Group tax director

Overview

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In this role you’ll take ownership of Bending Spoons’ US tax landscape—leading, optimizing, and innovating how we manage our tax responsibilities across multiple jurisdictions. You’ll ensure rigorous compliance with international regulations, while shaping strategies that enable smart growth. You’ll guide key business decisions, handle complex transactions, and build world-class processes to safeguard and strengthen our platform.

For a talented, driven, and collaborative individual, working at Bending Spoons is an opportunity to learn, make an impact, and progress their career at an exceptionally high rate.

• Oversee international tax compliance and planning, including federal, state, and local income, franchise, and sales taxes, as well as transfer pricing.
• Calculate tax liabilities, prepare and file returns, and manage the tax aspects of equity plans and contractor arrangements.
• Ensure proper tax treatment of employee benefits and welfare programs.
• Conduct tax due diligence for acquisitions and structure transactions efficiently.
• Stay current on tax law changes, identify savings opportunities (e.g., R&D credits), and liaise with tax authorities and advisors.

• Reasoning ability. Given the necessary knowledge, you can solve complex problems. You think from first principles, structure your ideas sharply, resist biases, and focus on details that matter.
• Drive. You’re extremely ambitious and your initiative, effort, and tenacity match the intensity of your ambition. You feel deeply responsible for your work and maintain a high bar.
• Team spirit. You give generously, support the best idea, and are reliable, honest, and transparent.
• Proficiency in English. You read, write, and speak proficiently in English.

• Incredibly talented, entrepreneurial teams. You’ll work in small, result-oriented, autonomous teams alongside some of the brightest people in your field.
• An exceptional opportunity for growth. We hire individuals of outstanding potential and place them in positions to thrive. Spooners in their 20s lead products worth hundreds of millions of dollars, with opportunities to contribute to major projects.
• All. These. Benefits. Flexible hours, remote working, support for learning and training, health insurance, relocation assistance, parental support, and a yearly offsite retreat.
• Competitive pay and equity. For candidates with substantial relevant experience, the stated salary range in the US is typically between $257,642 and $411,014, with variations by location and impact. Exceptional capability may command higher compensation.

Permanent or fixed-term. Full-time.

Milan (Italy), London (UK), Warsaw (Poland), Madrid (Spain) or remote in selected countries.

If you’ve applied before but didn’t receive an offer, we recommend waiting at least one year before applying again.

Bending Spoons is a demanding environment. We’re extremely ambitious and we hold ourselves—and one another—to a high standard. While this tends to lead to extraordinary learning, achievement, and career growth, it also requires significant commitment.

To help you ramp up quickly and set yourself up for success, we recommend spending your first few months working from our Milan office, regardless of your long-term work location. We’ll support you with travel and accommodation assistance. After that, you’re welcome to work from our offices in Milan or London, or remotely from approved countries—depending on offer stage.

If the role speaks to you and you’re excited to give your best, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now—we can’t wait to meet you.