About the Role:

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The Role:

The Director of Indirect Tax & Tax Transformation will lead the development, implementation, and governance of the Mobility Global’s indirect tax strategy. This role combines deep expertise in VAT/GST and sales/use tax with strategic leadership of cross‑tax transformation initiatives, ensuring compliance, process excellence, and digital enablement while supporting a business centered on automotive data, analytics, and insights.

S&P Global has recently announced the intent to separate our Mobility Segment into a standalone public company.  For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/mobility. 

The Team:

This is a newly formed tax team being established for the Spin Out of the Mobility Global division of S&P Global. You'll have the unique opportunity to join in advance of the spin transaction and help design foundational processes and the team's operating model. As part of a small, senior team working closely together, you'll contribute to building an innovative and robust compliance and strategic framework from the ground up. Reporting to: VP Head of Global Tax, Treasury and & Insurance Programs.

Key Responsibilities:

Global Indirect Tax Strategy & Compliance

• Develop and maintain a global indirect tax strategy tailored to Mobility’s data, subscription, and analytics‑based business model.

• Ensure full compliance with VAT, GST, and sales/use tax obligations across all operating jurisdictions.

• Monitor global tax legislation affecting digital, subscription, and data services, providing timely analysis and recommendations to senior leadership.
   

Tax Transformation & Digital Initiatives

• Lead tax transformation programs across all tax types, including process standardization, automation, and integration with ERP systems and tax engines.

• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of indirect tax operations, particularly for digital and high‑volume data products.

• Champion adoption of best‑in‑class tools, processes, and global digital tax solutions.
   

Stakeholder Management & Advisory

• Partner with Finance, Legal, IT, and Business Operations to embed tax requirements into pricing, product design, commercialization models, and end‑to‑end business workflows.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior management on indirect tax risks, planning, and opportunities.

• Manage relationships with external advisors, auditors, and tax authorities to mitigate risk and ensure compliance.
   

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and develop a high‑performing global indirect tax team.

• Establish clear objectives, performance metrics, and accountability frameworks.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and knowledge sharing across the tax function.

Qualifications & Experience:

• CPA, CA, or equivalent professional qualification.

• 10+ years of progressive global indirect tax experience, including leadership roles.

• Deep technical expertise in VAT/GST, sales/use tax, and tax compliance for technology, data, or digital service environments.

• Proven experience leading tax transformation, process optimization, and digital tax technology implementations.

• Experience operating in complex multinational organizations.

• Strong stakeholder management, advisory capability, and executive‑level communication skills.

Key Competencies:

• Strategic thinker with commercial awareness related to data‑driven and subscription businesses.

• Change leadership and strong project execution discipline.

• Analytical and problem‑solving capability, with attention to operational detail.

• Influential communicator with strong collaboration skills.

• Ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, evolving global business environment.

Right to Work Requirements:

This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only): Final base salary for this role