Director, US International Tax (AI)

Location: San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; or Seattle, WA. Hybrid attendance in one of the offices is required at least 25% of the time.

Annual salary: $230,000–$300,000 USD

Company

Anthropic develops reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems intended to be safe and beneficial for users and society.

What you will do

• Own the US international components of quarterly and annual worldwide income tax provisions, including NCTI/GILTI, Subpart F, FDDEI/FDII, BEAT, foreign tax credits, E&P, and PTEP.
• Lead outside basis difference analysis, indefinite reinvestment assertions, valuation allowance assessments, and uncertain tax position analysis under ASC 740.
• Design and operate SOX controls, support financial statement audits, and manage US international tax return workpapers, forms, elections, statements, and disclosures.
• Build compliance calendars, data pipelines, review procedures, and tax technology workflows that scale with new entities and transactions.
• Support tax planning and M&A activities involving market entry, entity structuring, transfer pricing, financing, diligence, and integration.
• Manage external advisors, support audit defense and controversy, monitor legislative developments, and mentor tax team members.

Requirements

• Substantial US international tax experience in multinational software or technology companies, combining Big 4 and in-house corporate tax experience.
• Deep technical knowledge of NCTI/GILTI, Subpart F, FDDEI/FDII, BEAT, foreign tax credits, E&P/PTEP, Section 861 allocation, and ASC 740.
• Experience owning both provision and compliance functions, with reviewer-level knowledge of Forms 5471, 8858, 8865, 1118, 8991, 8992, and 8993.
• CPA and/or JD required; a relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and experience is also required.
• Ability to explain complex technical positions to auditors, executives, and non-tax partners and operate as the primary authority for the domain.
• Comfort working in a high-growth, ambiguous environment where processes must be built from the ground up.

Nice to have

• Experience with Pillar Two data and modeling, novel commercial arrangements, infrastructure and compute agreements, strategic investments, or complex equity structures.
• Hands-on tax technology experience and interest in applying AI tools to tax workflows.
• Pre-IPO readiness or public company reporting experience at a multinational software company.
• M&A experience across diligence, structuring, purchase accounting, and post-close integration.
• Master’s in Taxation or LLM.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours and a collaborative office environment.
• Competitive compensation with optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Visa sponsorship may be available, with immigration lawyer support, depending on the role and candidate.
• Collaborative work focused on developing trustworthy and steerable AI systems.

Hiring process

• Candidates may use AI during the application process according to Anthropic’s candidate AI usage policy.