About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Tax Department

The Vantage Tax department is responsible for ensuring compliance with tax laws and regulations while optimizing the company's tax position through strategic planning and meticulous execution. The team handles all aspects of tax compliance, reporting, and planning for our operations across North America.

Team members are dedicated to preparing and reviewing tax filings, managing tax audits, and developing tax strategies that align with business objectives. They work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to gather necessary information, ensure accurate reporting, and provide valuable tax-related insights that support informed decision-making.

The department is committed to continuous improvement through ongoing education, leveraging technology, and implementing best practices in tax processes. This commitment ensures efficiency, accuracy, and compliance in all tax-related activities. By fostering a culture of integrity, collaboration, and proactive problem-solving, the Accounting Tax team plays a crucial role in maintaining the financial health and compliance of the organization.

Position Overview

This position is based remotely in the United States.

Vantage Data Centers is seeking a Senior Manager to oversee Sales Tax Incentives in North America for a highly visible and cross-functional role. This position will lead the capturing, monitoring and reporting of these incentives for new site development, construction projects, and operational sites. The right candidate will have strong expertise with Excel, including the ability to build financial models and use analysis to make recommendations that support acquisitions and other strategic decisions. Key elements of the role include working with development teams and economic development organizations to capture and negotiate incentives, make exemption and direct pay permit decisions, work with our sales tax compliance on the review of construction pay applications, monitor performance periods and requirements, complete annual and performance reports and support audits. This position requires collaboration with the New Site Development, Construction, Operations, Legal, Procurement, Accounting, and Finance teams. Frequent communication with outsourced/co-sourced tax advisors and government authorities will be necessary to keep pace with Vantage’s expansion goals and compliance or audit requirements. The ideal candidate will be an autonomous self-starter that has worked in the realm of data centers and with managing sales tax incentives and who can get results without constant direction with a professional-growth mindset that is willing to bring forth ideas that can benefit Vantage.

Essential Job Functions

Sales Tax Incentives:

• Develop and execute the company's North American sales tax incentive strategy, including identification, evaluation, prioritization and monetization of incentive opportunities that support expansion objectives.

• Partner with Market Strategy, New Site Development and Site Selection teams to model state and local tax liabilities, incentives and total project economics during due diligence for prospective data center developments across the United States and Canada that influences project location and investment decisions.

• Research, analyze and monitor the evolving state and local tax, economic development and incentives landscape in jurisdictions where Vantage operates or is evaluating future expansion opportunities

• Lead the negotiation, implementation and administration of sales and use tax incentives, economic development incentives and related governmental agreements to maximize project value and ensure long-term compliance

• Collaborate with New Site Development, Legal, Construction, Procurement, Finance, Accounting, Operations and Executive Leadership teams to structure contracts, procurement strategies and project execution plans that optimize available incentives while maintaining compliance with statutory and negotiated requirements

• Serve as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders on incentive eligibility, compliance obligations, reporting requirements and risk mitigation strategies associated with incentive agreements and development projects

• Support cost segregation st