Sr. Tax Technology Analyst

About the role

SpaceX is seeking a technical professional to manage and improve the systems supporting our global tax operations. You will bridge the gap between tax requirements and software engineering to ensure accurate reporting and efficient automated workflows.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Maintain global tax technology infrastructure, including data integrity checks, system testing, and troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify process gaps and implement system enhancements.
• Develop automated solutions to replace manual, repetitive tax department tasks.
• Act as a primary point of contact between the tax team, internal software developers, and external vendors.
• Design data management processes and write SQL queries to support accurate tax filings.
• Provide training to staff and management regarding new system features and updates.

This role manages and improves the systems that support SpaceX's global tax operations. You will maintain global tax technology infrastructure, including data integrity checks, system testing, and troubleshooting, and you will collaborate with internal teams to identify process gaps and implement system enhancements. The work bridges the gap between tax requirements and software engineering.

The role blends technical work with collaboration. You will develop automated solutions to replace manual, repetitive tax department tasks, act as a primary point of contact between the tax team, internal software developers, and external vendors, and design data management processes and write SQL queries to support accurate tax filings. You will also provide training to staff and management regarding new system features and updates.

Tax technology roles require both technical skill and an understanding of tax operations. Candidates with experience managing tax technology ecosystems and adapting to new software, a strong understanding of sales and use tax, value-added tax, and multinational business operations, and the ability to define reporting requirements for complex tax departments will be well prepared. Strong project management skills, including milestone and deadline tracking, are also important. The role is onsite in Hawthorne, California.

This role offers the opportunity to modernize the tax technology infrastructure of one of the most complex global businesses in the world. It is ideal for a technical professional who enjoys bridging tax and software engineering, building automation, and working closely with both tax experts and software developers to deliver accurate, efficient reporting at global scale.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree.
• 4+ years of professional experience in tax, financial, or related systems.
• 2+ years of experience using SQL, Python, or Alteryx.
• Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee to meet ITAR requirements.
• Ability to work onsite in Hawthorne, CA, including long hours and weekends when necessary.

Nice to have

• Experience managing tax technology ecosystems and adapting to new software.
• Strong project management skills, including milestone and deadline tracking.
• Understanding of sales and use tax, value-added tax, and multinational business operations.
• Ability to define reporting requirements for complex tax departments.

Skills & tools

SQL, Python, Alteryx, Power BI, Tableau, global tax technology systems, data management and analytics.

Practical notes

Salary range is $115,000 to $150,000 per year, determined by experience and skills. Total rewards include stock options, long-term incentives, discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Benefits include medical, vision, dental, 401(k), life insurance, disability coverage, paid parental leave, 3 weeks of vacation, and 10+ paid holidays. This is a full-time, onsite position; remote or hybrid arrangements are not available. The role offers strong visibility and the chance to shape how global tax operations are supported by technology.

About the company

Based in Starbase, Texas, a company pursues work in spaceflight, telecom, and artificial intelligence. A unit handles rocket launches, leading yearly orbital counts beyond other national and commercial teams. Another unit runs Starlink, a satellite communications firm. A third area, through SpaceXAI, advances Grok and AI integration with X, while managing data center operations. Roles often cross these paths. Candidates with engineering, software, or operations backgrounds may find chances to join projects that span launch, connectivity, and machine learning efforts in this Texas-based enterprise.