Senior Lead Tax Compliance (E-commerce)

Location: Hybrid, with on-site work at the Berlin office for a minimum of 3 days per week.

Company

hirify.global is a European technology platform for fashion and lifestyle operating in an e-commerce environment.

What you will do

• Own the accurate, complete, and timely fulfilment of statutory tax reporting obligations across hirify.global entities and maintain robust internal controls.
• Lead the tax compliance team and manage internal and external stakeholders, including external tax advisers and service providers.
• Collaborate with tax advisory teams and business partners to formulate tax policies and integrate evolving European tax regulations.
• Lead tax technology rollouts, ERP enhancements, tax integrations, and the operational implementation of scalable compliance workflows.
• Continuously review and improve tax systems and operational processes in line with industry best practices.
• Optimise, automate, and digitise tax compliance workflows through cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Taxation, Law, Economics, or Business Administration, or a professional qualification as a certified Tax or VAT adviser.
• 10+ years of relevant tax experience in an in-house tax function or international advisory/auditing firm.
• Deep practical experience in VAT reporting and direct tax compliance oversight.
• Proven experience leading complex, large-scale tax projects, including tax technology rollouts, regulatory implementations, and ERP indirect tax integrations.
• Strong proficiency in ERP systems, preferably SAP S/4HANA, and tax reporting tools.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage complex workloads autonomously and collaborate effectively.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and German.
• Willingness to work on-site at the Berlin office for at least 3 days per week.

Nice to have

• Practical experience with AMANA GTC.

Culture & Benefits

• 27 days of annual holiday at the start for full-time employees, increasing by 1 day per calendar year up to 30 days.
• Discounts on hirify.global fashion and beauty products, Lounge by hirify.global, and external partner offers.
• Family support, counselling, and dedicated services for parents and carers.
• Company pension scheme, employee shares programme, health and wellbeing options, and mental health support.
• Training platform, biannual peer-to-peer reviews, and 2 paid volunteering days per year.
• Relocation assistance is available subject to prior agreement.