Tax Lead, USA

About Us

We're building the world's leading cross-border fintech for emerging markets - empowering families, fueling local economies, and changing how millions access financial services.

Since our launch in 2019, we have transformed how money moves across borders with our operations spanning 6 out of 7 continents and covering both the busiest and most underserved (remittance) corridors. We tapped into a massive shift - from banks to phones - bringing digital finance to places where traditional systems never reached. The next stage of growth will fuel a network of services and products especially designed to make money more accessible to diaspora communities including local cards, and additional savings and payments features.

We're growing fast, backed by world-class investors, and scaling a product that blends real world impact with cutting edge fintech innovation .

Here's a little more:

• Founded by Harvard grads and 3-time founders who previously built Segovia (acquired) and GiveDirectly (>$300M revenue, fastest-growing NGO in the world)
• Backed by top investors including Spark Capital, Canaan, Reid Hoffman, Breyer Capital, Unbound, Wamda, and more
• Built by global top performers from Bain, Google, McKinsey, Uber, Checkout, Bolt, and beyond - we move fast, stay humble, and care deeply about our mission
• Truly global team - 250+ people, 50+ nationalities, 50+ languages
• Guided by our values - ownership, impact, humility, and heart - in deed, not just word

Role

We're hiring a US Tax Lead to shape the tax foundations of the business as we grow across markets and products.

You'll join a growing tax team, working across global structuring, planning, compliance oversight, and launch execution.

The role sits with the Finance Director and includes regular interaction with C-suite leaders, driving discussions on tax risks, structural choices, and long-term planning. As a member of a developing function, you'll also shape how the team evolves as we scale.

We're looking for someone who has meaningful experience in these areas already - someone who can provide direction, drive best practice, and steer how tax supports the business.

Key responsibilities

1. US Tax Ownership

• Identify opportunities for US tax efficiency, including incentives, credits, elections, and planning levers.
• Manage US tax outsourcing partners, ensuring high-quality delivery, clear scopes, and effective coordination with internal teams.
• Own end-to-end US tax compliance, including oversight of the consolidated US return and all US-specific tax obligations.
• Produce forward-looking assessments of the US tax position, highlighting emerging risks and expected changes.

2. Group Structure & Tax Planning

• Drive the effectiveness of the group's global tax structure - assessing overall tax efficiency, identifying unnecessary tax leakage and risks, and recommending structural or operational improvements.
• Lead global tax planning initiatives, including international structuring, cross-border tax impacts, transfer pricing considerations, and profit repatriation.
• Stay ahead of emerging global tax changes (US and international) and translate these into practical implications, risk assessments, and recommended actions.

3. Geographical Expansion & Product Launches

• Provide early, practical tax guidance for new market launches - shaping structuring decisions and ensuring tax requirements are incorporated effectively.
• Work closely with Control and market teams through launch execution to ensure tax processes are compliant, scalable, and aligned with the overall group tax strategy.
• Assess tax implications of new products, defining compliance obligations, business impact, and any required structural or operational changes.

Candidate profile

Experience & skills

• Experience in a US-headquartered global business or in advising similar multinational groups, with a strong grounding in tax strategy and international planning.
• Proven depth in international tax, including cross-border structuring, transfer pricing, and the practical design of tax-efficient entity and profit flows.
• A track record of supporting new market or product launches, applying sound judgment to ambiguous situations and making clear, practical recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to break down complex tax issues and frame them clearly for non-specialists before moving into detail.

What you bring

• Ownership mindset - moves things forward without heavy oversight.
• Ability to translate tax risks, trade-offs, and decisions into clear, actionable guidance for nontax stakeholders.
• Comfortable making judgment calls under uncertainty.

Taptap Values

Impact first

Team next

Accept reality

Propose solutions

Win with grit

Be proactively candid, with yourself and others

Love the particular

Own it

Create positive energy

Maybe, even have fun

Taptap Send is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment decisions are decided on the basis of qualifications, experience and business need. We strongly encourage applications who are members of underrepresented communities to apply.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let us know. Any information you provide us in this respect will only be used to accommodate your requirements.

Note: we recognize imposter syndrome is real - any candidate that does not perfectly fit every characteristic of this role is still strongly encouraged to apply.