You will own Caribou’s new R&D tax vertical end-to-end, moving beyond traditional advisory to help productize the service. Reporting to the Head of Tax, you'll work with engineers to automate manual processes and scale innovation funding alongside our core transfer pricing offering for a growing portfolio of clients.
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R&D Tax Specialist at Caribou
Caribou is redefining innovation funding, and we’re looking for an R&D Tax Specialist to lead our newest vertical. Backed by Y Combinator, Accel, and Lakestar, this role offers the rare chance to move beyond standard advisory and actually productize R&D tax claims. If you’re a tax expert with an entrepreneurial itch and want to shape a product from the ground up in a high-growth London fintech, this is your next move.
About this role
Role overview
About the company
Caribou is a tax technology company that specializes in transfer pricing solutions for multi-entity and globally expanding companies, with a particular focus on SaaS and other high-growth businesses.[4][3] The platform helps organizations scale internationally without overpaying tax or relying heavily on traditional Big Four tax consultants by automating key aspects of transfer pricing compliance.[3][4] Caribou generates and maintains intra-group agreements, transfer pricing policies, and benchmarking analyses to align intercompany transactions with international tax regulations.[4][2] It creates intragroup agreements, intercompany loan documents, and licensing contracts between entities, and monitors changes in group structure so that documentation stays up to date.[2] The system also supports preparation of local and master file documentation, benchmarking studies, and accounting implementation to meet OECD and other transfer pricing documentation requirements.[2] In addition, Caribou offers ongoing access to tax experts (e.g., via Slack or Teams) and integrates into a broader finance and tax stack through a vetted partner network, providing a comprehensive, software-enabled alternative to traditional transfer pricing advisory services.[2][7]
What you'll do
What you will do
- Lead the end-to-end preparation and defense of R&D tax claims with HMRC for a diverse range of high-growth technology clients.
- Collaborate closely with the engineering team to systematise claim processes and build custom internal tooling that automates manual advisory tasks.
- Manage senior client relationships independently, acting as the primary subject matter expert for Caribou’s innovation funding and R&D tax offerings.
Who you are
Who this is a fit for
- Experienced R&D tax specialist with a proven track record of preparing, submitting, and successfully defending complex claims with HMRC.
- A tech-forward professional who is comfortable working with developers to translate tax legislation into logic for software and automation tools.
- An entrepreneurial operator who thrives in early-stage environments and has the ambition to scale a new service line from zero to one.
Why this role
Why this role is remarkable
- Ownership of a brand-new vertical where you aren't just inheriting a process, but building the product strategy and delivery from the ground up.
- Join an elite team of 10 backed by world-class investors like Y Combinator, Accel, and Lakestar at a critical early-stage inflection point.
- Bridge the gap between expert tax advisory and scalable technology, working directly with engineering to redefine how R&D tax claims are prepared and defended.
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How Jack & Jill work together
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