Tax Director
About Hippo
Hippo was built on a promise: make homeownership effortless. Nearly a decade later, that mission still drives us. We use technology and data to help our customers stay ahead of problems and protect what matters most. Today, that same tech-native approach powers our work beyond homeowners. Hippo operates as a diversified carrier platform, partnering with MGAs to deliver tailored program solutions that help them grow and deliver better customer experiences. Behind that work is a team that values ownership, curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement. If you're energized by building what's next, we'd love to meet you.
About the role
The Tax Director at Hippo is a senior leader responsible for the accuracy, timeliness, and audit-defensibility of the company's income tax provision, compliance, and reporting obligations as a publicly traded insurance carrier. This role provides strategic leadership across the enterprise, while owning core technical tax work, including U.S. GAAP and Statutory tax provisions and financial reporting, multi-state tax compliance, and insurance-specific tax matters. In this role, you’ll partner closely with the Chief Accounting Officer and work cross-functionally with Accounting, Strategic Finance, Legal, and external auditors and advisors.
Location: Austin, TX / Dallas, TX / Morristown, NJ / San Jose, CA (Hybrid)
Reporting to: Chief Accounting Officer
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a comprehensive tax strategy that is aligned with corporate initiatives, M&A activity, and capital allocation priorities
- Provide tax modeling to support enterprise forecasting and strategic planning
- Prepare the quarterly and annual global income tax provision under ASC 740 and related disclosures, including deferred tax asset and liability analysis, GILTI (NCTI) computations, ASC 718 stock-based compensation adjustments, §162(m) executive compensation adjustments, effective tax rate reconciliation, and uncertain tax position assessments
- Prepare the quarterly and annual