Corporate Tax Counsel - Mergers & Acquisitions Tax Counsel

Anticipated End Date:

2025-09-17

Position Title:

Corporate Tax Counsel - Mergers & Acquisitions Tax Counsel

Job Description:

Corporate Tax Counsel - Mergers & Acquisitions Tax Counsel

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Corporate Tax Counsel - Mergers & Acquisitions Tax Counsel is responsible for providing specialized legal and strategic tax advice in support of the company’s business transactions and corporate initiatives, with a focus on insurance and healthcare industry matters. This role involves complex tax planning related to federal, state, and international tax law, and supports high-value, high-impact projects. The position works closely with business, tax, and legal leadership to deliver tax-optimized outcomes aligned with enterprise objectives, operating with a high degree of independence and strategic insight.

How you will make an impact:

• Applies knowledge of corporate tax, healthcare, and insurance tax law, with emphasis on aligning tax planning with business and compliance goals.
• Evaluates the tax implications of acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, and investments involving health plans, PBMs, and related healthcare service organizations.
• Performs tax due diligence or coordinates efforts of outside advisors in the conduct of tax due diligence.  Assists Tax Integration team with post-merger integration efforts.
• Contributes to the tax strategy and risk management posture of the organization, including providing tax technical support for tax controversy matters and tax impacts of product design.
• Supports strategic structuring efforts to ensure tax efficiency within the context of healthcare contract requirements, state-specific regulations, and PBM pricing models.
• Brings deep technical experience in areas such as insurance company taxation, IRC Subchapter C, partnership tax, and state/local healthcare tax regimes, as well as broader M&A tax knowledge.
• Consults, teaches, and mentors tax team members professionals and communicates complex tax issues and strategies to senior legal, financial, and operational leaders.
• Acts as a trusted internal advisor on tax matters.
• Identifies and communicates tax risk and compliance concerns related to insurance and healthcare entities, recommending mitigation strategies tailored to industry-specific issues.

Minimum Requirements:

 Requires a JD, current license to practice law, and a minimum of 9 years of specific industry and/or technical legal experience post licensure; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• Experience managing outside counsel or outside tax advisors strongly preferred.
• CPA or MBA preferred.

 

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $187,616 to $281,424.

Locations: Chicago, IL; Las Vegas, NV

  

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company.  The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors a