Sr. Director, Global Indirect Tax (Fintech)

Location: Hybrid, Foster City, California, United States; at least 3 days per week in the office. Travel required 5–10% of the time. Work hours vary according to department needs.

Salary: $218,100–$381,800 USD per year, potentially including sales incentive payments; bonus and equity may also be available.

Company

hirify.global is a global payments technology company facilitating transactions among consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and governments in more than 200 countries and territories.

What you will do

• Develop and execute hirify.global’s global indirect tax strategy covering VAT, GST, US sales and use tax, digital services taxes, e-invoicing, and emerging transaction tax regimes.
• Advise on new payment products, digital services, commercial structures, market entries, M&A transactions, contracts, and cross-border business models.
• Oversee global tax compliance, reporting, remittance, accounting, internal controls, governance, and process improvement across multiple jurisdictions.
• Lead global indirect tax audits, examinations, inquiries, disputes, regulatory assessments, and responses to tax authorities and external advisors.
• Champion tax technology modernization, automation, analytics, systems integration, tax determination, reporting, and data quality improvements.
• Build organizational capability, develop talent, and partner with Finance, Legal, Product, Treasury, Strategy, Controllership, and regional tax teams.

Requirements

• 12+ years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree, or 10+ years with an advanced degree, or 5+ years with a PhD.
• Extensive experience leading global indirect tax matters covering VAT/GST and US sales and use tax in a multinational environment.
• Deep technical expertise, strong commercial judgment, and the ability to translate complex tax requirements into practical business solutions.
• Experience advising senior leaders on new products, commercial structures, M&A transactions, digital services, and cross-border business models.
• Experience building, transforming, and scaling indirect tax operations through process optimization, automation, controls, and technology enablement.
• Strong understanding of indirect tax compliance, reporting, audits, controversy management, and governance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, cross-functional leadership, communication, judgment, ownership, adaptability, and attention to detail in a highly matrixed global organization.
• Experience developing high-performing teams, fostering accountability, and building partnerships across regions and cultures.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.

Nice to have

• 15+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree, 12+ years with an advanced degree, or 9+ years with a PhD.
• CPA, Chartered Accountant, MST, JD, LL.M., or equivalent professional qualification.
• Experience in technology, fintech, payments, or financial services organizations.
• Knowledge of OECD developments, digital taxation trends, and emerging indirect tax regimes.
• Experience leading tax technology, automation, or enterprise transformation initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid office-based work with at least 3 days in the Foster City office.
• Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, life insurance, paid time off, and a wellness program.
• Potential bonus, equity, and sales incentive payments.
• Office setting with regular in-person and telephone communication and standard computer-based work.