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Salary: USD 120,000 - 160,000 / annual
Datadog is seeking an Indirect Tax Manager to lead U.S. sales and use tax compliance, support related audits, and coordinate VAT/GST obligations across the global entity portfolio. This role manages complex, multi-jurisdictional indirect tax workstreams while helping scale the global indirect tax function.
Key responsibilities include:
- Review and ensure accuracy of U.S. multi-state sales and use tax filings, validating nexus and taxability positions
- Support U.S. sales and use tax audits, notices, and inquiries by coordinating documentation, technical analysis, external advisors, and tax authority communications
- Coordinate VAT/GST compliance and recovery activities across international entities in EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regions
- Monitor evolving nexus, taxability, VAT/GST, e-invoicing, and e-reporting requirements; communicate impacts to stakeholders
- Partner with Accounting, Revenue, Legal, Procurement, and Engineering teams to embed indirect tax requirements into billing systems, ERP configurations, controls, and new market/product initiatives
- Develop process documentation, audit-readiness materials, workstream tracking, and SOX-aligned controls supporting a scalable indirect tax function
Required qualifications:
- Progressive indirect tax experience in public accounting, in-house tax functions, or both
- Strong knowledge of U.S. multi-state sales and use tax, including nexus analysis, taxability, compliance, and audit support
- Familiarity with international VAT/GST regimes and experience coordinating compliance across multiple jurisdictions
- Experience with tax determination and ERP systems (Avalara and NetSuite preferred)
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams, analyze detailed financial data, and maintain accuracy in fast-moving environments
- Clear communicator who can translate technical tax matters for Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders
Plus factors: tax automation experience, AI-enabled process improvements, SOX environment experience, or relevant professional certifications.
