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ABOUT QUINCE
Quince is a destination for builders, creators, innovators, and operators who want to come together and challenge the status quo. Our mission is simple: make really high quality essentials for really low prices, fairly and sustainably. We deliver on that mission through a unique manufacturer-to-consumer (M2C) model eliminating the layers of traditional retail that add cost and result in consumers paying more than they need to. We find, build relationships with, and work directly with the manufacturing partners behind some of the world’s finest products. From there, our teams design smart, efficient operational processes and build and deploy proprietary technology, AI, and analytics to help us scale fast.
What began with a small assortment of elevated basics has quickly grown into a cross-category brand spanning apparel, accessories, home goods, and more. Today, tens of millions of people across a growing number of countries come – and return – to Quince because they trust us to deliver.
OUR CULTURE
Quince is a culture built for builders by builders. Our way of working starts with a blank sheet of paper. We question conventional thinking, use technology and data to uncover new opportunities, and move quickly to turn ideas into reality. We aren’t interested in replicating how others do retail. We’re building a better way – at a speed and scale unlike anything that’s been done before.
- We dream big and chase the hard problems others shy away from. Rejecting long-held assumptions is part of our company's DNA. Where conventional wisdom says you have to choose – soft or durable, speed or rigor, quality or price – we ask why that trade-off has to exist in the first place.
- Our pace is fast and the bar is high because our customers expect a lot from us and we refuse to let them down. We believe the best results come from challenging ourselves, learning from one another, and building on each other's strengths.
- Here, responsibility is not determined by role, tenure, or seniority. Every team member - no matter their level - has the opportunity to drive our business and shape our trajectory.
If you’re someone who likes to imagine new possibilities and build better systems rather than plug-in to outdated ones, Quince is the place for you.
THE ROLE
International Tax Director
We are looking for an International Tax Director to build and own the international tax function at Quince. This is the first dedicated tax hire in the company, and it arrives at the moment we need it most: Quince is entering Europe, Mexico, Australia, and numerous other countries on an aggressive timeline, and every one of those markets brings tax questions we do not currently have an in-house answer to.
Entity structure. Permanent establishment. VAT and GST registration. Withholding tax. Transfer pricing. Customs and import duty treatment. Local filing obligations we may not know exist until we have already tripped over them. The International Tax Director is the person who knows where those blind spots are before we walk into them, and who tells us what we need to do about them while it is still a decision rather than a problem.
The International Tax Director reports directly to the VP of Accounting and functions as their right hand on anything tax — the person who can answer any tax question, or knows exactly how to go get the answer. This role is also the first call for the Head of International on any tax question tied to a new market, and a close partner to Legal, People Ops, and Supply Chain as the international footprint is built.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the tax lead on every new-market launch — assess the tax profile of a market before we enter, flag what will and won't work, and define the registrations, filings, and structural decisions required to operate compliantly from day one.
- Build and maintain a market-entry tax playbook and a global filing calendar, so the tenth country launch is materially faster and cleaner than the first.
- Advise on legal entity structure and the tax consequences of each option — branch vs. subsidiary, holding structure, where IP and inventory sit, and how intercompany flows are designed — partnering with Legal on entity timing and sequencing.