Director of Tax
Hut 8 is a diversified digital infrastructure company that develops and operates an integrated portfolio of power, digital infrastructure, and compute assets. Their services include power generation, managed services, ASIC and CPU colocation, Bitcoin mining, data center cloud solutions, and GPU-as-a-Service to support transformative technologies.
About Hut 8 Corp
Hut 8 is a diversified energy and digital infrastructure company that operates on a power-first, platform-driven business model. The company's operations are structured in three layers: 1) Power, which involves acquiring, developing, and managing energy assets like power plants and providing managed services; 2) Digital Infrastructure, which focuses on designing and operating facilities for energy-intensive applications, offering services like ASIC and CPU colocation; and 3) Compute, which involves acquiring and operating specialized hardware for applications such as Bitcoin mining, data center cloud services, and GPU-as-a-Service for artificial intelligence. Hut 8 is publicly traded on the NASDAQ and TSX stock exchanges under the ticker symbol HUT.
Skills
About the Role
In this role you will lead tax planning and structuring for capital projects, advise on transactional and commercial tax matters, and manage tax compliance and reporting. You will drive cost segregation and depreciation strategies, support M&A tax diligence and integration, partner with cross-functional stakeholders, and mentor tax team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting Finance Tax or related field required
- CPA JD or Master’s in Tax preferred
- 10+ years of progressive tax experience including public accounting and/or corporate tax
- Strong experience with strategic tax planning corporate tax structuring and tax compliance
- Experience with capital-intensive businesses infrastructure energy real estate or data centers preferred
- Demonstrated experience with cost segregation depreciation planning capitalization rules and fixed asset tax strategies
- Experience supporting M&A divestitures carve-outs restructuring and post-transaction integration
- Familiarity with managed services agreements intercompany arrangements and complex commercial contract tax considerations
- Strong understanding of federal state local and indirect tax matters
- Excellent analytical communication and project management skills
Responsibilities
- Lead development and execution of tax strategies that support business objectives
- Identify and implement opportunities to optimize cash taxes and effective tax rate
- Advise leadership on tax implications of capital investments, financing, and expansion
- Drive tax planning for capital projects including data center development and equipment purchases
- Lead cost segregation studies and depreciation planning to maximize tax efficiency
- Partner with internal teams and external advisors to structure and document capital projects for tax purposes
- Support tax diligence, structuring, modeling, and integration for acquisitions and dispositions
- Advise on tax considerations for managed services agreements, hosting arrangements, and commercial contracts
- Oversee federal, state, local, and applicable international tax compliance processes
- Partner with Accounting on tax provision, deferred taxes, and uncertain tax positions
- Develop scalable tax processes, controls, documentation, and governance frameworks
- Manage relationships with external tax advisors and ensure cost-effective support
- Mentor and develop tax team members
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Benefits and wellness program