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# Tax & Compliance Manager at DistroKid

- **Company:** DistroKid
- **Location:** United States
- **Compensation:** $150k–$175k
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/distrokid/jobs/4342161009

## Job description

At DistroKid, we help artists share their music with the world.

Salary: Varies by region — details below Sponsorship: Not available. We cannot support visas, work permits, or extensions (including after student visas expire). Employment Type: Full-time employee (no B2Bs/contracts, etc.)

Summary

We are seeking a Tax and Compliance Manager to guide our tax planning, compliance, and regulatory efforts across a growing, multi-entity organization. This role will serve as a strategic partner to Finance, Legal, and external advisors while ensuring timely, accurate compliance across federal, state, and international jurisdictions. The ideal candidate combines deep partnership tax expertise with strong operational achievement and the propensity to help scale DistroKid’s tax strategy in a high-growth environment.

## What You'll Do

- Serve as the company’s primary tax subject matter authority, advising Finance and cross-functional leaders on strategic tax planning, risk, and compliance matters.

- Maintain tax compliance and reporting across an elaborate multi-entity structure, including partnership taxation, K-1 preparation and review, and ownership/tiered-entity considerations.

- Partner with external tax advisors on federal, state, local, and international tax filings, tax planning initiatives, audits, and technical tax matters.

- Assist in tax planning and analysis for new entities, acquisitions, and evolving domestic and international business structures.

- Own indirect tax compliance, including sales tax, VAT registrations, reconciliations, and ongoing reporting.

- Build and maintain a compliance calendar to take care of tax, regulatory, and statutory filing obligations across multiple jurisdictions.

- Serve as the primary point of contact for government and taxing authorities, ensuring timely, accurate, and well-documented communications.

- Oversee annual information reporting, including Forms 1099 and 1042.

- Partner with Legal and external advisors to assist with GDPR, privacy, and other regulatory compliance initiatives with tax and business process implications.

- Coordinate third-party compliance reviews and broader corporate compliance initiatives across Finance and Legal.

- Track and report artist garnishments in partnership with Legal and Payroll.

- Identify opportunities to streamline tax and compliance processes, strengthen internal controls, and improve reporting.

- Prepare concise recommendations and updates for Finance executives on tax positions, filing status, emerging risks, and strategic opportunities.

- Coordinate with external advisors and cross-functional teams (Engineering, Finance) to document and assist on Section 174 R&D capitalization and amortization for tax compliance and provision purposes

## Qualifications

- 5+ years of progressive experience in corporate tax, partnership tax, or tax compliance within an elaborate, multi-entity organization.

- Strong knowledge of partnership taxation, pass-through entities, and federal, state, and local tax compliance.

- Experience partnering with external tax advisors, auditors, legal counsel, and regulatory agencies.

- Exposure to international tax matters and coordinating compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

- Demonstrated aptitude to balance strategic tax planning with hands-on implementation.

- Proven knowledge of how to build scalable processes and improve internal controls.

- Excellent written and verbal communication with the experience to communicate intricate tax concepts clearly and effectively.

- Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to take care of multiple priorities in a high-growth environment.

- CPA

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USA Tier 1 includes: SF Bay Area Metro, Seattle, NYC Metro

USA Tier 1 $165,000—$175,000 USD

USA Tier 2 includes: Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, LA, Miami, Philadelphia Metro, Portland, DC, Sacramento, San Diego

USA Tier 2 $155,000—$165,000 USD

USA Tier 3 includes: All other locations not listed under Tier 1 or Tier 2

USA Tier 3 $150,000—$165,000 USD

## What We Offer

- Retirement plans (401k, SIPP, RRSP, etc.), Health insurance, Generous paid time off, Parental leave, Home office allowance, Flexible work schedules, Paid and discounted subscriptions, Regular engagement activities

## About DistroKid

DistroKid helps millions of independent artists get their music into streaming services and keep 100% of their earnings. We move fast, stay curious, and build tools that empower creativity.

If you want your work to directly impact how artists share their music with the world, we’d love to hear from you.

DistroKid is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We value a wide range of perspectives and believe that our differences make us stronger.

