Senior tax planning specialist

Lesser Tax · Hyderabad, India

Senior Tax Planning Specialist

Lesser Tax · Silicon Valley (Remote from Hyderabad) · Full-Time

Build the future of US tax. From Hyderabad.

Lesser is a Silicon Valley tax startup building the AI platform that's redrawing how Americans plan and file their taxes. We pair world-class tax professionals with our own AI agent, Atlas, so our specialists spend their time on high-value strategy, not data entry.

We're hiring a Senior Tax Planning Specialist to work directly with US clients and our team of top CPAs and EAs. If you're an EA, CA, or CPA who wants to work on the most interesting tax problems in America, with the most advanced tools in the field, this is the seat.

Why this role is different

You'll work with AI, not against it. Atlas reads client documents, drafts extractions, surfaces planning opportunities, and runs the calculations. You bring the judgment. This is what tax advisory looks like five years from now, and you'll be doing it today.

You'll serve clients you'll recognize. Our clients include engineers, founders, and leaders at the companies shaping the world, names like Open AI, Anthropic, Google, and Uber. High earners, equity compensation, RSUs, multi-state, real estate. The complex, high-stakes returns that actually make you a better advisor.

You'll learn from people who've done it. Direct mentorship from a leadership team and advisor network that includes alumni of IIT, IIM, and BITS Pilani who've built and scaled companies in the US. This is the network most people in Hyderabad spend a career trying to get into.

You'll build a US-facing career. Work US hours with US clients, build a track record in advanced US tax planning, and grow into Tax Advisor and Tax Consultant roles as we scale. For top performers, we support long-term growth paths that can open international and on-site opportunities over time.

What you'll actually do

Tax planning and strategy

- Design custom tax-saving strategies for high earners, founders, and small businesses

- Analyze returns, financials, and entity structures to find deductions, credits, and entity-optimization wins

- Write clear, client-ready tax strategy reports (Atlas does the first draft, you sharpen it)

- Research federal and state law to back every recommendation

Client advisory

- Run strategy calls and explain complex moves in plain language

- Guide clients through implementing approved strategies

- Build relationships that turn one season into a long-term engagement

Research and collaboration

- Crack hard tax questions and ship practical answers

- Work alongside our prep, accounting, and engineering teams

- Spot next-year planning opportunities while reviewing this year's returns

What we're looking for

Required

- EA, CPA, CA, or equivalent (preferred)

- 4+ years in US tax planning, advisory, or consulting

- Strong on Individual (1040) and Business (1065, 1120, 1120-S) taxation

- You've written strategy reports and presented to clients

- Sharp analytical and communication skills, and you can run an engagement on your own

Bonus points

- High-net-worth and small-business planning experience

- Depth in entity structuring, real estate, retirement, or equity-comp strategy

- Pro Series, Drake, Tax Act, or similar

- You're genuinely excited about using AI to do better work

What we offer

- Work directly with US clients at leading tech companies

- Hands-on time with AI tax tooling most professionals won't touch for years

- Mentorship from a Silicon Valley team and IIT / IIM / BITS Pilani alumni network

- A real growth path into Tax Advisor and Consultant roles

- Competitive compensation plus performance incentives

- A US-focused professional environment, built remote-first from Hyderabad

Apply now and help build the future of tax.