[Hiring] Senior Director and Head of Tax @Fundrise

Role Description

Fundrise is rebuilding its tax function around a small, senior in-house team supported by a deliberate mix of external capacity. We are looking for the person who will own that function outright.

Reporting to the CFO and serving on the finance leadership team, you will own the tax positions across a complex fund platform — REITs, RICs, TRSs, C corporations, partnerships, and a Qualified Opportunity Fund — spanning real estate, private credit, and venture strategies. You will collaborate with the existing VP and the CFO on what stays in-house and what goes to outside advisors, offshore or onshore providers, or our fund administrator, and you will be accountable for the quality of all of it.

This is a build role. The team today is small, the operating model is intended to evolve, and the work is judgment-heavy from day one.

What you will own:

• The positions and the risk.
• The delivery model.
• Compliance across the platform.
• Investor tax reporting.
• Transactions and structuring.
• Resilience of the function.
• The team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of tax experience, with genuine technical depth in REIT taxation.
• Experience defending positions — to auditors, to a regulator, or in an examination.
• Direct experience delivering through outside advisors, offshore delivery centers, or fund administrators.
• A track record of making calls.
• Demonstrated ability to drive outcomes through Finance, Legal, Real Estate, Venture, and Engineering partners.
• Fluency translating complex tax matters for non-tax audiences.
• Comfort in a small, fast-moving, largely remote organization.
• CPA, JD/LLM, or equivalent designation preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• A firm believer in Fundrise’s social mission.

Requirements

• This role is likely not the right fit if:
• You are looking to inherit and manage a large in-house team.
• You prefer to review work others have scoped rather than design how the work gets done.
• You want every position backed by an outside memo before you will commit to it.
• You want a defined, steady-state compliance calendar.

Benefits

• Remote-first work environment (must live in the United States).
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance, with Fundrise contributing to both employee and dependent premiums.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses, dependent care, and parking.
• 401(k) with 3% contributed by Fundrise, regardless of whether you are actively contributing yourself.
• Fully covered life insurance and short-term disability.
• Significant equity via our employee stock grant program.
• Gympass benefit including mental health resources.
• Flexible PTO.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Paid parental leave.
• $190,000 - $230,000 a year.