## About DistroKid

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: DistroKid enables musicians and rights holders to distribute and monetize their music on over 150 streaming platforms and online stores while keeping 100% of their earnings.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funded by Insight Partners, Spotify, and Silversmith Capital Partners)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, USA
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: Philip J. Kaplan

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Digital music distribution, music technology, and artist services.
- **Target customers**: Independent musicians, bands, producers, managers, record labels, and content creators ranging from hobbyists to household names (e.g., 21 Savage, Will Smith, Tom Waits).
- **Mission/purpose**: To make it easy and affordable for any musician to share their music with the world and get paid fairly.

## Products & Services
- **DistroKid (Music Distribution)**: SaaS platform that allows unlimited uploads of songs and albums to Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, Amazon, YouTube, Pandora, and 150+ other stores. Artists keep 100% of royalties. Flat fee of $24.99 per year. [distrokid.com](https://distrokid.com/)
- **DistroVid**: Music video distribution service that places videos on Apple Music, Vevo, Tidal, and Boomplay for $8.25/month. [distrokid.com](https://distrokid.com/)
- **Mixea**: AI-powered audio mastering tool to polish tracks before release. [distrokid.com](https://distrokid.com/)
- **Bandzoogle**: Website builder for musicians (acquired in 2023) used to create custom artist websites, sell merch, and manage fan connections. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/distrokid)
- **Additional tools**: Promo cards, royalty splits, YouTube Content ID monetization, daily stats, and free promotional goods.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Estimated annual revenue of **$21.2 million**; over **10 million songs** processed; nearly **2 million artists** served. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/distrokid)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**:
  - **Spotify** (Corporate Round, October 2018)
  - **Insight Partners** (Venture Round, August 2021)
  - **Silversmith Capital Partners** (Private Equity Round, October 2018)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Employee count grew **25.7% year-over-year** to 502 staff. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/distrokid)
  - Monthly website traffic of **10+ million visits** (up 43% YoY). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/distrokid)
  - Acquired Bandzoogle (2023) to expand beyond distribution.
  - Operates in 52 countries with a global user base.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unlimited uploads at a flat fee** (most competitors charge per release or take a percentage of royalties).
- **Keep 100% of earnings** – no revenue share.
- **Fastest distribution** (10–20× faster than competitors according to the company).
- **Highly automated backend** allows a relatively small team to support millions of artists, enabling low costs and responsive customer service.
- **Extensive platform reach** (150+ stores including TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube).

## Strategic Focus
- **Broaden artist services** beyond distribution: mastering (Mixea), video distribution (DistroVid), website building (Bandzoogle), and monetization tools.
- **International expansion** – already in 52 countries with plans to deepen local market support.
- **Automation and scalability** – continue leveraging a lean, tech-driven operation to handle increasing volume without proportional headcount growth.
- **Deepen platform integrations** (e.g., direct partnerships with Spotify, TikTok) to give artists more visibility and data.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as “fun to work here” with a small, collaborative staff. Emphasizes diversity with a public manifesto, unconscious bias training, and inclusive hiring practices. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/distrokid)
- **Work environment**: Hybrid workspace (combination of remote and on-site). Typical time on-site is “None”, indicating flexibility. [builtinnyc.com](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/distrokid)
- **Perks and benefits**:
  - Performance bonuses, home-office stipend for remote employees.
  - 401(k) with matching, dental, health, and disability insurance.
  - Generous PTO, paid holidays, sick leave, and parental leave.
  - Flexible Spending Account (FSA). [builtinnyc.com](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/distrokid)
- **Engineering culture**: Strong backend automation (Java, Python, MySQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Go, Terraform). Engineers work on high-scale challenges (10M+ songs, global traffic). [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/distrokid)
- **Growth opportunities**: With a lean team and rapid growth, staff often have impact across departments. Recent departures show some movement, but the company continues to hire (2 active job postings as of mid-2026).

## Sources
1. [distrokid.com](https://distrokid.com/) – Official website: products, pricing, mission.
2. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/distrokid) – Careers page: open roles (API Engineer, Senior Marketing Engineer).
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/distrokid) – Company overview, perks, tech stack, culture.
4. [builtinnyc.com](https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/distrokid) – NYC office details, hybrid policy, benefits.
5. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/distrokid) – Employee headcount, revenue estimate, funding rounds, acquisitions, global presence.

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