**Build your future with Sovos.
** If you are looking for an opportunity where career-minded professionals can achieve success while bringing their best and whole selves to work each day, Sovos may be the company you have been looking for. Employees at Sovos operate on the leading edge of digital technology while working to improve lives and the communities in which we live and work. When we say Solve Tax for Good, we mean For Good in every sense of the word. Our organizational commitment is to provide a place where employees can thrive and progress in their careers while having the support behind them that only a global company can offer.
Sound like this might be the opportunity you have been looking for?
Take a look at our career posting below. Don’t check all the boxes? Apply anyway! We are focused on hiring the right people, not the “right” resume.
It’s not about what you have done somewhere else, it’s all about what you are capable of doing here.
**The Work You'll Do
** The Regulatory Analysis & Design department is highly credentialed and analytical team, composed of attorneys, specialists and systems experts. We provide the regulatory intelligence that powers our suite of products. As a Junior Regulatory Counsel, you will be primarily responsible for providing substantive research and analysis of transaction tax laws. You will provide the legal research behind the content in our tax calculation and compliance engines, and deliver high quality, detailed tax analysis.
Great fits for this role: sharp legal minds who have a love for legal research. Not so great fits for this role: lawyers who are interested in trial law (there's no jury here!) or folks who are interested in being part of an internal corporate legal team. We have a team like that at Sovos, this is not it!
**More Specifically You Will
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- Proactively and continually monitor legislative and regulatory developments in the field of transaction tax worldwide, with special emphasis on how such changes may impact Sovos’ systems
- Determine the impact of legislative and regulatory changes on Sovos’ systems and provide detailed, timely and accurate information regarding those changes to the Regulatory Content Team, in order to include those changes in the Sovos systems
- Research issues and determining the proper tax treatment with respect to monthly new content projects
- Apply multiple research related tools and techniques and able to clearly and accurately communicate legal analysis and findings using appropriate legal citations
- Explain complex tax rules in clear language for tax and non-tax professionals both internally and externally
- Develop and foster professional relationships with high level tax administrators across the globe
- Research and analyze client inquiries regarding the taxability of specific transactions under applicable state or national law and then provide a clear and detailed response, either written or verbally depending on the circumstances
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Act with integrity and demonstrates ethical behavior in all matters with all stakeholders
- Take full responsibility for ensuring internal and external customer satisfaction
- Demonstrate initiative, drive and determination to achieve results, success and growth
- Maintain a high level of energy, enthusiasm, engagement and commitment to action
- Develop trust and models open, candid, respectful communication and collaborative teamwork
- Demonstrate a high degree of self-awareness and commitment to personal development and learning
**What We Need From You
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- Juris Doctor (JD) degree and admission to the bar in at least one state (pending bar admissions are acceptable)
- Excellent research, analysis and writing skills are an absolute must
- Ability to read, interpret and understand tax related postings and documents is critical
- Attention to detail is a must
- Additional language skills strongly preferred
- Interact effectively with teammates, colleagues and customers
- Due to client contractual obligations– the successful candidate will have to clear a background check and drug test
**What Does Sovos Offer You?
** The tools to enhance your life - because we want you to enjoy your life outside of work
- Flexible Paid Time off
- Paid Family and Medical Leave
- The Future is Flexible Work Model – hybrid/remote options available for most roles
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Generous 401k match
- Globally recognized training and development programs
Sovos is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment that celebrates diversity and where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate against race, color, religions, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic provided by law. At Sovos, all employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work.
**Company Background
** Sovos was built to solve the complexities of the digital transformation of tax, with complete, connected offerings for tax determination, continuous transaction controls, tax reporting and more. Sovos customers include half the Fortune 500, as well as businesses of every size operating in more than 70 countries. The company’s SaaS products and proprietary Sovos S1 Platform integrate with a wide variety of business applications and government compliance processes. Sovos has employees throughout the Americas and Europe, and is owned by Hg and TA Associates. For more information visit www.sovos.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter
