Director of Tax (Nuclear Energy)

Location: Alameda, CA or Albuquerque, NM; remote work is available in the U.S.

Salary: $209,400–$261,700 per year for employees working onsite at the Alameda, CA headquarters.

Company

hirify.global develops fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor technology to support the transition to clean energy.

What you will do

• Develop and execute enterprise tax strategy while advising senior leadership on investments, financings, structures, transactions, new ventures, expansion, and restructurings.
• Lead the identification, documentation, calculation, and monetization of federal and state clean energy, advanced nuclear, R&D, manufacturing, and technology-related tax incentives.
• Own U.S. federal, state, and local income tax compliance, partnership reporting, tax provisions, financial disclosures, forecasting, audits, and tax-risk management.
• Oversee sales and use, property, gross receipts, franchise, excise, and other operational taxes across multiple jurisdictions.
• Establish scalable tax policies, procedures, internal controls, technology solutions, performance measures, and audit-ready processes supporting SOX and IPO readiness.
• Build the tax operating model, develop an internal team, and manage external advisors, auditors, service providers, and governmental agencies.

Requirements

• Progressive tax experience in public accounting and/or in-house tax leadership, including experience leading tax functions or significant tax engagements.
• Hands-on experience identifying, securing, and realizing federal and state tax incentives, including clean energy investment or production credits and R&D tax credits, with working knowledge of Sections 41 and 174.
• Expert knowledge of U.S. federal and state tax regimes, including partnership, state and local, and tax-accounting matters.
• Experience overseeing income, partnership, sales and use, property, and other operational tax compliance, tax provisions, financial disclosures, forecasting, audits, and tax-risk management.
• Experience leading cross-functional tax projects involving technical, operational, financial, and legal teams.
• Ability to combine strategic planning and executive-level advising with detailed hands-on execution, prioritize competing obligations, manage deadlines, evaluate complex positions, and communicate tax risks clearly.
• Ability to obtain and reconcile information with stakeholders, resolve tax issues collaboratively, and translate business needs into a scalable tax operating model.
• Authorization to access Department of Energy Part 810-controlled information is required; eligibility may depend on nationality and applicable export-control licensing.
• Occasional weekend, flexible, non-standard, and extended hours may be required; travel may be required up to 5%.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, nuclear, or advanced-technology companies.
• Experience with investment, refundable, or transferable tax credit programs.
• Experience with partnership and owner reporting, transfer pricing, international tax, or tax-efficient transaction structuring.
• Experience with mergers and acquisitions, new ventures, geographic expansion, IPO preparation, or public-company environments.
• Experience implementing tax technology or materially improving tax processes and reporting systems.
• CPA, JD, or Master of Science in Taxation; a CPA license is strongly preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision benefits for themselves and dependents.
• Paid vacation is provided.
• Benefits include 401(k), pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits through FSA programs.
• The role operates in a general office environment that may involve prolonged sitting or standing, PPE, and a demanding, fast-paced setting.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify.