Senior State & Local Tax Manager - US (San Jose)

About The Team

The Tax Team at TikTok helps ensure that our company and all our products are tax-compliant throughout different regions and countries. Also, the Tax Team provides support to internal requests and works with multiple different stakeholders to support product and business launches and new features.

About this role TikTok is seeking a Senior Manager of Indirect Tax to join our Tax Department and support our international digital and e-commerce expansion efforts. The Senior Manager will lead taxability determination for product launches, manage and support tax audits, controversies, and related projects. Additionally, as needed, this role will involve managing and supporting daily tax operations. The Senior Manager will also lead and contribute to cross-functional projects to ensure the requirements of business partners and the department are consistently met.

Responsibilities

1. Lead project work of new product and feature launches, conducting detailed taxability analysis to determine correct indirect tax treatment, and business advisory;
2. Lead collaboration and partnership with other Tax and Technology teams across regions to identify, create, and implement globally scalable processes and solutions.
3. Monitor and communicate legislative and regulatory changes in indirect tax, assessing their impact on the business and its product offerings.
4. Periodically review and formally document the company's tax positions on existing products and services to ensure ongoing accuracy and mitigate risk.
5. Lead/support complex multi-state tax audits and issues, as well as develop and execute the tax audit readiness programs.
6. Support the indirect tax leader in overall risk management by identifying potential exposures and developing strategies for mitigation.
7. Develop indirect tax operational process improvements, focusing on controls, automation, efficiency, and analytics.
8. Identify and document compliance process enhancements.
9. Work closely with the tax compliance team to ensure all necessary data for accurate and timely filings is properly collected, structured, and available from our business systems.
10. Support and participate in other relevant projects and ad-hoc initiatives as assigned by the tax leadership team.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree or higher in Taxation, Accounting or any other related field.
2. At least 5 years of indirect state and local tax experience in a public accounting firm, Government, and/or US multinational company with a focus in sales/use taxes.
3. Have strong technical knowledge in U.S. Indirect Tax, especially in Sales and Use Tax.
4. Ability to communicate complex tax concepts in ways that are meaningful and useful to non-tax professionals.
5. Comfortable in a fast-paced environment, adapt quickly, collaborates effectively, and can work independently and solve problems while motivating and influencing others.
6. Work with other Tax and Technology teams across regions to identify, create, and implement globally scalable processes and solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Relevant industry experience in handling U.S. Indirect Tax in technology and e-commerce companies is a plus.