Senior Manager, International Tax

As our global footprint continues to grow, we are seeing a dynamic Senior Manager, International Tax to join our Global Tax team here at Scopely.  

This role, based in Los Angeles or San Francisco (hybrid) and reporting to the VP, Global Tax, will help support on all aspects of Scopely’s international tax compliance, planning,

transfer pricing, and reporting initiatives across our global operation. This is a key role in helping to shape our international tax strategy, support global expansion, and build scalable processes across our worldwide operations.

What you will do:

• Lead U.S. international tax computations, including Base Erosion and Anti- Abuse Tax (BEAT), Foreign-Derived Intangible Income (FDII), Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI), foreign tax credits, and related modeling and analysis.
• Support the VP, Global Tax and broader Tax team with international elements of the global income tax provision (ASC 740), including foreign entity computations and U.S. international inclusions.
• Coordinate with Accounting and FP&A to ensure accurate forecasting and reporting of international tax positions and effective tax rate and cash tax drivers.
• Interface with foreign finance and local tax leads on international local tax compliance and reporting, ensuring alignment between local statutory requirements and U.S./group tax positions. Including but not limited to corporate income tax and other foreign tax filings.
• Review and analyze foreign tax returns, elections, and other filings prepared in-house or by external advisors, ensuring alignment with planning and reporting positions.
• Manage and ensure withholding tax processes and documentation are current, consistent, and supportable.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and external advisors to design, implement, and maintain global transfer pricing policies that reflect Scopely’s value creation and operating model.
• Oversee preparation of transfer pricing documentation, local files, and intercompany agreements, ensuring compliance with local regulations and OECD guidelines.
• Collaborate with Accounting to operationalize transfer pricing (e.g. cost-sharing, intercompany services) and support ongoing monitoring and true-ups.
• Support international tax audits, examinations, and inquiries, coordinating responses and documentation with advisors and local teams.
• Partner closely with Legal, Accounting, Treasury, and other teams on cross-border projects.
• Monitor changes in tax legislation and regulations across key jurisdictions; assess potential impact and communicate risks and opportunities.
• Contribute to building a robust tax governance framework, including policies, controls, and documentation standards for international tax matters.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing clear and concise explanations of complex tax concepts and trade-offs.
• Manage external advisors on international tax topics, ensuring advice is practical, aligned with Scopely’s objectives, and consistently implemented across jurisdictions.
• Serve as a strong tax partner to the business, driving improvements in systems, data quality, and cross-functional processes to support high-quality tax compliance, reporting, and planning.
• Assist in developing and implementing processes and tools to streamline the tax function and drive efficiency, automation, and high-quality output.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or a related field.
• Professional qualification such as CPA, MST, JD/LLM, or equivalent strongly preferred.
• 8–10+ years of relevant international tax experience, with strong emphasis on U.S. international tax rules and their practical application within a multi-jurisdictional company.
• Combination of Big 4 (or equivalent) and industry experience highly preferred.
• Deep technical knowledge of U.S. international tax rules (e.g., Subpart F, GILTI, FDII, foreign tax credits, BEAT) and relevant OECD / foreign concepts.
• Strong understanding of ASC 740, with direct involvement in the international components of the tax provision.
• Experience with transfer pricing, including design and documentation of intercompany arrangements and operationalization of transfer pricing policies.
• Ability to research, analyze, and clearly explain complex international tax issues; highly adept at technical writing and documenting positions.
• Strong and effective communicator with the ability to explain complex tax concepts in a concise, business-friendly way to non-tax stakeholders.
• Ability to work well with others in a collaborative, global team environment, as well as operate independently with significant areas of responsibility.
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership in areas of responsibility and a commitment to continuous improvement and process optimization.
• Ability to demonstrate consistent attention to detail and maintain a high level of accuracy.
• Resourceful and able to manage shifting priorities and multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• A desire to take on challenges and grow with the role.
• Gaming / technology / digital content industry experience a plus!