Leads tax technology initiatives by directing software architecture, application design, coding, testing, integration, and client-facing solution delivery. Sets strategic direction, develops roadmaps, drives business growth, evaluates AI and emerging technologies, guides cross-functional teams, coaches leaders, and ensures professional and independence standards. Translates tax requirements into scalable engineering strategies while improving service delivery and business performance.
The Opportunity
As a Tax Innovation - Software Engineering - Director you will lead the design and delivery of software solutions that support tax services, bringing together engineering, product thinking, and client-facing problem solving within our Tax practice. As a Director you will set direction, drive business growth, shape client work, and guide teams across multiple efforts while translating vision into action and fostering a culture of quality, integrity, and inclusion. In this role at PwC, you will use your software engineering background to develop applications, evaluate new approaches, and help turn tax technology ideas into practical solutions that improve service delivery and business performance.
Responsibilities
- Setting strategic direction for tax technology initiatives and translating business priorities into software engineering plans
- Leading client-facing software engineering efforts that support tax innovation, digital transformation, and service delivery improvement
- Overseeing architecture, design, coding, and testing activities for scalable applications and technology-enabled solutions
- Shaping client engagement strategy, business growth opportunities, and solution roadmaps across multiple concurrent efforts
- Directing cross-functional teams through enterprise application architecture, integration, and functional requirements development
- Evaluating emerging technologies, including AI tools, to advance automation, productivity, and modern engineering approaches
- Coaching leaders and developing team capability across solution architecture, programming, and business process management
- Validating adherence to professional standards, code of conduct, and independence requirements throughout technology delivery
- Building relationships with business and technology leaders to identify opportunities, address issues, and advance innovation efforts
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 8 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Demonstrating software engineering leadership in tax innovation initiatives
- Driving client-focused technology solutions across tax service delivery
- Developing software architecture, integration, and application design approaches
- Translating tax requirements into scalable engineering strategies
- Leading thoughtful change across people, process, and technology
- Adhering to professional standards, code of conduct, and independence requirements
The salary range for this position is: $150,000 - $438,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
As a Tax Innovation - Software Engineering - Director you will lead the design and delivery of software solutions that support tax services, bringing together engineering, product thinking, and client-facing problem solving within our Tax practice. As a Director you will set direction, drive business growth, shape client work, and guide teams across multiple efforts while translating vision into action and fostering a culture of quality, integrity, and inclusion. In this role at PwC, you will use your software engineering background to develop applications, evaluate new approaches, and help turn tax technology ideas into practical solutions that improve service delivery and business performance.
Responsibilities
- Setting strategic direction for tax technology initiatives and translating business priorities into software engineering plans
- Leading client-facing software engineering efforts that support tax innovation, digital transformation, and service delivery improvement
- Overseeing architecture, design, coding, and testing activities for scalable applications and technology-enabled solutions
- Shaping client engagement strategy, business growth opportunities, and solution roadmaps across multiple concurrent efforts
- Directing cross-functional teams through enterprise application architecture, integration, and functional requirements development
- Evaluating emerging technologies, including AI tools, to advance automation, productivity, and modern engineering approaches
- Coaching leaders and developing team capability across solution architecture, programming, and business process management
- Validating adherence to professional standards, code of conduct, and independence requirements throughout technology delivery
- Building relationships with business and technology leaders to identify opportunities, address issues, and advance innovation efforts
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 8 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Demonstrating software engineering leadership in tax innovation initiatives
- Driving client-focused technology solutions across tax service delivery
- Developing software architecture, integration, and application design approaches
- Translating tax requirements into scalable engineering strategies
- Leading thoughtful change across people, process, and technology
- Adhering to professional standards, code of conduct, and independence requirements
The salary range for this position is: $150,000 - $438,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
PwC New York, New York, USA Office
300 Madison Ave, New York, NY, United States, 10017
PwC Florham Park, New Jersey, USA Office
400 Campus Drive, Florham Park, NJ, United States, 7932
Similar Jobs at PwC
Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Business Intelligence • Consulting • Cybersecurity • Generative AI
Leads complex internal investigations involving ethics, business conduct, risk, compliance, independence, and policy violations. Develops investigative plans, conducts fact finding, analyzes policies and regulations, advises leaders on findings and corrective actions, identifies control weaknesses and trends, recommends policy and process improvements, and coaches investigation teams while maintaining confidentiality and sound judgment.
Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Business Intelligence • Consulting • Cybersecurity • Generative AI
Leads UX experience design for innovative tax software solutions, translating user needs into intuitive workflows and product interactions. Conducts user research, usability testing, systems thinking, persona development, and journey mapping to guide human-centered design. Collaborates with cross-functional teams, validates outcomes with clients, coaches design teams, and manages complex projects while incorporating feedback and emerging technologies.
Top Skills:
Human-Centered DesignUsability TestingUser ResearchUx Design
Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Business Intelligence • Consulting • Cybersecurity • Generative AI
Provides Zuora consulting services to improve clients’ quote-to-revenue and finance operations. Responsibilities include analyzing requirements, configuring and testing Zuora Billing, CPQ X, and Revenue solutions, developing revenue recognition workflows, preparing documentation, resolving defects, supporting clients, managing workstreams, and mentoring junior team members.
Top Skills:
Zuora BillingZuora Cpq XZuora Revenue
What you need to know about the NYC Tech Scene
As the undisputed financial capital of the world, New York City is an epicenter of startup funding activity. The city has a thriving fintech scene and is a major player in verticals ranging from AI to biotech, cybersecurity and digital media. It also has universities like NYU, Columbia and Cornell Tech attracting students and researchers from across the globe, providing the ecosystem with a constant influx of world-class talent. And its East Coast location and three international airports make it a perfect spot for European companies establishing a foothold in the United States.
Key Facts About NYC Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 549,200; 6% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Capgemini, Bloomberg, IBM, Spotify
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, Fintech
- Funding Landscape: $25.5 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Greycroft, Thrive Capital, Union Square Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Tiger Global Management, Tribeca Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Two Sigma Ventures
- Research Centers and Universities: Columbia University, New York University, Fordham University, CUNY, AI Now Institute, Flatiron Institute, C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, NASA Space Radiation Laboratory
