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Indirect Tax Researcher - Global Trade Compliance

Avalara

Avalara

Compliance / Regulatory
India
Posted on Dec 11, 2025

Job Description

What You'll Do

We are building cloud-based tax compliance solutions to handle every transaction in the world. Imagine every transaction you make - every tank of gas, cup of coffee, or pair of sneakers, every movie ticket, or streamed song, every sensor-to-sensor ping. Nearly every time you make a purchase, physical or digital, there is an accompanying unique and nuanced tax compliance calculation.

You will report to Manager, Indirect Tax.


What Your Responsibilities Will Be

  • You will research, monitor, translate & interpret the customs duty laws and tariff changes, evaluate the content accuracy, and conclude on landed cost content calculation decisions and actions.
  • Maintain existing customs tariff and landed cost content for assigned countries by monitoring customs law changes.
  • Maintained accurate, complete, and timely updated customs tariff content.
  • Contact customs department to source the customs duty, taxes, and compliance requirements.
  • Document landed cost duty and compliance research findings in required format and tools.
  • Conduct web and subscription service research and be active with all the global trade news.
  • Meet monthly deadlines to incorporate research findings (HS, HS Description, Import Duty, and Compliance rules) into Avalara tools.
  • Effectively work and communicate with team members to accomplish specific tasks under multiple duty calculation or import/compliance project on a timely, efficient, and productive manner.
  • Open to accepting additional responsibilities when required under any additional import duty calculations project.

What You'll Need to be Successful

  • Education and Experience: MBA in International Business or Finance and minimum 3 years of professional experience in the trade compliance domain Or Bachelor's and minimum 5 years of experience in the trade compliance domain
  • Skills: A background in supply chain management is a plus.We have a preference for licensed custom broker.
  • Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of AI tools and their applications in cross-border content coverage.
  • Analytical Skills: Excellent logical reasoning and analytical ability to interpret complex customs regulations (anti-dumping duty, countervailing duty, ECCN and HS rulings).
  • Organization: Strong time management and organizational capabilities

Avalara is an AI-first Company

AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products. Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability.

  • You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.

  • You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.

  • You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.


How We'll Take Care of You

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.


What You Need To Know About Avalara

We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.