Tax Partner

US Tax Partner – Digital Assets

Location: United States

Preferred Locations: New York or San Francisco

Firm: Confidential | Digital Assets Professional Services Platform

Appointment Brief

RecruitBlock is advising on the appointment of a US Tax Partner for a specialist digital assets professional services firm expanding its presence across key global markets.

Following recent investment, the business is building out a founding US team within an established international platform across tax, audit and advisory.

This is not a traditional lateral Partner move into an existing structure. It is a senior platform-building appointment with responsibility for shaping the firm’s US tax capability within a sector-native digital assets practice.

Platform Context

The firm is exclusively focused on digital assets, with clients across crypto-native businesses, funds, protocols, exchanges, fintech platforms and emerging financial infrastructure.

Unlike traditional firms where digital assets sits inside a broader tax or financial services offering, this platform has been built around the technical, commercial and regulatory complexity of crypto, Web3 and on-chain markets.

The US build-out is a strategic priority and will sit alongside newly appointed senior audit leadership. The Tax Partner will have direct influence over service lines, go-to-market strategy, delivery frameworks, team structure and long-term market positioning.

The business has significant external investment, established international infrastructure and a clear expansion strategy across regulated and regulating jurisdictions.

Role Scope

The US Tax Partner will play a central role in building and scaling the firm’s digital assets tax capability in the United States.

Responsibilities include:

·  Advising exchanges, funds, protocols, fintech and digital asset businesses on complex tax matters

·  Leading on digital asset taxation frameworks, token classification, cross-border structuring, fund and entity structuring, treasury matters and evolving regulatory requirements

·  Designing and scaling the US digital assets tax offering

·  Defining service lines, pricing models and delivery frameworks

·  Contributing to broader audit and advisory integration

·  Originating and developing senior client relationships across crypto-native businesses, funds, asset managers and financial services firms entering digital assets

·  Supporting market positioning, thought leadership and commercial growth

·  Hiring, developing and leading high-performing teams

·  Helping shape a culture aligned to technical excellence, innovation and growth

Executive Profile

We are seeking senior tax leaders with a strong combination of technical credibility, market presence and commercial capability.

Relevant backgrounds include:

·  Existing Partner, or Director/Senior Manager ready to step into Partner-level responsibility

·  Top 10 accounting or advisory practice with specialist digital assets/crypto tax exposure

·  Crypto-native accounting, tax or advisory platform

Candidates should bring deep experience in digital assets and crypto tax, including:

·  Digital asset taxation frameworks

·  Cross-border structuring

·  Fund and entity structures

·  Token classification and treatment

·  Evolving US and international regulatory environments

The successful individual will also demonstrate:

·  Ability to originate and grow senior client relationships

·  Commercial judgement and revenue contribution

·  Experience shaping service offerings, teams or specialist practices

·  Entrepreneurial mindset and comfort operating in a build environment

vMotivation around impact, growth and ownership

Candidate Motivation

This appointment is likely to suit a senior tax professional already operating in digital assets who wants to build within a pure-play platform rather than a traditional firm structure where crypto remains a sub-practice.

It offers influence over the US tax proposition, direct participation in practice growth and the opportunity to build a meaningful platform without starting from zero.

Process

All conversations are conducted on a strictly confidential basis.

RecruitBlock advises founders, CEOs, boards and investors on senior leadership appointments across digital assets, crypto and Web3. Our US work spans audit, assurance, financial reporting, tax, compliance and governance roles where institutional credibility, reporting quality and control architecture matter.