Director of Tax

ABOUT HUT 8

Imagine the ultimate destination for those who want to work at the cutting edge of technology, energy, and infrastructure. Hut 8 is on a mission to build and operate some of the world's largest data centers for next-generation computing workloads, including AI, Colocation, Cloud, and Bitcoin Mining. We are proud to offer interesting and challenging opportunities for individuals who want to build teams, solve problems, and make an impact from day one.

If you're an ambitious individual looking for a career that is as rewarding as it is challenging, you've come to the right place.

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THE ROLE

We are seeking a highly strategic and commercially minded Director, Tax to lead tax planning, structuring, and execution across a capital-intensive, infrastructure-driven business. This role will be responsible for developing and implementing tax strategies that support long-term growth, optimize cash taxes, and align with the Company's operating model, investment strategy, and transaction activity.

The ideal candidate will bring deep technical tax expertise, strong business judgment, and experience advising on complex matters involving data centers, cost segregation, capital expenditures, M&A, managed services, cloud and colocation arrangements, and tax-efficient structuring.

This is a highly visible role that will partner closely with Finance, Accounting, Legal, Operations, Corporate Development, Treasury, and external advisors.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Tax Planning

* Lead the development and execution of tax strategies that support the Company's business objectives, growth plans, and capital deployment priorities.

* Identify and implement opportunities to optimize cash taxes, effective tax rate, tax attributes, and entity structure.

* Advise leadership on tax implications of major business decisions, including capital investments, financing structures, commercial arrangements, and expansion into new jurisdictions.

Capital Expenditures, Data Centers & Cost Segregation

* Drive tax planning for capital-intensive projects, including data center development, infrastructure buildouts, equipment purchases, leasehold improvements, and related investments.

* Lead cost segregation studies and depreciation planning to maximize tax efficiency and cash tax benefits.

* Partner with Operations, Legal, Corporate Development, Accounting, and external advisors to ensure capital projects are structured, documented, and classified appropriately for tax purposes.

* Evaluate tax strategies related to bonus depreciation, tangible property regulations, repairs versus capitalization, and asset classification.

M&A & Transactions

* Support tax diligence, structuring, modeling, and integration for acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, carve-outs, and other strategic transactions.

* Advise on tax-efficient deal structures, purchase price allocations, tax attributes, indemnities, transaction costs, and post-close integration matters.

* Partner with Corporate Development, Legal, and external advisors to assess transaction risks and opportunities.

Managed Services & Commercial Arrangements

* Advise on tax considerations related to managed services agreements, hosting arrangements, intercompany services, revenue models, and customer or vendor contracts.

* Assess tax implications of operating models, including transfer pricing, revenue sourcing, sales and use tax, property tax, withholding tax, and indirect tax considerations.

* Help ensure commercial agreements are structured in a tax-efficient and operationally practical manner.

Tax Compliance, Reporting & Governance

* Oversee federal, state, local, and applicable international tax compliance processes.

* Partner with Accounting on tax provision, deferred taxes, uncertain tax positions, and financial statement disclosures.

* Develop scalable tax processes, controls, documentation, and governance frameworks.

* Manage relationships with external tax advisors and ensure high-quality, cost-effective support.

Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership

* Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on tax matters.

* Translate complex tax concepts into clear business recommendations.

* Build strong working relationships across Finance, Legal, Operations, Corporate Development, and external stakeholders.

* Mentor and develop tax team members as the function grows.

ABOUT YOU

Qualifications

* 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 experience.

* Strong experience with strategic tax planning, corporate tax structuring, and tax compliance.

* Experience with capital-intensive businesses, infrastructure, energy, real estate, data centers, or similar asset-heavy industries strongly preferred.

* Demonstrated experience with cost segregation, depreciation planning, capitalization rules, and fixed asset tax strategies.

* Experience supporting M&A, divestitures,…