International Indirect Tax, VAT/GST

About Anthropic

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

About the role

Anthropic is seeking an experienced VAT/GST professional to join our growing Tax team in our Dublin office. In this role, you'll be responsible for managing and advising on all indirect tax matters outside the United States, spanning Europe, UK, APAC, and other international markets. You'll work closely with our Global Indirect Tax team, compliance Lead and the broader tax team to develop and execute our international VAT/GST strategy as we scale our AI products globally.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an AI safety company at the forefront of the industry and help build out our international indirect tax function from the ground up. You'll partner cross-functionally with Finance, Accounting, Legal, Product, and Go-to-Market teams to embed tax considerations into our global operations.

Responsibilities

Advisory & Planning

Provide VAT/GST advisory support on new product launches, pricing models, customer contracts, and go-to-market strategies across international markets

Advise on the indirect tax implications of corporate restructuring, entity establishment, and intercompany arrangements

Develop and maintain indirect tax positions and documentation for digital services across multiple jurisdictions

Support tax-efficient structuring for infrastructure procurement and and reseller arrangements

Monitor and assess the impact of regulatory changes, including EU VAT in the Digital Age, OECD initiatives, and local digital services tax developments

Compliance Support & Collaboration

Work alongside the Global Indirect Tax Compliance Lead to support VAT/GST registration, filing, and compliance across 30+ jurisdictions

Assist with customer classification (B2B vs B2C), and place of supply determinations

Support audit defence and respond to queries from international tax authorities

Collaborate with external advisors across jurisdictions to ensure accurate and timely compliance

Systems & Process

Partner with Finance Systems to ensure proper tax configuration within ERP, billing platforms, and tax engines for international transactions

Support testing and implementation of system changes affecting international indirect tax

Key Jurisdictions

EU (with particular focus on Ireland as primary billing entity), UK, Switzerland

Australia, Japan, Singapore, and broader APAC

Canada, Latin America and emerging markets as Anthropic expands

You may be a good fit if you

Have 8+ years of VAT/GST experience, with deep expertise in European and international indirect tax

Possess strong technical knowledge of VAT rules for digital services, including place of supply, B2B/B2C distinctions, and reverse charge mechanisms

Have experience in technology or SaaS companies, ideally with consumption-based, API, or subscription business models

Are skilled at translating complex business models into clear tax positions and advice

Can communicate complex tax concepts clearly to non-tax stakeholders across all levels

Thrive in fast-paced environments and are comfortable building processes where none exist

Ability to partner well with direct tax, transfer pricing and accounting personnel

Are proactive, self-starting, and able to work independently while collaborating effectively with a global team

Have excellent project management skills and attention to detail

Strong candidates may also have

CTA, ATT, ACA, or equivalent professional tax qualification

Experience with Big 4 or national accounting firm indirect tax practices

Hands-on experience with tax technology solutions (Vertex, Avalara, Anrok, or similar)

Experience with ERP and billing systems (Workday, NetSuite, Stripe)

Experience managing relationships with tax authorities and handling audits

Familiarity with customs duties, digital services taxes

The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.

For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role.

Annual Salary:

€220.000 — €220.000 EUR

Logistics

Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

Required field of study:  A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.

Visa sponsorship:  We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed.  Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if you're interested in this work. We think AI systems like the ones we're building have enormous social and ethical implications. We think this makes representation even more important, and we strive to include a range of diverse perspectives on our team.

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