Kairos Power
Director of Tax
$209K–$262K
Alameda, CA or Albuquerque, NM +2 · Remote · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Location
- Alameda, CA or Albuquerque, NM
Alameda, California, United States
Remote in the U.S. - Experience
- Progressive experience required; no number of years stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- Work requires Department of Energy authorization to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries not on the DOE general authorization list may not work at the facility unless DOE issues the company an export control license.
About the job
Leads Kairos Power’s tax strategy, compliance, reporting, and tax-incentive monetization while building a scalable tax function for the company’s growth and public-company readiness.
What you'll do
- Develop tax strategy and advise leadership on business decisions, investments, transactions, and tax risks.
- Identify, document, secure, and monetize tax credits and incentives; oversee tax compliance, reporting, audits, and forecasting.
- Build tax processes, controls, technology, and a team, and support SOX and IPO readiness.
What they ask for
- Progressive tax experience in public accounting and/or in-house tax leadership, including leading tax functions or significant tax engagements.
- Hands-on success securing and realizing federal and state tax incentives, including clean-energy credits and R&D credits; working knowledge of Sections 41 and 174.
- Deep knowledge of U.S. federal and state taxes, including partnership, state and local, and tax accounting.
- Experience overseeing tax compliance, provisions, disclosures, forecasting, audits, risk management, and cross-functional tax projects.
Nice to have
- Experience in manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, nuclear, or advanced technology; transferable or refundable credits; partnership reporting, transfer pricing, international tax, or transaction structuring; M&A, IPO, or public-company work; or tax technology implementation.
- CPA, JD, or MST strongly preferred; CPA license strongly preferred.
Pay
$209,400 to $261,700 USD base salary
Tools
Sections 41 and 174, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
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