Uber Senior Tax Counsel - & 

United States, West Virginia 

429728526

What you'll do

• Monitor existing and proposed tax legislation, assess planning opportunities, and identify/recommend initiatives to the Director, Tax Counsel and VP of Tax.
• Advise cross functional teams on M&A and internal planning projects.
• Perform tax diligence and provide structuring advice with respect to acquisition and dispositions.
• Partner with key contacts in legal, operations, corporate development, finance, and treasury to identify and implement tax planning strategies and minimize potential tax risks.
• Review contracts and collaborate with legal to ensure contracts contain key terms consistent with global tax structure.
• Mentor, lead and serve as technical resource for more junior team members.
• Work with a global tax team.
• Experience working with and in a cross-functional team.

Basic Qualifications

• JD required, with active membership in a state bar.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in an accounting firm, law firm and/or in-house at a multi-national corporate group with a solid understanding of US federal income taxes and M&A concepts, including complex corporate transaction experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with senior management team and coordinate with other teams within Uber.
• Strong tax research and tax analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of US federal tax rules for partnerships.
• Experience with financial instruments, hedging and other treasury related matters.
• The ability to juggle multiple projects at a time in an exciting, fast-paced environment, both collaborating as a team to stay in sync and working independently to get the job done.
• Excellent business judgment and high comfort level advising business teams on a wide range of legal issues related to technology and/or software platforms.
• Strong interpersonal skills and highly collaborative with both business leaders and legal groups, with strong ability to build relationships, gain credibility, and partner across functions to build consensus.
• Clear communicator, team orientated, and willing to take initiative while thinking two steps ahead.
• Confidence and flexibility to operate in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Inquisitiveness, along with the ability to spot issues, get to the heart of a matter, and articulate plans to address them.
• Passionate about your work and a desire to have a big impact.
• Enthusiastic about Uber and the opportunity to have a big impact!

For San Francisco, CA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$243,000 per year - USD$270,000 per year.

You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award & other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link .