From the PyTorch Lightning creators. Own your AI, don. Backed by Index.
About the role
We are looking for a Global Tax Lead to own and scale Lightning’s corporate tax compliance function as the company grows. You will be responsible for managing income tax compliance, tax accounting support, forecasting, risk mitigation, and tax process improvements across the business. This role will partner closely with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Legal, and external advisors to ensure accurate filings, strong controls, and scalable tax operations.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, CPA or MST strongly preferred
- 8+ years of progressive corporate tax experience, with a mix of Big 4 public accounting and in-house experience
- Strong technical command of U.S. federal and state corporate income tax compliance, including consolidated return rules
- Working knowledge of California combined reporting and multi-state apportionment, including separate-filing state exposure and addback rules
- Demonstrated experience with ASC 740, tax provisions, deferred tax accounting, and effective tax rate analysis
- Hands-on experience with M&A tax — purchase accounting, opening balance sheet, carryforward analysis, and post-merger integration
More about this role
Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning. Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems—designed to take ideas from research to production with less friction.
Through our merger with Voltage Park, a neocloud and AI Factory, Lightning AI combines developer-first software with cost-efficient, large-scale compute. Teams get the tools they need for experimentation, training, and production inference, with security, observability, and control built in.
We serve solo researchers, startups, and large enterprises. Lightning AI operates globally with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and London, and is backed by Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.
The people who thrive here are builders who move fast, communicate openly, take ownership, and continuously improve themselves, their teams, and our company. Here's what that looks like in practice:
- Move with Urgency: We move quickly, make thoughtful decisions, and keep momentum. We value action over perfection and learn by shipping.
- Take Ownership: We own outcomes, not just our individual work. We make decisions that move the company...
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