Tax Manager
Chainlink Labs helped pioneer decentralized finance and now works with the world's largest financial institutions to enable transactions across the tokenized asset economy. It builds and operates the Chainlink platform, serving financial market infrastructures, asset managers, and top DeFi protocols.
About Chainlink Labs
Chainlink Labs is a company at the center of the shift of global finance onchain, working with financial market infrastructures, asset managers, and leading DeFi protocols. The company employs a world-class team of over 600 developers, researchers, and capital markets experts with deep experience in cryptography and decentralized systems, working toward building Chainlink into the global standard for onchain finance. Chainlink Labs operates a unified platform powering a global system of onchain finance across DeFi and TradFi, enabling significant transaction value across a multi-chain ecosystem, and has been battle-tested on mainnet for years with a strong security track record. Its clients and partners span capital markets, DeFi, gaming, and other major verticals, including partnerships with institutions such as ANZ Bank, DTCC, Swift, Sygnum, Fidelity International, and Fireblocks.
Skills
About the Role
You will support go-to-market efforts for new products by providing practical global tax guidance and assessing novel tax issues. You will own U.S. international tax calculations and filings (including GILTI, FDII, FTC, Pillar 2, BEAT) and prepare quarterly and annual international tax provisions. You will conduct tax research, develop and document defensible positions for reviews and audits, and support transfer pricing, intercompany agreements, and multi-jurisdictional compliance. You will partner with finance, accounting, treasury, legal, product, and operations to optimize tax positions, manage external advisors and budgets, build processes from the ground up, and drive continuous improvement in tax operations.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of U.S. international tax and global advisory or compliance experience
- Deep knowledge of U.S. international tax rules and related reporting requirements
- Experience with GILTI, FDII, FTC, Pillar 2, and BEAT concepts
- Experience with FBAR and Forms 8865, 5471, 8858, and 1118
- Strong analytical and tax research capabilities
- Proven ability to operate independently and own complex workstreams
- Exceptional communication skills for simplifying complex tax concepts for non-tax stakeholders
- Experience managing multiple projects and prioritizing in a fast-paced environment
- Experience coordinating external tax advisors and managing deliverables and budgets
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting; CPA preferred
- Preferred: blockchain or crypto industry experience
- Preferred: experience in startup or high-growth environments and prior tax audit or controversy experience
- Preferred: ability to flex working hours to support global teams
Responsibilities
- Support go-to-market efforts for new products and initiatives
- Own U.S. international tax calculations and processes (GILTI, FDII, FTC, Pillar 2, BEAT)
- Review U.S. international tax filings including FBAR, Forms 8865, 5471, 8858, and 1118
- Prepare quarterly and annual international tax provisions
- Monitor U.S. and foreign tax law changes and assess business impacts
- Conduct tax research and prepare documentation for tax reviews and audits
- Support global transfer pricing, intercompany agreements, and compliance
- Partner with finance, accounting, treasury, legal, product, and operations to optimize tax positions
- Lead global tax planning, modeling, and multi-jurisdictional compliance
- Manage external tax advisors and oversee deliverables and budgets
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement in tax processes