Head of Tax

Lambda is an AI infrastructure company providing GPU supercomputers and cloud capacity for AI training and inference.

San Francisco, United States
About Lambda

Lambda, Inc. builds and operates AI-focused compute infrastructure, including single-tenant Superclusters, deployable 1-Click Clusters, and on-demand GPU Instances for researchers, enterprises, and hyperscalers.

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About the Role

You will lead global tax strategy, reporting, compliance, controversy, transactions, and international expansion. You will advise executives, oversee tax provisions and outsourced compliance, establish controls and tax requirements for finance systems, lead high-risk matters, and develop a lean tax team.

Requirements

  • Approximately 12+ years of progressively responsible corporate tax experience
  • Meaningful in-house tax leadership experience in a complex and rapidly changing business
  • Deep knowledge of ASC 740 and tax provision processes
  • Federal corporate tax and international tax experience
  • Experience with transactions, tax attributes, controversy, and multistate matters
  • Experience directing external advisers and outsourced compliance
  • Ability to lead strategy and execution and drive cross-functional projects
  • Experience building teams, prioritizing resources, and creating durable processes
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, taxation, or a related field

Responsibilities

  • Own global tax strategy, risk profile, operating model, and multi-year roadmap
  • Advise executives on material tax exposures and recommended actions
  • Establish tax governance for significant business events
  • Own ASC 740 provision processes, forecasts, tax-rate analysis, accounting, disclosures, and controls
  • Direct outsourced federal, state, and international income tax compliance
  • Lead tax audits, controversy, IRS examination matters, and adviser coordination
  • Lead tax analysis for financings, entities, contracts, data center projects, and transactions
  • Integrate tax into acquisitions, leases, construction, power arrangements, and equipment decisions
  • Lead tax work for foreign data centers and market launches
  • Establish intercompany policies, agreements, invoicing, and data flows
  • Define tax requirements for finance transformation systems
  • Build controls, manage external advisers, and lead and develop the tax team

Benefits

  • Cash and equity compensation
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
  • Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
  • 401k plan with 2% company match for USA employees
  • Flexible paid time off