Director, US International Tax (AI)

TL;DR

Director, US International Tax (AI): Leading US international tax provision, compliance, and planning for a rapidly expanding frontier AI company with an accent on NCTI/GILTI, Subpart F, FDDEI/FDII, BEAT, foreign tax credits, and ASC 740. Focus on building scalable calculations, SOX controls, data pipelines, and compliance processes while modeling complex cross-border transactions and developing the future tax team.

Location: Hybrid in the United States; San Francisco, CA is listed as the location, and staff are expected to work from an office at least 25% of the time. Travel is required. Visa sponsorship may be available depending on the role and candidate.

Annual salary: $230,000–$300,000 USD

Company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation developing reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems designed to be safe and beneficial for users and society.

What you will do

• Own US international components of quarterly and annual worldwide income tax provision, including NCTI/GILTI, Subpart F, FDDEI/FDII, BEAT, foreign tax credits, E&P, PTEP, and Section 861 allocations.
• Lead outside basis 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 international tax return workpapers and forms with Big 4 advisors.
• Build scalable compliance calendars, data pipelines, review procedures, and tax technology workflows, including AI tooling.
• Support tax planning and M&A activities involving market entry, entity structuring, transfer pricing, financing, diligence, and integration.
• Monitor legislative developments, model provision and cash tax impacts, manage advisors, support controversy matters, and mentor tax professionals.

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 at scale, with reviewer-level knowledge of relevant US international tax forms.
• CPA and/or JD required; a Master’s in Taxation or LLM is advantageous.
• Ability to communicate complex tax positions to auditors, executives, and non-tax stakeholders and operate as the domain authority.
• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and/or experience.

Nice to have

• Pillar Two data and modeling experience, including interaction with US rules.
• Experience with complex commercial arrangements, infrastructure and compute agreements, strategic investments, or equity structures.
• Hands-on tax technology experience and interest in applying AI to tax workflows.
• Pre-IPO or public company reporting experience and multinational software company M&A experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on high-impact AI research and trustworthy, steerable AI systems.
• Competitive compensation with benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation, and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours and office-based collaboration with frequent research discussions.
• Visa sponsorship may be provided, with immigration lawyer support, subject to role and candidate eligibility.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed with consideration for transferable experience and candidates are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet every listed qualification.
• AI use during the application process is governed by Anthropic’s candidate AI usage policy.