Senior Manager, Strategic Tax Operations

OpenAI

. Support M&A tax integration workstreams, including post-close tax integration and related operational requirements.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $216,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support M&A tax integration workstreams, including post-close tax integration and related operational requirements.
Analyze and operationalize tax implications associated with acquisitions, restructurings, and other strategic business initiatives
Support federal tax infrastructure across consolidated rules, tax attributes, structural modeling, basis related considerations, and partnership taxations.
Build scalable workflows and controls around complex technical tax areas that historically rely on manual tracking or institutional knowledge
Develop and support multi-year tax forecasting and scenario modeling related to business changes and long-term planning needs.
Partner closely with Tax, Controllership, StratFin, and external advisors to ensure technical tax conclusions are translated into operational execution
Use AI tools, primarily OpenAI technologies, to accelerate research, documentation, workflow design, review processes, and technical analysis
Improve operational tracking systems, moving away from fragmented spreadsheet-based processes toward scalable and auditable frameworks
Identify inefficiencies and redesign workflows to improve accuracy, speed, scalability, and operational resilience

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in U.S. federal income tax, M&A tax, partnership tax, or complex tax operations.
Strong technical understanding of:
Federal consolidated return rules
Tax attributes and limitation mechanics
M&A and restructuring tax considerations
Partnership taxation and capital account mechanics
Structural tax modeling and operational tax infrastructure.
Familiarity with concepts such as:
Section 382
SRLY
NUBIG/NUBIL
Attribute utilization and tracking
Legal entity restructuring impacts.
Experience supporting M&A transactions, restructuring projects, or post-close integration workstreams.
Demonstrated ability to improve processes, not just execute technical analysis.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to reason through ambiguous technical tax issues.
Comfort operating in fast-moving environments where structure may not yet fully exist.
Ability to connect technical tax analysis with operational, compliance, forecasting, and reporting implications.
Strong communication skills with ability to explain technical tax concepts to non-tax stakeholders.
Comfort working outside traditional spreadsheet-heavy workflows toward scalable and system-based solutions.
Curiosity around AI and automation as core components of modern tax operations.
Builder mentality with interest in creating scalable systems and infrastructure rather than maintaining fragile manual processes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
Relocation support for eligible employees
Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.

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Hard Skills & Tools

U.S. federal income taxM&A taxpartnership taxcomplex tax operationsfederal consolidated return rulestax attributesstructural tax modelingoperational tax infrastructuretax forecastingscenario modeling

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillsprocess improvementcuriositybuilder mentalityability to reason through ambiguityability to connect technical analysis with operational implicationscomfort in fast-moving environmentsability to explain technical concepts to non-tax stakeholders