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You will work alongside an established US tax team and in close collaboration with tax colleagues across Optiver’s global offices to support cross-border initiatives, share expertise, and ensure alignment on global tax matters and business developments.\nWhat You’ll Do\nAs Senior Tax Manager, your responsibilities include:\nAdvise stakeholders on the tax implications of new trading strategies, financial products, markets, and transactions\nConsult with external advisory firms to develop tax positions and strategies\nExecute on new (trading) initiatives, market expansion, and strategic projects\nBuild relationships across trading, technology, legal, finance, and leadership teams, becoming a trusted advisor to the business\nCollaborate with members of Optiver’s global tax function across multiple jurisdictions on cross-border projects, business initiatives, and global tax matters\nProvide guidance on entity structures, cross-border activities, and operational models\nProactively identify and assess tax risks and opportunities arising from evolving business activities and regulatory developments\nSupport federal and state tax controversy matters\nContribute to the development of tax governance, policies, and best practices within the organization\nWhat you’ll get\nYou’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem-solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets.\nIn addition, you’ll receive:\nThe opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries\nHighly competitive compensation package including performance-based bonus structure\n401(k) match up to 50%\nComprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage\n25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays\nExtensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch, and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sports leagues and more\nWho you are\n8+ years of US tax experience with a focus on financial services\nExperience with the taxation of financial instruments and understanding of the trading industry\nBroad familiarity with the US tax system across multiple areas of tax\nStrong communicator, able to build relationships with stakeholders, make complex tax positions clear for non-tax stakeholders and translate technical tax concepts in practical business advice\nPro-active mindset and problem-solving capabilities\nComfortable operating in a fast-paced, intellectually demanding environment with evolving priorities\nLegal authorization to work in the U.S. is required; we will not sponsor individuals for employment authorization for this job opening\nWho we are\nAt Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilizing the market no matter the conditions. 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