What You ll Do Avalara is an AI-first company You will use AI to enhance productivity quality innovation and customer value AI is embedded in our workflows and products Success at Avalara requires embracing AI as an essential capability not an optional tool As a Senior Research Analyst you will shape Avalara s indirect tax automation platform by researching and interpreting complex Sales and Use Tax laws jurisdictional boundaries and taxability rules You will combine advanced GIS expertise indirect tax research and AI-driven analysis to ensure Avalara s solutions remain compliant accurate and scalable across North America and select global markets You will report to Manager Indirect Tax What Your Responsibilities Will Be Tax Research Rule Management Interpret Sales and Use Tax laws maintain jurisdictional taxability rules and translate updates into both explicit guidance and AI-ready logic AI Automation GIS Use AI and geospatial tools to detect law changes generate machine-readable logic validate boundaries and streamline workflows Compliance Assurance Conduct rigorous testing of tax rules and transactions to ensure accuracy consistency and regulatory compliance Leadership Representation Mentor analysts produce well-cited research and represent Avalara in external forums and regulatory discussions What You ll Need to be Successful Education Bachelor s degree finance economics business administration law accounting GIS or related fields Master s in GIS Experience 5 years of experience in indirect tax advisory consulting or in-house compliance GIS jurisdictional research or regulatory compliance Experience in handling high-impact projects in tax research compliance or automation Technical AI Skills Proficiency in GIS tools e g Esri QGIS and familiarity with geospatial concepts Command of AI-enabled research and automation tools for parsing regulations generating taxability logic and maintaining scalable tax data Comfort with mathematical calculations percentages and accounting principles applied to indirect tax compliance Familiarity with modern software applications and willingness to adopt new technologies Core Competencies Conduct research and deliver error-free source-backed compliance insights Interpret complex legal language into clear actionable compliance rules Demonstrate communication to align and gain buy-in from cross-functional stakeholders 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

📌 Indirect Tax Researcher (gis) (India)
🏢 Avalara
📍 India