About the RoleWe're looking for a Tax Manager, Direct Tax & Strategic Projects to join our growing tax team. This role is a strong fit for a tax professional who wants to do more than execute compliance work and is excited by the opportunity to take real ownership across direct tax, special projects, planning support, and cross-functional business partnership.
In this role, you'll work closely with the Senior Tax Manager in a lean, collaborative environment, supporting day-to-day direct tax matters while also helping the business navigate new structures, products, and market expansion decisions. You'll have the chance to build broad in-house experience, contribute to high-impact projects, and help strengthen Oura's tax function as the company continues to scale globally.
What You'll Do- Support high-impact tax projects tied to business growth, new structures, market expansion, and other strategic initiatives.
- Partner closely with Accounting, FP&A, Legal, external tax advisors, and other finance stakeholders to provide practical, business-oriented tax support.
- Help evaluate and implement tax considerations related to international expansion, and evolving business needs.
- Drive process improvements that strengthen how the tax function supports the business and scales with company growth.
- Take ownership of priority direct tax workstreams while balancing longer-term strategic and operational projects.
- Build strong cross-functional relationships and help the tax team respond quickly and thoughtfully to complex, high-priority matters.
We would love to consider you for this role if you have:- 7+ years of corporate tax experience, ideally including a mix of public accounting and in-house exposure.
- Strong direct tax knowledge, including federal and state corporate income tax compliance and provision work.
- Familiarity with international tax concepts and the tax implications of operating across multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience supporting strategic tax matters, process improvements, or special projects beyond standard compliance work.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to explain tax issues clearly to cross-functional partners.
- A self-starter mindset with the ability to manage priorities independently in a lean, fast-moving environment.
Benefits At Oura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Oura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health.
What we offer:
- Competitive salary and equity packages
- Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
- An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
- 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
- Paid sick leave and parental leave
Oura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.
- Region 1 $143,650 - $169,000
- Region 2 $130,050 - $153,000
- Region 3 $117,300 - $138,000
- A recruiter can determine your Region based on your US location.
We are not considering candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK), Delaware (DE), Iowa (IA), Mississippi (MS), Nebraska (NE), South Dakota (SD), West Virginia (WV), and Wisconsin (WI).
