SALT Lead
On-siteSan Francisco, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeSenior LevelSmall
Full TimeSenior LevelSmall
Job Summary
SAL T Lead role on Sphere's Tax team serving as the primary subject matter expert on U.S. sales and use tax. Based in San Francisco, five days in the office. Translate complex tax requirements into scalable business solutions by partnering with Product, Engineering, Operations, Compliance, and Customer Success to evaluate tax implications of new products and initiatives; lead tax research; support product taxability decisions; monitor regulatory developments; and help build processes and automation to deliver accurate, compliant tax solutions at scale.
Required Qualifications
- Strong communication skills - we work at an extremely fast pace and so clear, concise communication is essential
- Deep knowledge of U.S. sales and use tax, including compliance, nexus analysis, audits, and exemption management
- Knowledge of at least one data-focused technology tool, such as Python, SQL, Alteryx, or similar
- Knowledge of accounting principles and processes
- Experience researching indirect tax issues including taxability of products and services
- Multi tasking capabilities - a lot will be thrown at you and you’ll need to manage your time wisely
- You're a Dog. You've been underestimated, gone through struggle, and never stopped running. You have a chip on your shoulder and enormous drive. You look at Stripe, Deel, and Flexport all punting on compliance and think: good, that means the opportunity is ours. Hunger beats pedigree.
- Early stage is in your bones. You've built things where there's no playbook and nobody handing you the answer. You define the problem instead of waiting for instructions.
- You own it end to end. Give you a goal and you figure out your own path. Small team, global surface area — everyone owns a domain that would be a full team at a larger company. No one tells you how.
- You believe speed and accuracy are both possible. We're building a complex product that requires robustness and 100% uptime, and we have to build at our customers' pace. Move fast. Don't break things. Both.
- You need structure handed to you or ambiguity feels draining rather than motivating
- You want to manage people more than own hard problems (we're a flat, experienced team — everyone builds)
- You're used to "good enough" shipping (small errors have outsized impact here)
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