Property Tax Consultant

This is a Contract position based in Palo Alto, California, offering an independent contractor arrangement with flexible, part-time hours on an as-needed basis.

About the role

The Property Tax Consultant will support an early-stage product focused on residential property tax appeal workflows in Florida. You will provide practical guidance on appeal procedures, filing rules, and hearing preparation so the product is designed around real-world county practices. This opportunity is ideal for someone with direct hands-on experience who can help shape a legally grounded, operationally effective solution.

Responsibilities

• Advise the product team on how Florida residential property tax appeal rules are applied in practice, translating statutory and procedural requirements into usable product guidance.
• Explain operational differences among high-volume Florida counties, including how local property appraiser offices and value adjustment boards may vary in their processes and expectations.
• Guide the design of filing workflows by outlining key deadlines, notice timing, required forms, submission methods, and payment-related compliance steps.
• Help structure hearing preparation features that reflect successful appeal strategies, including evidence timing, comparable property analysis, and property condition arguments.
• Review customer and backend authorization flows to identify legal or procedural issues before release to production.
• Spot potential process risks and edge cases by drawing on extensive experience across a large number of residential parcels and appeal scenarios.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to refine filing logic and user pathways so the product aligns with actual appeal practices in Florida.
• Provide ongoing subject matter insight on petition handling and adjudicative expectations relevant to special magistrate proceedings.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience, including 5+ years of direct hands-on Florida residential property tax appeal filing experience.
• Demonstrated personal experience filing petitions, arguing appeals, or adjudicating matters in Florida property tax proceedings.
• Strong working knowledge of property tax appeals, petitions, legal forms, legal correspondence, and appraisal-related documentation.
• Deep familiarity with Florida appeal procedures, filing deadlines, evidence exchange requirements, and hearing practices.
• Ability to distinguish county-level procedural differences without relying solely on written guidance.
• Experience managing high-volume appeal work across numerous parcels and recognizing procedural issues before they escalate.
• No active involvement advising another company that develops consumer property tax appeal software.
• Florida-based experience is strongly preferred due to the county-specific nature of the work.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance.
• Eligibility to enroll in our company 401(k) plan.