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As Director, Global Indirect Tax, reporting to the Sr. Director, Global Tax, you will own indirect tax worldwide - US sales and use tax, global VAT/GST, digital services taxes, property tax and other non-income taxes - across more than 25 jurisdictions and roughly 870 filings a year. You will lead our Bengaluru-based tax team, hold final review and approval authority across the global filing calendar, and serve as Unity's authority on indirect tax for the business. We value curiosity and encourage new ideas that will challenge the status-quo!\nInclusion, at Unity, is driven by one overarching framework: Empathy, Respect, and Opportunity. In a collaborative, fast-growing environment, Unity is democratizing development, solving hard problems, and enabling the success of our community. At Unity, you'll make a difference.\nCome join our incredible team!\nWhat you'll be doing\nLeading and developing Unity's Bengaluru-based indirect tax team, and building the operating model, controls, and documented backup that a global function of this scale requires\nOwning the global indirect tax compliance calendar end to end - 100+ recurring obligations and approximately 900 filings a year across the US, Canada, EMEA, and APAC - as final reviewer and approver of record\nOwning US sales and use tax, global VAT/GST including the EU OSS regimes, digital services taxes across six regimes, and US property, franchise, use, and gross receipts taxes, as well as business license obligations\nLeading all global indirect tax audits, notices and assessments, and assessing and documenting indirect tax exposures under ASC 450 in partnership with the Sr. Director, Global Tax; Director, Tax Operations; and regional subject matter experts\nOwning global indirect tax accruals, account reconciliations, rollforwards and month-over-month flux analysis, and the indirect tax components of the global monthly and quarterly close process\nServing as Unity's authority on indirect tax for Sales, Billing, Customer Success, Legal, Accounting, and Product, and owning the customer tax determination framework, including exemption certificates, VAT ID validation, reverse-charge determinations and refund adjudication\nEvaluating the indirect tax treatment of new and rebranded products and SKUs, and establishing a formal intake process so tax is engaged before launch rather than after\nMonitoring global indirect tax legislative change and leading Unity's readiness for it, including California software taxability, European and APAC e-invoicing mandates, and digital services taxes globally\nWhat we're looking for\n15 years of indirect tax experience in a Big 4 and/or a publicly traded multinational, including significant in-house indirect tax experience\n5+ years managing a team, ideally in a public company setting or corporate tax department\nDeep working knowledge of US sales and use tax together with EMEA and APAC VAT/GST, and the judgment to own positions across both without day-to-day supervision\nProven ownership of a multi-jurisdictional compliance calendar at scale, and demonstrated experience leading indirect tax audits and tax authority correspondence\nDegree in Accounting/Finance/Tax, Chartered Accountant, CPA, Tax Advisor or similar qualification\nExcellent communication skills, with the ability to explain difficult tax technical concepts to a non-tax audience\nWillingness and ability to work Unity India's 2:00 pm - 11:00 pm IST shift, providing overlap with our EMEA and US West Coast teams\nYou might also have\nExperience at a software or SaaS company with high-volume, cross-border digital transactions and a complex product catalogue\nExperience with digital services tax regimes and with e-invoicing mandates in Europe, LATAM, and APAC\nExperience building an indirect tax function or transitioning scope into a global capability centre; direct experience with insourcing efforts is a strong plus\nKnowledge and experience in Indian direct and indirect tax compliance\nExperience with ASC 450 and with US GAAP close, reconciliation and reporting processes\nDemonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements, including tax automation and AI-enabled workflows\nStrong user and quick learner of technology and systems, including, but not limited to, Workday, Avalara, OneSource, Zuora, Salesforce, Alteryx, AI, etc.\nAdditional information\nRelocation support is not available for this position.\nInternational relocation support is not available for this position.\nWork visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.\nBase Salary Range: ₹4,801,300 - ₹7,201,900 INR gross\nThis range reflects the anticipated base salary for this position. Beyond base salary, this role may be eligible for equity awards and participation in our company incentive plans (such as annual discretionary bonuses or sales commissions). The final offer amount will depend on several factors, including geographic location and the candidate’s relevant experience, professional background, and skill set.\nBenefits\nAt Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance.\nPlease note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.\nWhile specific benefits vary, here are some of the ways we strive to take care of our eligible team members globally: Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance | Commute subsidy | Employee stock ownership | Competitive retirement/pension plans | Generous vacation and personal days | Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs | Office food snacks | Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support | Employee Resource Groups | Global Employee Assistance Program | Training and development programs | Volunteering and donation matching program\nLife at Unity\nUnity [NYSE: U] is the world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D - closing the gap between ideas and reality. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.\nUnity is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. Therefore, we provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. If you have a disability that means there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please fill out this form to let us know.\nThis position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.\nHeadhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers. Unity does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Unity will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Unity.\nYour privacy is important to us. Please take a moment to review ourProspect and Applicant Privacy Policies. 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