# APAC Tax Lead at Anthropic

- Company: Anthropic (anthropic.com)
- Location: Singapore
- Places: Singapore
- Posted: 2026-08-11
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jobs/5358148008
- Page: https://ye.saranatour.dev/jobs/apac-tax-lead-anthropic-kn73gaasmdkbfkafe5b99j0b0n8hc6z7

## The posting

APAC Tax Lead
Anthropic · Singapore

## **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

We're hiring our first dedicated international tax professional in Asia-Pacific, based in Singapore. You'll be a key member of Anthropic's tax team, reporting to our Head of International Tax Operations / Business Advisory and working closely with tax colleagues in Dublin and our San Francisco headquarters.

As APAC Tax Lead, you'll own direct tax compliance and advisory across our Asia-Pacific entities and operations (Japan, Korea, India, Singapore, Australia, Taiwan) and help build tax infrastructure to support Anthropic's rapid international expansion.

## Key responsibilities

- Lead APAC direct tax compliance, working with external advisors (KPMG, PwC, Deloitte) to ensure timely and accurate filings across all jurisdictions
- Support transfer pricing documentation and intercompany transactions for APAC entities, including cost-plus arrangements and intercompany service agreements
- Manage withholding tax positions and treaty relief on cross-border flows, including customer receipts and vendor payments
- Advise on permanent establishment risks, entity structuring, and operational tax considerations as Anthropic expands APAC commercial and infrastructure activities
- Support the tax side of regional infrastructure expansion, including data center, colocation, and subsea cable arrangements and new entity formations
- Partner with indirect tax personnel on VAT/GST and consumption tax matters to align on tax strategy and overall compliance requirements
- Partner with Finance, Legal, and People teams on payroll taxes, equity compensation, and employee mobility matters
- Build relationships with local tax authorities and manage any inquiries or audits
- Contribute to global tax projects including public company readiness, SOX compliance, and tax technology implementations
- Working with indirect tax team on advisory and compliance and audit assistance

## Minimum qualifications

- Strong technical knowledge of corporate tax in one or more major APAC jurisdictions and cross-border tax issues across the region
- Deep experience with transfer pricing documentation, intercompany agreements, and withholding tax and treaty analysis
- CPA, CA, CTA, or equivalent professional qualification
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work across time zones with US and European colleagues
- Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity and can build processes from the ground up

## Preferred qualifications

- 12+ years of international tax experience, ideally with a mix of Big 4/advisory and in-house roles
- Exposure to technology or high-growth company tax matters
- Experience with the tax aspects of data center or infrastructure buildouts
- Knowledge of Pillar Two/global minimum tax rules and digital services taxes
- Experience with Indian direct tax matters, including permanent establishment and withholding tax issues
- Experience supporting IPO readiness or public company tax compliance
- Regional language skills
- Experience with systems buildout or automation

## **Logistics**

**Minimum education:**Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of ed