Indirect Tax Manager; R5884

Job Description:

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI's technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Follow Shield AI on Linked In, X, Instagram, and You Tube.

Shield AI is seeking an experienced Indirect Tax Manager to join our growing Tax team. As Shield AI continues to expand its domestic and international operations, this role will be responsible for building and managing scalable indirect tax processes across the organization.

The Indirect Tax Manager will serve as the company's primary subject-matter expert for U.S. sales and use tax, property tax, and international VAT/GST matters. This individual will provide practical technical guidance to business partners, oversee compliance and audits, and lead process improvement and tax automation initiatives.

This is an individual-contributor role with significant functional ownership. The position will report to the Tax Director and partner closely with Accounting, Finance, Legal, Contracts, Procurement, Supply Chain, Accounts Payable, Billing, IT, and other business teams.

• Own the company's U.S. sales and use tax function, including nexus analysis, taxability determinations, registrations, return filings, payments, and account reconciliations.
• Review customer contracts, product offerings, invoicing arrangements, and new business activities to determine appropriate sales tax treatment.
• Advise Accounts Payable team on use tax accruals, vendor-charged tax, exemption opportunities, and documentation requirements.
• Manage exemption certificates and support the application of manufacturing, research and development, resale, and other available exemptions.
• Oversee sales and use tax audits, notices, refund claims, voluntary disclosures, and other inquiries from taxing authorities.

• Oversee business personal property tax compliance, including annual renditions, assessments, payments, and reconciliations.
• Partner with Accounting team and external service providers to ensure property tax filings are complete and accurate.
• Review property tax assessments and identify opportunities for appeals, exemptions, abatements, and other savings.
• Manage property tax audits and coordinate with external service providers and local taxing authorities.

• Support VAT/GST compliance and advisory matters arising from the company's expanding international operations.
• Coordinate with local finance teams and external advisors on VAT/GST registrations, returns, recoverability, invoicing requirements, and tax authority inquiries.
• Advise on the indirect tax implications of cross-border sales, services, leases, intercompany transactions, and entry into new jurisdictions.
• Support indirect tax due diligence and integration activities associated with acquisitions and other strategic transactions.

• Develop a roadmap to automate and scale the company's indirect tax function.
• Evaluate and implement indirect tax technology solutions, including tax determination engines and compliance platforms.
• Partner with IT, Accounting, Billing, and Procurement to integrate indirect tax requirements into the ERP system and other transaction systems.
• Improve tax processes across the order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and record-to-report cycles.
• Establish and maintain taxability matrices, compliance calendars, standard operating…