Job Description

:What You\'ll DoAs a hybrid Indirect Tax Research Manager for the Property, Excise, and Communications Tax Research team working in Pune, you will lead a team of 6 researchers as they research tax law, tax rates, and reporting and remittance requirements to keep Avalara products in compliance with jurisdictional tax laws. You will foster an engaging work environment and facilitate collaboration between your team and tax researchers in the US. While your team will be based in the Pune office, you will report to a US Director and work closely with several global teams which collaborate daily.

• Determine how best to use team resources to focus on quality and efficiency in delivering on team goals and meeting leadership objectives.
• Oversee the research of tax law, reporting, and remittance requirements to keep our tax products in compliance with federal, state, county, and local jurisdiction tax laws
• Lead your team of Indirect Tax Researchers in Pune as they apply taxability changes to our software, providing review of their research and work product
• Interact with multiple teams in the US daily to resolve problems timely and set priorities for your team
• Develop as an expert in multiple tax types for optimal collaboration in setting team goals and managing business expectations.
• Manage a timely response to customer tax questions as assigned to your team
• When opportunities to further automate and streamline processes exist, raise them to enable prioritization and ticket creation for Content Engineering

What You\'ll Need to be Successful

• You bring a minimum of four years related experience and at least one year in a leadership role, preferably managing research teams working in North America tax research.
• You demonstrate leadership skills with a focus on hands-on coaching and mentoring with a keen attention to detail in project management.
• You have legal research experience and a logical approach to analyzing how the language in the law translates to tax calculation.
• You have a relevant bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree (i.e. Accounting, Finance, Law, Economics)
• You feel confident using English to present ideas to customers and colleagues based in India, EMEA, and the United States.
• You have experience with basic computer programming constructs, data types, Excel, and Word.
• You are knowledgeable in database management systems and are able to create basic to complex SQL queries.

About the TeamWe are building a Pune based team to partner with our existing US based Property, Telecommunications, and Excise Tax research teams. This team will have opportunity to grow their knowledge in several tax verticals. We are looking for a manager to champion this new team by fostering engagement and collaboration for ultimate success.
How We\'ll Take Care of YouTotal RewardsIn addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.Flexible hybrid working
We support hybrid work and flexible schedules for our employees.Learn more about our benefits by region here:
About AvalaraWe\xe2\x80\x99re Avalara. We\xe2\x80\x99re defining the relationship between tax and tech.We\xe2\x80\x99ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year.Last year, we became a billion-dollar business, and our tribe expanded by a cool thousand people - there\xe2\x80\x99s nearly 5,000 of us now. Our growth is real, and we\xe2\x80\x99re not slowing down - not until we\xe2\x80\x99ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.We\xe2\x80\x99re bright, innovative and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we\xe2\x80\x99ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.We\xe2\x80\x99ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.EEO StatementWe\xe2\x80\x99re an Equal Opportunity Employer. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company \xe2\x80\x94 we don\xe2\x80\x99t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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