Senior Tax Counsel - M&A

About The Role

Uber is looking to add a Senior Tax Counsel to our Global Tax Planning & Strategy team! This role will report to our Director, Tax Counsel and will lead both M&A and internal tax planning projects. This is an amazing opportunity to join our Tax team and make an immediate impact. This role requires strong business acumen, coupled with deep federal income tax technical experience. If you welcome a high-growth, fast-paced international environment, we're excited to hear from you.

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 https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.