Employee Compensation and Benefits Tax Lead

<h2><strong>Who we are </strong></h2> <h3><strong>About Stripe</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.</span></p> <h3><strong>About the team</strong></h3> <p>Our tax team works with Stripes across the company to develop an efficient tax structure, as our international business scales and expands into new markets. We are looking for a well-rounded and seasoned tax professional to help us lead this effort.</p> <h2><strong>What you’ll do</strong></h2> <p>Reporting into the Tax Counsel function, the Employee Compensation and Benefits Tax Lead will serve as a deep subject matter expert on the tax and regulatory complexities of employee benefits, executive compensation, and global equity programs. This role will play a critical role in structuring tax-efficient compensation arrangements and ensuring rigorous compliance across domestic and international jurisdictions.</p> <h3><strong>Responsibilities</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Advise on all aspects of employee benefits and compensation tax issues that arise both in the context of transactional matters as well as day-to-day operations</li> <li>Serve as a trusted in-house advisor to Tax, Finance, Legal, Equity and People partners on U.S. and cross-border tax matters related to equity and cash incentive compensation plans, including Section 409A, restricted stock units, stock options, and deferred compensation programs</li> <li>Provide tax advisory support on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings - evaluate and manage the impacts on compensation and equity programs and employee taxation</li> <li>Perform analysis to develop and document tax positions related to corporate transactions and equity and compensation initiatives undertaken by the company</li> <li>Act as a cross-functional resource for internal stakeholders navigating tax questions relating to employee compensation and benefits matters, and support project implementation that is compliant with US and foreign tax and regulatory requirements</li> <li>Develop and implement policies and best practices to ensure ongoing compliance of employee compensation and benefits plans with relevant US domestic and foreign tax requirements</li> <li>Provide tax technical support for external audits related to equity and compensation</li> <li>Collaborate with external advisors globally to evaluate equity and compensation tax impacts of corporate transactions and company initiatives</li> <li>Support compensation-related corporate governance matters and disclosures (including the executive compensation rules and disclosure requirements)</li> </ul> <h2><strong>Who you are</strong></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.</span></p> <h3><strong>Minimum requirements</strong></h3> <ul> <li>6-10 years of equity, compensation, and benefits tax experience, including law firm experience (Big Law tax group or Big 4 tax practice)</li> <li>JD required</li> <li>Deep technical expertise with US federal and international tax rules governing executive compensation and benefits, and employment taxes</li> <li>Experience with M&A, including equity and compensation tax due diligence, integration workstreams, and reviewing relevant provisions in legal transaction documents</li> <li>Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to clearly translate complex tax issues into actionable guidance for internal stakeholders</li> <li>Strong analytical and organizational skills with ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize work</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Preferred qualifications</strong></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CPA, LLM in taxation</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience working in a high-growth, rapidly scaling environment</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Industry experience at a multinational organization; experience working in technology, payments, or financial services </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Experience using AI technologies, and familiar with building AI agents to automate finance functions and/or workflows<br></span></li> </ul>