Tax Counsel/Manager, Tax Planning

Cohere Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Toronto

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• We are a global technology company headquartered in Toronto with key offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul. Join us!
• Cohere is seeking an experienced Manager or Tax Counsel to lead our global tax planning function. This critical position will focus on strategic tax planning across global M&A transactions, Canadian income tax compliance and planning, global tax planning, and transfer pricing optimization.
• Key Responsibilities:
• Lead tax due diligence and preliminary planning for all M&A transactions, coordinating with internal teams and external advisors to support business objectives
• Design and implement global tax planning structures that optimize Canadian and foreign tax positions, transfer pricing outcomes, and US GAAP compliance
• Oversee domestic Canadian income tax planning, compliance, and routine filings, establishing efficient processes with service provider coordination
• Provide expert tax guidance to Legal and business teams on commercial arrangements and strategic initiatives, translating complex tax implications into actionable insights
• Monitor global tax developments and assess their impact on Cohere's tax position and planning opportunities
• Qualifications:
• 5-8 years of progressive experience in Canadian tax, international tax, or M&A tax
• Strong technical expertise in Canadian income tax, transfer pricing, and cross-border tax planning
• Proven ability to manage complex tax projects from inception to completion
• Excellent analytical skills with both qualitative and quantitative capabilities
• Experience in the technology or AI sector
• Knowledge of global tax principles (US is a plus) and international tax treaties
• Working knowledge of Canadian and global indirect tax systems
• Strong communication skills to explain complex tax concepts to non-tax stakeholders
• JD designation preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets and tax research tools

🎯 Requirements

• 5-8 years of progressive experience in Canadian tax, international tax, or M&A tax
• Strong technical expertise in Canadian income tax, transfer pricing, and cross-border tax planning
• Proven ability to manage complex tax projects from inception to completion
• Excellent analytical skills with both qualitative and quantitative capabilities

🏖️ Benefits

• A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.
• Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.
• RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.
• 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.
• Annual enrichment benefits:
• Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit.
• Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
• 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!)
• Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite.

📍 Location

• Toronto
• Remote-friendly, but we also have offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul with more opening soon.

Skills & Technologies

Remote

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About Cohere Inc.

Cohere provides large language models and retrieval-augmented generation APIs for enterprise developers to embed conversational AI, search, summarization, and content generation into applications. Founded in 2021 by former Google Brain researchers, the company offers cloud and on-premise deployment, fine-tuning tools, and multilingual support to help organizations automate workflows, improve customer support, and analyze unstructured data while maintaining data privacy and security controls.

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