Head of Tax Information Reporting (Crypto)

Location: Remote in EMEA, with a strong preference for the US or EU; occasional travel to OKX offices.

Company

OKX operates a global crypto exchange and develops the OKX Wallet, providing access to crypto trading and decentralized applications.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end CARF, DAC8, CRS 2.0, FATCA, and Form 1099-DA reporting cycle across all entities in scope, including population definition, self-certification, data extraction, reconciliation, file production, QA, filing, corrections, and tax authority queries.
• Define reporting data specifications covering users, transactions, balances, aggregation by user and jurisdiction, and reconciliation to the ledger; collaborate with Product and Data Engineering to build and test the pipeline.
• Build the QA framework, including source reconciliation, OECD XML schema validation, self-certification checks, and cross-entity consistency testing.
• Manage the tax platform vendor, including scope, delivery calendars, testing, output validation, issue resolution, and renewals.
• Set group reporting policy, interpret crypto tax regimes, design self-certification and undocumented-account restriction processes, and maintain entity readiness tracking.
• Build and lead a small senior team, coordinate local compliance and entity leads, report to senior governance forums, and support monitoring, audit, and tax authority examinations.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in tax information reporting, tax operations, or regulatory data reporting at a global exchange, broker, bank, fintech, or digital asset platform, including at least 3 years leading a team.
• Hands-on experience in a global, distributed digital asset business, including exchange or wallet transaction data, multiple legal entities, and users across many jurisdictions.
• Ability to write SQL, define data specifications for engineers, reconcile large transaction datasets to a ledger, identify data gaps, and build or run data-quality controls.
• Working knowledge of CARF, DAC8, CRS, and FATCA, including due diligence, self-certification, reportable transaction categories, and XML schemas.
• Experience building a function from a small base, including policy, controls, hiring, and running the first reporting cycle.
• Ability to explain data and tax issues to executives, engineers, and local compliance officers and to run a steering committee.
• Judgment on escalation, comfort working across US, EU, and Asia time zones, and a record of meeting hard filing deadlines.

Nice to have

• Direct CARF or DAC8 implementation experience.
• Experience managing a tax reporting vendor or platform, including scoping, testing, and delivery management.
• Experience with US Form 1099-DA or 1099-B production, backup withholding, or Qualified Intermediary reporting.
• Experience with the DAC8 60-day account restriction process or equivalent undocumented-account remediation at scale.
• Familiarity with GDPR requirements for sharing customer data with tax authorities, including data protection impact assessments.
• Python or similar scripting experience for data validation and experience with data warehouse tools such as Databricks.
• Experience working within a Three Lines Model, including second-line monitoring and Internal Audit support.
• A CPA, chartered tax adviser, or equivalent; or a degree in data science, computer science, or accounting.

Culture & Benefits

• Values-driven, friendly, rewarding, and diverse working environment.
• Competitive total compensation package.
• Learning and development programs and an education subsidy.
• Team-building programs and company events.
• Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants.