M&A Tax Director

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Job Description

What you get to do in this role:

The M&A Tax Director is a key role in the Tax Organization reporting to the Senior Director of International Tax. This position will serve as a strategic business partner in advising and supporting the global M&A activities from tax perspective, as well as advising on strategic investments and complex commercial transactions.  You must have the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment and to work closely and proactively with numerous functional teams across our organization. This position will be based on the West Coast, USA.
 

• Be a key member of the global tax leadership team.  This role will partner with Corporate Development, Finance M&A Integration, Accounting, Treasury, Legal, HR and Go-to-Market teams to support M&A transactions
• Lead the tax aspects of M&A and integration activities to identify, analyze and drive tax planning opportunities
• Oversee tax due diligence for cross border acquisitions and strategic investments. 
• Collaborate with other business stakeholders to develop and implement pre-acquisition structuring and post-acquisition integration step plans
• Review stock purchase agreements, merger agreements, asset purchase agreements and other relevant agreements from a tax perspective 
• Identify, develop and execute post-acquisition tax opportunities.  Model the tax effects of legal entity integration/contemplated transactions.  Working with other internal and/or external tax specialists as required
• Draft/review memo related to tax positions taken and required disclosures and to maintain audit ready tax documentation
• Coordinate & collaborate within Tax Team for implementation of acquisitions into tax compliance, transfer pricing and tax accounting reporting processes.  Review and support of purchase accounting from tax perspective.  Manage related FIN 48 and FAS 5 exposure analysis and documentation
• Establish, maintain and communicate M&A playbook to ensure consistent policies and procedures application across our global operations.
• Research and analyze the latest developments in US and international tax legislation as they apply to acquisition/disposition structuring
• Support tax audit on M&A related transactions
• Assist with tax aspects on other transactional, commercial contracting or product-related work as needed
• Advise on strategic investments

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you have:

• At least 12+ years of experience in tax planning and M&A experience. Industry experience with large US-based high-tech multinational organizations is a plus.
• Strong technical tax knowledge in M&A, technical tax accounting, and international tax compliance
• Ability to partner effectively with business management, legal, and finance personnel.  Strong ability to clearly communicate complex tax issues, opportunities, and risks to non-tax stakeholders.
• Solid project management skills, including managing all aspects of relationships with internal and external resources and prioritize deliverables to meet timelines
• Strong analytical and crit