Tax Compliance & Operations Manager

About The Role We are seeking a Tax Compliance & Operations Manager to own the group's day-to-day tax compliance and operations as the structures scale. Reporting to the VP of Tax and working closely with finance, people/payroll, and external advisors, this is a hands-on, build-it-from-scratch role with broad exposure across the UK, US, Norway, and Spain. It is ideal for someone who thrives in a high-growth environment and is comfortable building as well as operating. What You Will Be Doing Run the group tax compliance calendar across the UK, US, Norway, and Spain (and further jurisdictions over time), tracking obligations and deadlines, preparing and/or reviewing filings, and coordinating local advisors Prepare and review corporate tax computations, including claims and incentives such as R&D credits and capital allowances, and support the tax provision / ASC 740 process feeding group reporting Support indirect tax (e.g. VAT / sales taxes) and withholding tax compliance across jurisdictions Support the US tax workstream alongside external advisors, including federal and multi-state filings, entity classification, IRA / energy tax credits, and data gathering for GILTI / FDII / BEAT and Pillar 2 Support US sales-and-use tax and nexus compliance as US revenue comes online, including nexus monitoring, registrations, taxability, and exemption-certificate management Own option / ESOP / ESPP tax, payroll-tax interactions, and the related reporting obligations Support operational transfer-pricing compliance, including intercompany documentation, data, and cost-plus frameworks Support the Senior Accounting Officer (SAO) regime and help stand up tax processes and documentation from a blank sheet, working alongside the internal controls function Maintain the tax side of the entity tracker as new SPVs and entities are formed, and manage day-to-day external advisor relationships and audit workstreams What You Bring Professional qualification (ACA / CTA / ACCA or equivalent), Big 4 or strong in-house trained Corporate tax background with genuine multi-entity exposure and a solid UK corporate tax compliance foundation Demonstrable experience owning a full compliance cycle end-to-end with genuine autonomy Comfortable independently owning a compliance calendar and managing advisor relationships Highly organised and process-oriented, with a builder's mindset — happy creating structure and documentation where little exists Clear communicator who can work across finance, people/payroll, and external advisors Nice to Have US tax exposure (federal and/or multi-state), or broader cross-border / inbound-outbound experience Equity / employment tax experience (options, ESOP, etc.) Tax provision experience (ASC 740 or IAS 12) Awareness of controls frameworks (SOX / internal controls) sufficient to work alongside the internal controls function Experience in a high-growth, infrastructure, or technology environment, and exposure to ERP / tax system implementation