Tax Director, Business Advisory and Strategic Finance

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 347,000 - 385,000 annuallyFunction: Consulting & AdvisoryExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Tax judgment","Financial acumen","Intellectual curiosity","Communication","Exceptional judgment"]

Serve as a senior tax business partner shaping major business, product, infrastructure, and financing initiatives. Lead tax advisory on complex commercial, infrastructure, and capital markets arrangements, evaluating economic and tax trade-offs and translating guidance into practical contracting positions. Partner with cross-functional teams to model structures for transactions, contracting, and international expansion, while monitoring regulatory and tax developments and scaling repeatable advisory frameworks.

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Tax Director, Business Advisory and Strategic Finance

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Job Summary

Serve as a senior tax business partner shaping major business, product, infrastructure, and financing initiatives. Lead tax advisory on complex commercial, infrastructure, and capital markets arrangements, evaluating economic and tax trade-offs and translating guidance into practical contracting positions. Partner with cross-functional teams to model structures for transactions, contracting, and international expansion, while monitoring regulatory and tax developments and scaling repeatable advisory frameworks.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Consulting & Advisory
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • ā€¢Serve as a senior tax business partner across Finance, Legal, Infrastructure, Treasury, Accounting, Product, and commercial teams
  • ā€¢Lead tax advisory on complex commercial, infrastructure, and financing arrangements, evaluating tax and economic trade-offs
  • ā€¢Advise on structured finance and capital markets transactions, including debt/equity financings and bespoke financing structures
  • ā€¢Partner with commercial and legal teams on complex contracting matters and translate tax considerations into contractual positions
  • ā€¢Support international expansion by advising on market entry, legal entity structures, cross-border flows, and related tax implications

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 347,000 - 385,000 annually
Perks:Relocation

Key Requirements

  • ā€¢A J.D. with 12+ years of progressive tax experience, ideally across a law firm, accounting firm, financial institution, or high-growth multinational business
  • ā€¢Broad tax expertise advising on commercial, product, financing, and international business matters
  • ā€¢Significant experience with structured finance and/or capital markets, corporate finance, or other complex financing transactions
  • ā€¢Strong understanding of tax considerations for debt and equity instruments, credit arrangements, leases, asset financings, derivatives, hedging, and other financial products
  • ā€¢Experience reviewing and negotiating complex commercial agreements and converting tax issues into workable contractual solutions
Experience:12+ yearsStructured financeCapital marketsCorporate financeInternational expansion
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:Tax judgmentFinancial acumenIntellectual curiosityCommunicationExceptional judgment
Tech Stack:AI tools

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALLĀ·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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