Tax Software Engineering Lead

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Collaborative. Respectful. A place to dream and do. These are just a few words that describe what life is like  one of the world’s most admired brands, Toyota is growing and leading the future of mobility through innovative, high-quality solutions designed to enhance lives and delight those we serve. We’re looking for talented team members who want to Dream. Do. Grow.

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An important part of the Toyota family is Toyota Financial Services (TFS), the finance and insurance brand for Toyota and Lexus in North America. While TFS is a separate business entity, it is an essential part of this world-changing company- delivering on Toyota's vision to move people beyond what's possible. At TFS, you will help create best-in-class customer experience in an innovative, collaborative environment.

Toyota does not offer support or sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas or any other work authorization for this role now or in the future. You must have the right to work in the United States and not require

Toyota support or sponsorship for immigration-related employment (e.g., H-1B, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, TN, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEMOPT, F-1 CPT, ‘job flexibility benefits’ [also known as I-140 or Adjustment of Status portability], etc.) now or in thefuture. You should not apply for this role if you will require Toyota to assist with immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future.

This position is based in Plano, TX.

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is looking for a passionate and highly motivated Tax Software Engineering Lead. The primary responsibility of this role is to serve as a strategic and hands-on leader, managing a portfolio of critical tax-related applications that support business operations and compliance. You will help shape the future of our tax technology landscape, ensuring our systems are scalable, reliable, and innovative.

Reporting to the D&T’s Finance Solutions National Manager, this role supports the department’s objective to deliver high-quality data solutions and services that empower the TFS enterprise and its global affiliates.

In this role, you’ll be the bridge between complex tax requirements and modern technology, helping ensure systems stay stable while driving meaningful improvements. Success means optimizing the tax application portfolio, building strong cross-functional partnerships, and delivering solutions that reduce manual effort and improve data accuracy.

• Lead the management of both internally developed and commercial tax applications, ensuring they meet business needs, compliance standards, and security requirements.

• Drive continuous improvement efforts that reduce manual work, expand automation, and introduce AI/ML capabilities, including LLMs, into workflows.

• Support operational excellence across the full application lifecycle, including runbooks, disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and performance monitoring.

• Partner with AMS teams on post-production support and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver tax technology initiatives successfully.

• Solve complex issues across application enhancements, batch processes, data feeds, and system integrations.

• Own and support key systems such as Tax Credit Management Systems, Vertex, VantagePoint, Collection Tax management Systems, Premium Pro and related tax platforms, helping ensure they remain robust and compliant.

• A bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field that provides a strong technical or analytical foundation.

• 10+ years of experience in application management, ideally in tax or financial services environments.

• Hands-on experience with Java, Angular, SQL, and Mule…