Senior Tax Planning Manager - LATAM

About the team

The Tax Team at Byte Dance helps ensure that our company and all our products are tax compliant throughout different regions and countries. Also, the Tax Team provides support to internal requests and works with multiple different stakeholders to support product and business launches and new features.

We are seeking an experienced tax professional to support tax planning initiatives for our Spanish‑speaking Latin America portfolio (including Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, and others), based in Mexico City or Los Angeles. The ideal candidate will effectively collaborate with cross‑border colleagues and cross‑functional teams, taking ownership of end‑to‑end tax planning projects across the region. We are looking for a highly driven, focused individual who can build strong relationships with internal and external partners at all levels.

• Propose and initiate new tax planning projects, and provide tax advice for ongoing initiatives in Spanish‑speaking Latin America.
• Manage external tax counsel across multiple jurisdictions in the region.
• Collaborate with Tax Compliance and Transfer Pricing partners to help ensure ongoing tax compliance.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders, particularly within the Finance team.
• Respond to complex internal tax inquiries and provide timely support to business partners on tax matters.
• Monitor and assess legislative developments that may impact tax operations in Spanish‑speaking Latin America.
• Analyze judicial and administrative tax precedents affecting the company’s operations and financial positions in the region.
• Report on tax routines and issues to the LATAM Tax Team.
• Provide specialized support to Tax Teams in other jurisdictions, including Headquarters, as needed.

Minimum Qualification(s)

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Law, with experience in large multinational corporations and/or professional firms.
• Strong knowledge of Spanish‑speaking LATAM tax matters.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint with excellent analytical skills.
• High levels of written and oral fluency in Spanish are required for this role.
• Strong problem‑solving and time‑management skills; ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Effective oral and written communication abilities; comfortable working in a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Preferred Qualification(s)

• Experience with tax audits in Spanish‑speaking Latin America.
• Transfer Pricing experience is a plus.
• Tax or Law certification.

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $122,550 – $232,560 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

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