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Containerization for goods. SWIFT for money. Stripe for payments. Compliance is one of the last and largest - and the hardest, because trade rules aren't data to be looked up. They're a complex adaptive system with 190+ sovereign jurisdictions, in different languages, changing constantly, reacting to each other.\nSphere built the system that solves it. Our AI (TRAM) ingests global trade law, interprets it, resolves conflicts across jurisdictions, and produces compliance determinations more reliable than human experts. We handle the entire lifecycle - calculation, registration, filing, remittance - at millisecond latency with zero downtime.\nBacked by a16z and YC. $21M Series A, 30%+ month-over-month growth, customers include ElevenLabs, Replit, Deel, Runway, and Lovable.\n\nSmall team, global surface area. Everyone owns a domain that would be a full team at a larger company. San Francisco, five days in office.\n\nThe problem keeps compounding. Expanding into input tax, withholding, e-invoicing, tariffs - each multiplies the complexity. Tens of millions of transactions today, billions ahead.\n\nTHE ROLE\nWe are seeking an experienced indirect tax professional to train and continuously improve TRAM, our AI-driven tax engine. You will be the human check on the machine - reviewing TRAM's determinations and monitoring results at speed and volume, catching errors before they reach customers, and feeding structured findings back into the system so it gets smarter over time.\nThis is a hands-on review role, not an advisory one: you'll spend most of your time working through TRAM's output, one determination at a time, with sharp accuracy and fast turnaround. Over time, you'll also help shape the tax taxonomy underpinning the system and support deeper research where TRAM's findings need a second opinion.\nWHAT YOU'LL DO\nReview and validate TRAM-generated determinations at high volume, with speed and precision\n\nFlag errors, edge cases, and recurring patterns, and translate them into clear, actionable feedback for TRAM to learn from\n\nServe as the internal subject matter expert across indirect taxes (sales tax, VAT, GST)\n\nConduct tax research when a determination needs deeper investigation or a judgment call\n\nContribute to taxonomy design and definitions\n\nREQUIREMENTS\n4+ years of experience in indirect taxation (sales tax, VAT, and/or GST)\n\nStrong understanding of indirect tax systems in the US and/or internationally, with willingness to expand into whichever you know less\n\nProven ability to work quickly and accurately through high volumes of tax content without sacrificing attention to detail\n\nGlobal mindset - Sphere was never built as a US-centric product; we think internationally, and we want people who join us to do the same\n\nHigh attention to detail - one of our key values is ‘Sweating the details’ and it is essential in our business\n\nStrong communication skills - we work at an extremely fast pace and so clear, concise communication is essential\n\nMultitasking capabilities - a lot will be thrown at you and you’ll need to manage your time wisely\n\nNICE TO HAVE\nFluency in another widely spoken language, such as Spanish, French, Arabic, Portuguese, etc.\n\nHands-on experience with tax automation or compliance platforms\n\nWHO YOU ARE\nYou'll thrive here if:\nYou're a Dog. 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