Senior Director, International Tax

About NetApp

NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) is the intelligent data infrastructure company combining unified data storage, integrated data services, and CloudOps solutions to turn a world of disruption into opportunity for every customer. NetApp creates silo-free infrastructure, then harnesses observability and AI, to enable the world’s best data management. No matter the data type, workload or environment, NetApp enables you to transform your data infrastructure to realize your business possibilities. NetApp helps customers become data-driven organizations and is strategically situated for the data centered, AI-powered era. With a long history of innovation in data storage, protection and management, NetApp is transforming to become the leader in intelligent data infrastructure combining hybrid, multi-cloud unified data storage with integrated data services and cloud operations and is well positioned to grow and scale. NetApp partners with the world’s biggest cloud companies, including Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure. With these partners, they empower global organizations to unleash the full potential of their data to expand customer touchpoints, foster grea 

Headquartered in San Jose, NetApp has operations in more than 30 countries and approximately 12,000 employees across the globe. We have a culture where people feel empowered to make a difference and encouraged to question the status quo, are passionate about innovation and collaboration, and are committed to and care for each other, their customers, partners, and communities. Discover NetApp’s passion for helping organizations to change the world with data at https://www.netapp.com/. 

Job Summary

NetApp is seeking an experienced, highly motivated Senior Director, International Tax to manage all areas of international tax. The Senior Director will be involved in IP structure changes, planning for new U.S. Tax Laws and proposed International legislations, technical and structuring support to NetApp’s new business initiatives and products, and new processes as required by the new structure. The Director 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.

Job Requirements

• Keep current on developments in global tax that may affect our business, including monitoring, researching, and analyzing the effects of US and international legislation
• Analyze local country tax requirements around all aspects of our business, including entering new countries, compliance in existing markets, and proper structuring of acquisitions, reorganizations, and cross-border transactions
• Provide technical support to modeling potential tax accounting and tax return implications of tax initiatives and proposed changes to domestic and international tax laws
• Responsible for implementation of global tax planning strategy including technical analysis, ownership of implementation workplan, and appropriate documentation for use in accounting, compliance, and tax audit cycles
• Manage local tax teams in EMEA and APAC to ensure timely filings of returns in these regions
• Advise, review and track global transfer pricing and intercompany arrangements
• Assist in developing and implementing integration strategies for M&A activities
• Provide strategic support on the international tax aspects of tax examinations and inquiries by the IRS and foreign tax authorities
• Prepare and/or review US international tax calculations such as GILTI, FDII, subpart F, FTC, etc.
• Prepare and/or review international tax disclosures for the US consolidated income tax return
• Work with the tax provision team to identify uncertain tax positions and the need for remeasurement and release of income tax reserves for US and foreign international tax related items
• Prepare and/or review quarterly and year-end tax provision calculations relating to international operations for US consolidated and local statutory financials

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and JD, LL.M or MST
• Minimum 12 years of relevant international tax experience in public accounting and corporate tax departments
• with at least 5 years in-house in areas of international income tax planning, reporting and compliance, and hands implementation of tax strategies with a global, multi-billion-dollar compa