Product Tax Specialist
Stripe · San Francisco, Seattle, New York City · 6430 Tax · listed October 6, 2026
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Requirements listed
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Length
530 words
In the posting’s own words
We provide tax requirements to cross-functional partners and help ensure they’re implemented. We also identify process gaps and support finance operations across several functions.
What it asks for · 5
- 7 or more years of cross-border tax experience at an accounting or law firm, in-house, or in the financial services or payments industry
- An advanced degree or professional qualification in tax or law, such as a Certified Public Accountant certification, Juris Doctor, master’s degree in tax, or Master of Laws degree
- Knowledge of tax subject areas such as indirect tax, information reporting, withholding, transfer pricing, and income tax reporting, with experience applying these rules in scalable operations
- Experience managing time, projects, and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to adapt your communication to different audiences and translate tax laws into requirements for product and engineering teams
Also a plus
- Experience in both an accounting or law firm and an in-house tax role
- Experience in technology, payments, financial services, or another high-growth multinational business
- Experience addressing the tax implications of cross-border product launches
- Experience building scalable tax processes and controls
What the job covers
- Serve as the primary tax contact for end-to-end product launch readiness, partnering with cross-functional teams on tax issues related to Stripe products
- Identify and assess tax issues associated with product launches, including indirect tax, information reporting, transfer pricing, and income tax, and work with tax subject matter experts to provide clear requirements to product teams
- Help draft and implement tax policies and procedures that affect product operations, keeping them current as tax laws change
- Support internal user-facing teams, including Account Management, Sales, and User Operations, in addressing product needs and user questions related to tax
- Review internal processes and external user communications drafted by Marketing or User Operations to help ensure that tax-related documentation is clear and useful
- Assist with other tax projects as needed
Degree language
- An advanced degree or professional qualification in tax or law, such as a Certified Public Accountant certification, Juris Doctor, master’s degree in tax, or Master of Laws degree
Tools and skills named
Ways of working
- Cross-functional3×
- Technical writing
Go to market
- Account management
Product & design
- Product strategy
Words the posting leans on
- tax29×
- product14×
- requirements8×
- experience7×
- law6×
- operations5×
- user4×
- communication3×
- cross-functional3×
- degree3×
- ensure3×
- meet3×
- partner3×
- support3×
- accounting law2×
- addressing2×
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