Founded in August of 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, Airbnb is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique travel experiences around the world. Whether an apartment for a night, a castle for a week, or a villa for a month, Airbnb allows people to Belong Anywhere through unique travel experiences at any price point, in more than 34,000 cities and over 192 countries. We promote a culture of curiosity, humanity, and creativity through our product, brand, and, most importantly, our people.

As we scale our Global Tax Team, we are looking for a talented and exceptional Tax Principal to join our team in Asia Pacific ("APAC").

Based in Singapore, this role will report to the Head of APAC Tax and assist with proactively partnering with our APAC and China business leaders, Finance, Legal and Policy to anticipate and identify tax issues, recommend solutions, research and solve problems, and support go-to-market, and exercise good business judgment while performing these functions and working closely with our US and international tax teams.

Job Responsibilities:

• Partner with internal stakeholders (APAC and China leadership, Legal, Policy and Finance) and external advisers in response to the rapidly changing tax and legal landscape relating to technology companies:Interface with cross-functional teams as well as external tax advisers to implement tax strategies
  In alignment with HQ, interact and work closely with local and regional Legal and Policy teams to understand and help implement the company's tax policy goals.
• Be the tax POC for all things China, including Taiwan and Hong Kong, alongside other geos in APAC.
• Manage local, country and regional-level tax negotiations, implementations and compliance
• Manage direct and indirect tax audits and interactions with tax and governmental authorities throughout the region
• Partner with local advisers and Finance teams to oversee tax compliance in the region, identify opportunities to minimise tax liabilities and provide tax input on local stat reporting
• Monitor and analyse tax regulatory developments and tax law changes in the region, and communicate and document its impact to Airbnb and its business model
• Interface with legal, operational and finance teams, as well as external tax advisors to lead the regional tax review of new product rollouts, transactions and partnerships
• Perform research and analysis on business initiatives (including mergers & acquisitions), and maintain documented tax technical advice and update relevant stakeholders as appropriate
• Manage special projects in the region, and provide input and manage portions of tax integration of newly acquired businesses as required
• Some international travel expected

Requirements:

• 15+ years of direct and indirect tax regional experience with majority of time spent in a combination of Big 4 accounting and/or law firm, and multinational tech companies (platform / sharing economy experience preferred)
• Strong foundation of tax technical knowledge with in-depth, practical experience evaluating and advising on international business initiatives
• Must have specific experience managing the Chinese tax authorities, as well as Taiwan and Hong Kong.
• Ability to operate independently and act as a strategic business advisor, while keeping all stakeholders informed of local issues, while seeking input and collaborating within the Tax team and cross functionally where appropriate.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize work
• Proven ability to think strategically while also engaging in day-to-day tactical details
• Proven ability to identify and manage tax and execution risks
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and proven ability to work effectively with all levels of staff, with cross functional teams, upper management, and outside consultants
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills with the ability to interact with all levels of management while at the same time able to work independently to resolve tax issues
• Role models Airbnb Core Values and brings enthusiasm and optimism to their work along with an ability to think creatively to overcome challenges
• Bilingual (strong English and Mandarin) language skills required to manage interactions with Chinese stakeholders
• CPA / CA or LLM preferred