Head of Indirect Tax Content

About Commenda.io

Commenda empowers cross-border companies to streamline and automate their global tax workflows. From incorporation to indirect and direct tax automation, transfer pricing, inter-company agreements, and business licensing, we simplify every aspect of international operations. We’re backed by leading investors including Pelion, 1517 Fund, Urban Innovation Fund, and Boost VC among others.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Head of Indirect Tax Content to lead the design, development, and deployment of our tax engine. Initially focusing on U.S. Sales and Use Tax (SUT), this role will expand to encompass global VAT and GST compliance. This senior-level role is ideal for a self-starter who will build and manage the content function from the ground up, including hiring and mentoring a team of tax researchers. You will be responsible for driving the development of tax content, ensuring the accuracy of taxability rules, and leading cross-functional efforts to maintain compliance with evolving tax regulations. This is a pivotal position for someone looking to make a significant impact as we scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the design, development, and deployment of the tax engine, including product taxability rates.
• Lead research and documentation of U.S. SUT laws.
• Translate complex tax regulations into machine-readable formats, ensuring tax rules and product classifications are accurate.
• Monitor and implement changes in transaction taxes at federal, state, and local levels, updating the tax engine to ensure compliance.
• Collaborate with product management, tax content researchers, and engineering teams to implement effective tax solutions.
• Lead the hiring, training, and management of a team of indirect tax research analysts to support content development and tax rule maintenance.
• Build and maintain relationships with tax authorities to ensure accurate and up-to-date tax content.
• Lead automation initiatives to streamline tax content workflows and improve operational efficiency.
• Drive project management for tax automation and technology projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with evolving regulations.
• Ensure the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of tax content for Sales and Use tax and other relevant indirect taxes.
• Document tax research thoroughly and provide detailed summaries when required.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in indirect tax compliance, with expertise in U.S. Sales and Use Tax and the ability to scale to global VAT/GST.
• Proven experience in tax research, analyzing complex tax regulations, and translating them into effective tax technology solutions.
• Strong expertise in product taxability rates, product classifications, and maintaining comprehensive tax databases.
• Experience managing and mentoring teams, with the ability to guide junior researchers in indirect tax law interpretation and documentation.
• A solid understanding of tax software implementations, indirect tax technology solutions, and process improvement projects.
• Professional certifications in tax or finance are a plus.
• Strong communication skills, capable of conveying complex tax issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment.
• Experience working with federal, state, and local tax authorities, navigating tax portals, and developing working relationships with regulatory bodies.

Our Culture

At Commenda.io, we're building the next hyperscale enterprise software company. We have a fast-paced, intense, and hard-working environment coupled with a strong "work hard/play hard" culture. We're looking for candidates who are:

• Willing to go above and beyond in their role
• Enthusiastic about joining a high-growth startup
• Comfortable in a non-standard work environment (this is not a 9-5 job)
• Excited about tackling complex challenges in the global tax and compliance space

If you’re ready to take ownership of our indirect tax content and lead the development of a global tax engine, apply now.