VP of Global Tax

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles. Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office. Overview As we scale our global footprint and transition through major corporate milestones, we are looking for a visionary, hands-on VP of Global Tax to lead our tax organization through its next chapter of hyper-growth, public-readiness, and digital transformation. The VP of Global Tax will be a strategic leader with multinational experience, ASC 740 expertise, and strong crossborder capabilities. Ability to translate complex tax matters into clear, executive level decisions. Ability to take a hands on approach while leading and developing a global tax team with direct involvement in critical deliverables. The VP will serve as the primary interface  with external auditors, professional service providers, and tax authorities, effectively leveraging  internal and external partners to deliver results with speed, rigor and integrity. You will own the entirety of ŌURA's tax strategy, compliance, reporting, and planning across domestic and international jurisdictions. Crucially, this is not just a technical role. As we scale from private to public markets, you will champion Tax Transformation, driving the modernization of our global tax technology stack. Reports To: VP, Accounting and Finance Department: Finance Key Responsibilities 1. Day-to-Day Operations Lead ŌURA's global tax strategy (income, indirect, transfer pricing, and reporting) and design scalable tax structures to support international expansion and optimize the effective tax rate. Direct strategy and compliance for global indirect taxes, including VAT, GST, sales tax, and digital services taxes. Collaborate with Product, Supply Chain, Legal, FP&A, and Finance to evaluate tax impacts on new products, pricing, legal entities, and market launches. Establish and maintain global transfer pricing policies, intercompany agreements, and compliance documentation. Manage external global tax advisors and lead tax audit requests, technical accounting analyses, and auditor relations. Track emerging global tax laws to mitigate risk, and present tax strategy, risk assessments, and reporting to executive leadership and the Audit Committee. 2. Enterprise Projects, Transformation & Special Initiatives. Partner cross -functionally on enterprise initiatives such as legal entity rationalization, restructurings, systems implem...