax function from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to define global tax strategy across multiple jurisdictions within a high-growth, dynamic environment, partnering with a world-class team.

Responsibilities

Tax Strategy & Planning

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive global tax strategy aligned with business objectives
  • Advise leadership on tax implications of corporate structure, financing, and expansion
  • Optimize effective tax rate through strategic planning and structuring

Compliance & Reporting

  • Lead all federal, state, and international tax compliance (income, sales/use, VAT, payroll tax etc.)
  • Ensure accurate and timely tax filings and provisions under U.S. GAAP (ASC 740) and applicable international local laws
  • Manage audits and inquiries from tax authorities

Indirect Tax

  • Lead global indirect tax strategy for Together AI's AI infrastructure platform, APIs, and usage-based services
  • Advise on U.S. and international indirect tax matters, including sales tax and VAT/GST across key jurisdictions, with a focus on AI, cloud, and compute offerings
  • Assess the tax implications of fixed-fee subscription or usage-based AI services
  • Partner with Product, Finance, and Legal to structure enterprise contracts and bundled offerings in a tax-efficient and compliant manner, including input on pricing, invoicing, and go-to-market decisions

Data Center and Infrastructure Operations

  • Advise on tax treatment of data center operations, including leasing and colocation arrangements
  • Manage sales and use tax on infrastructure and hardware purchases, including applying for tax exemption status across geographies
  • Identify and support data center tax incentives and credits
  • Oversee property tax exposure for data center assets
  • Monitor tax developments impacting data center and infrastructure operations 

International Expansion

  • Support market entry into new jurisdictions, including entity structuring and transfer pricing
  • Design and maintain transfer pricing policies and documentation

Process & Systems

  • Build scalable tax processes and leverage automation where possible
  • Partner with various teams  on tax provision processes and systems integration
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required; CPA or Master's in Taxation (MST) preferred
  • 10+ years of progressive tax experience in public accounting and/or in-house roles, including experience building tax functions from the ground up
  • Strong knowledge of U.S. and international direct and indirect tax laws, including transfer pricing and global structuring
  • Experience in high-growth technology or AI infrastructure companies; familiarity with indirect tax in cloud-based and hardware-inclusive business models
  • IPO or mid-to-late-stage private company experience, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced startup environment
  • Familiarity with emerging regulatory frameworks impacting AI infrastructure companies
About Together AI

Together AI is a research-driven artificial intelligence company. We believe open and transparent AI systems will drive innovation and create the best outcomes for society, and together we are on a mission to significantly lower the cost of modern AI systems by co-designing software, hardware, algorithms, and models. We have contributed to leading open-source research, models, and datasets to advance the frontier of AI, and our team has been behind technological advancement such as FlashAttention, Hyena, FlexGen, and RedPajama. We invite you to join a passionate group of researchers in our journey in building the next generation AI infrastructure.

Compensation

We offer competitive compensation, startup equity, health insurance and other competitive benefits. The US base salary range for this full-time position is: $259k - $310k + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by location, level and role. Individual compensation will be determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.

Equal Opportunity

Together AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more.

Please see our privacy policy at https://www.together.ai/privacy.  

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
  • CPA or Master's in Taxation (MST)
  • 10+ years of progressive tax experience
  • Strong knowledge of U.S. and international direct and indirect tax laws
  • Experience in high-growth technology or AI infrastructure companies
  • Familiarity with emerging regulatory frameworks impacting AI infrastructure
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The Company
San Francisco, California
84 Employees
Year Founded: 2022

What We Do

Together AI is a research-driven artificial intelligence company. We contribute leading open-source research, models, and datasets to advance the frontier of AI. Our decentralized cloud services empower developers and researchers at organizations of all sizes to train, fine-tune, and deploy generative AI models. We believe open and transparent AI systems will drive innovation and create the best outcomes for society

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