# Director of Tax

**Company:** [Together AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/together-ai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Finance & Accounting
**Salary:** $259k – $310k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** U.S. Gaap (Asc 740), Transfer Pricing, Sales Tax, Vat/Gst, Payroll Tax, Property Tax, Tax Automation, Indirect Tax, Global Tax Strategy, Tax Incentives
**Posted:** 2026-04-07

> Leads establishment and scaling of global tax function, developing strategy, ensuring compliance across jurisdictions, and optimizing tax for AI infrastructure, data centers, and international expansion. Requires 10+ years tax experience, CPA preferred, and tech/AI sector knowledge.

## Job Description

## 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

## Compensation
- US base salary range: $259k - $310k + equity + benefits

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