Sr. Manager Tax Planning

Position Title:  Senior Manager – Tax Planning

Location: Dallas, TX (hybrid)

Your role Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR) is looking to add a Senior Manager – Tax Planning to its global tax team. The exciting role will play an integral part to support M&A, cross-border acquisitions/dispositions, joint-venture initiatives and capital market transactions as DLR continues to expand its market share as the leading and premier data center provider for its customers worldwide. 

What you’ll do 

• Work closely with Sr. Tax Director to provide day-to-day in-house REIT and tax advice to other business teams with respect to tax/REIT structuring on acquisitions or dispositions, product developments, capital market transactions and joint venture initiatives 

• Evaluate ongoing tax planning opportunities and the implementation of any reorganization and restructuring initiatives for the Company’s REIT compliance and/or reducing cash tax expense

• Advise and assist with partnership transactions and associated tax consequences related to formation, contribution of appreciated properties, assumptions of liabilities, disguised sales considerations, REIT prohibited transaction exposure for both domestic and international joint-ventures

• Advise and assist global tax teams on all U.S./REIT tax matters, transfer pricing considerations and treasury functions (e.g., managing F/X exposures)

• Support global tax teams on M&A integration, reorganization/restructures and REIT compliance

• Monitor effectiveness of existing tax policies, control, practices and make recommendations for continuous improvements

• Maintaining strong working relationships and coordination with external consultants and advisors

• Influence and collaborate with key cross-functional partners and leadership in Accounting, Finance, Legal and Business teams

What you’ll need 

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance
• At least 7 years of corporate tax experience, including public accounting, law and industry experience
• Solid experience with and working knowledge of U.S. corporate and partnership with a focus on real estate industry; experience with international taxation is strongly preferred but not required
• Solid working knowledge of and experience with real estate investment trusts (REITs)
• Demonstrated experience supporting M&A transactions 
• Experience with tax advisory including due diligence, structuring (in-bound, outbound and joint-ventures) and scenario modeling
• Ability to communicate complex tax technical concepts to non-tax business teams to successfully implement initiatives 

Just as important will be the following competencies and characteristics:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Solid organizational skills, great attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• The ability to achieve goals and work independently as well as to contribute as a team player

Preferred but not required:

• Master's degree in Taxation/or Accounting
• Big Four experience

A bit about us

Digital Realty supports the world's leading enterprises and service providers by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, our global data center platform, gives customers a reliable foundation for scaling their digital business and efficiently managing data gravity challenges. The size and scale of our business puts us in a unique position to offer customers access to 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries and six continents.

A bit about our Digital Tax team –Our global tax team works in one of the world’s fastest growing and most exciting business sectors. We use our tax expertise and commercial awareness to support and develop an international, publicly-listed organization that is one of the largest publicly listed REITs. From participating in transformational M&A transactions to financial reporting, we work hand-in-hand with our global business partners for a leader in the data center industry. 

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