# US Indirect Tax Lead at Whop

- Company: Whop
- What the company does: Whop is the place for business operators. Scale up customer acquisition and distribute your products with a few clicks. Spin up an empire in an afternoon. Backed by Insight.
- Company website: https://whop.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-02
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/whop/eb1c8bd4-4de6-4ae8-bb92-139512ad762b?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/whop-us-indirect-tax-lead/

## About the role

We are seeking a Senior Manager of US Sales and Use Tax to own Whop's US indirect tax function end to end and build it to scale. This leader will own taxability, compliance, tax engine integration, tax positions, and audit defense across every US state and local jurisdiction where Whop operates as a marketplace facilitator, merchant of record, or direct seller of digital products and services. You will report to the Director of Tax and work closely with Engineering, Data, Legal, Product, and Finance. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 12+ years of progressive US sales and use tax experience, with hands-on ownership of multistate compliance for a high-volume business, marketplace, payments, fintech, SaaS, or digital goods environment preferred
- Extensive hands-on experience integrating a tax engine (such as Avalara, Vertex, Numeral, or similar) with checkout, billing, or ERP systems, including product tax code mapping, sourcing logic, and testing
- Demonstrated experience leading taxability studies across digital products, SaaS, and services, and translating conclusions into system rules
- A track record drafting tax position memos and exposure analyses, and defending them with state auditors, external advisors, and financial-statement auditors
- Direct experience leading state sales and use tax audits from opening conference through close, including sampling negotiations, VDAs, and appeals
- Big Four, in-house industry, or state tax authority auditor experience preferred

Tags: Finance

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/whop-us-indirect-tax-lead/