Tax Director - Americas (San Jose)

Tax Director - Americas (San Jose)

Location: San Jose

Team: Finance

Employment Type: Regular

Job Code: A217272

Responsibilities

The Tax Team at ByteDance helps ensure that our company and all our products are tax-compliant throughout different regions and countries. Also, the Tax Team provides support to internal requests and works with multiple different stakeholders to support product and business launches and new features.

About this role We are seeking an experienced and strategic Americas Tax Leader to oversee tax compliance, tax risk management and tax planning across the Americas region (e.g. U.S., Canada, LATAM, etc.). This role reports directly to the Global International Head of Tax and collaborates closely with Finance, Legal, and Business teams to ensure tax efficiency, compliance, and strong business alignment in the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Americas regional tax strategy, ensuring compliance, optimizing tax positions, and aligning with global objectives.
• Oversee all aspects of regional tax operations, including direct and indirect taxes, tax audits, and effective implementation of headquarters' tax policies and risk controls.
• Monitor and assess changes in tax laws and regulations (e.g., DST, VAT/GST), evaluate business impacts, and recommend proactive responses.
• Act as a tax business partner, collaborating with cross-functional teams and business units across jurisdictions to provide practical, timely tax advice and support for new business initiatives and ongoing operations.
• Support M&A, business restructurings, and market expansions through tax due diligence, structuring, and risk mitigation, while managing relationships with external advisors and tax authorities.
• Drive operational excellence by standardizing tax processes, leveraging technology, strengthening internal controls, and leading the regional tax team's development and cross-functional business partnership.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Taxation, Law, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Over 5 years of progressive tax experience, including at least 5 years leading regional or multi-country teams.
• Strong technical knowledge of US tax laws is required, along with familiarity with international tax frameworks (e.g., OECD BEPS initiatives, Pillar Two regulations, Global Minimum Tax).
• Proven expertise in managing complex cross-border service transactions, intangible asset tax planning, and digital economy-related tax compliance.
• Exceptional soft skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, persuasively, and effectively across all internal and external stakeholders, including business teams, finance, legal, and senior leadership.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, dynamic, and multicultural environment with high levels of ambiguity and change.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing tax operations within technology, or digital service industries.
• Working knowledge of Canadian and LATAM tax regimes.
• Prior experience in multinational corporations and/or Big Four accounting firms is highly desirable.
• Professional tax certifications such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Enrolled Agent (EA), or equivalent.
• Familiarity with tax platform and tools.
• Proficiency in Chinese is a plus to support stakeholders that are mainly based in Chinese-speaking markets.

Job Information

For Pay TransparencyCompensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $189800 - $384000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
• Exercising sound judgment.

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Reasonable Accommodation

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