Senior Manager – Tax Advisory & Planning

Join Our Dynamic Tax Team – Drive Innovation & Growth!

Are you a strategic tax professional passionate about shaping the financial future of a leading technology and logistics platform? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where your expertise directly impacts business operations and new product launches? If so, this opportunity is for you.

About the Opportunity

This is a pivotal time to join our rapidly expanding organization. As we continue to innovate and scale our business lines, product offerings, and global footprint, the role of Tax as a strategic partner is more critical than ever. Our Tax team is deeply integrated into the core operations, supporting initiatives that impact our valued Dashers, Merchants, and Customers. You won’t just be crunching numbers; you’ll be at the forefront, involved from the initial planning stages for new products, market expansions, and merchant onboarding processes.

As part of the Tax Advisory and Planning function, your primary focus will be supporting our diverse and growing business segments. You will play a key role in unlocking new opportunities and advancing our rapidly scaling operations while proactively managing the associated tax risks. This involves supporting various new product initiatives, owning and driving dedicated tax product projects, and contributing to strategic tax planning initiatives.

What You’ll Do

As a strategic partner and expert, you will:

Collaborate Closely: Actively partner with cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, Legal, Accounting, and Finance on the development of new products, strategic initiatives, and expansions.

Provide Expert Guidance: Offer daily and strategic tax input to internal teams, helping to minimize tax risks while effectively supporting business goals and expansion.

Lead Projects: Project manage significant tax-related initiatives, including those for new products, market expansions, process improvements, and operational tax challenges. This involves creating detailed project plans, setting timelines, and meticulously tracking deliverables.

Dive Deep: Operate with a strong attention to detail, digging into every aspect that directly or indirectly impacts tax implications for our products and initiatives. Ensure compliance while helping to identify ways to enable and grow the business.

Communicate Effectively: Clearly and concisely communicate project plans, status updates, and critical issues to stakeholders at all levels across the organization.

Build Scalable Solutions: Design and document scalable policies and procedures, creating clear playbooks for the Tax team.

Advise Internally: Provide expert tax advice within the Tax team on strategic planning initiatives, legislative developments, and various ad hoc matters.

Manage Relationships: Oversee external advisors as necessary to leverage specialized expertise.

What You Bring

We are looking for a talented and proactive professional with:

Experience: Minimum of 8+ years of relevant experience in tax, finance (including accounting), legal, project management, consulting, or related fields. Experience in a high-growth or early-stage startup environment is a plus.

Project Leadership: Proven track record of successfully managing complex, cross-functional projects with multiple dependencies in a dynamic, fast-moving environment. Experience managing large consulting or advisory engagements is preferred.

Technical Acumen: Demonstrated ability to understand and articulate complex tax issues clearly and understandably to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Ownership Mentality: A “roll up your sleeves” attitude, willing to do what it takes to drive results, even if it falls outside typical responsibilities.

Analytical Rigor: Strong attention to detail combined with excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Collaboration & Communication: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to motivate and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Integrity: Approach your role and responsibilities with a strong moral compass and unwavering integrity.

Why Join Our Team?

You’ll be joining a team at the cutting edge of the on-demand economy, where your work directly contributes to fueling growth and navigating complex challenges. We offer a collaborative and innovative environment where you can make a significant impact, solve novel problems, and grow your career alongside the business. Our comprehensive benefits package supports your overall well-being.

Compensation & Benefits

We care about your well-being and offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees. This includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits, paid time off (flexible for salaried roles, accrued for hourly) and paid sick leave. We also provide medical, dental, and vision benefits, paid holidays, disability and life insurance, family-forming assistance, and mental health support.

The estimated national base pay range for this salaried position within the United States is $155,000 – $228,000 USD. Your starting pay will be determined based on job-related factors including skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. In addition to base salary, this role includes opportunities for equity grants.

Note: For roles in or associated with our NYC office, we use Covey as part of our hiring process. Information regarding this tool and audit results are available as noted in the original posting.

About Us

Our mission is to empower local economies. We are a technology and logistics leader rapidly expanding beyond food delivery to become the go-to platform for all local commerce. We empower our team members to move quickly, learn, and reiterate, making impactful decisions that demonstrate empathy for everyone on our platform – Dashers, merchant partners, and consumers. Join us to share your unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own your career path in a rapidly changing and growing environment.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are dedicated to building and fostering a more inclusive community within our company and industry. We believe that true innovation stems from diverse teams encompassing various backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We are committed to ensuring everyone has a seat at the table and the resources needed to excel. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status, and actively work to prevent all forms of inappropriate behavior. We strongly encourage applications from individuals who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans.

Pursuant to applicable local ordinances (including San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance), we consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Accommodations are available upon request during the application process.

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