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$185,000 – $225,000
Listed on Kickstarter’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
Lead Kickstarter's tax strategy across a global marketplace, focusing on indirect tax for sales products while managing direct tax matters and building a scalable tax function. This role suits experienced tax leaders from Big 4 or equivalent backgrounds who have structured tax processes at growth-stage platforms and want to shape strategy rather than maintain systems.
Our summary, not Kickstarter’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
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What they ask for
Required
- Extensive indirect tax leadership experience
- Experience at marketplace or platform business
- Hands-on proficiency with Avalara and tax engines
- Big 4 Senior Manager level or equivalent top law firm experience
- Experience building tax functions as companies scale
- Technical knowledge of tax code and audit preparedness
- Ability to work with ambiguity and make sound judgments on tax risk
- Collaborative approach with Product, Legal, and Finance teams
Nice to have
- Experience at both large and small companies
- Training and enablement experience for non-tax audiences
- Pragmatic approach to distinguishing real versus theoretical tax risk