Associate Director, US Tax Operations

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Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly.

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As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries—ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are.

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Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $17.3 billion valuation and $1 B in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work.

Summary
As Associate Director of US Tax Operations, you will own and lead Deel’s end-to-end US tax operations across US EOR, PEO, managed client payroll, self-service employer payroll, and Deel’s internal US entities. This role is accountable for tax compliance strategy, execution, operational scalability, systems governance, vendor oversight, and tax quality across all US payroll products and client segments.

You will lead multi-disciplinary tax operations teams responsible for withholdings, remittances, filings, amendments, agency responses, and escalations, while partnering closely with Payroll Operations, Product, Engineering, Legal, Risk, Finance, Revenue, and Customer Experience to deliver accurate, compliant, and scalable US payroll tax outcomes.

This role requires deep US employment tax expertise, strong people leadership, and hands-on experience with enterprise payroll and tax platforms (including Prism, MasterTax, and comparable systems). You will operate as a senior subject-matter leader, balancing regulatory rigor with automation, efficiency, and client experience.

Responsibilities

US Tax Strategy & Ownership

• Own the end-to-end US tax operating model across:

  • US PEO tax operations

  • US EOR tax operations

  • Managed US employer payroll tax (external clients)

  • Self-service US employer payroll tax (external clients)

  • Deel internal US payroll tax operations

• Define and execute the US tax operations strategy, including scalability plans, automation roadmap, vendor approach, and risk mitigation.

• Establish and maintain tax governance frameworks, controls, policies, documentation, and escalation models.

• Serve as a senior operational authority for US tax matters across leadership, product, legal, and risk forums.

• Partner with Legal, Risk, and Compliance to interpret regulatory changes impacting PEO, co-employment, and EOR models.