Director, Tax

Position Summary...

The Walmart Tax Department is looking for a Director to join our Global Tax Planning Team.

About Global Tax at Walmart

The Global Tax Team at Walmart is responsible for managing the company’s tax strategy, compliance, and risk across all jurisdictions where Walmart operates. Given Walmart’s global scale, this team plays a critical role in ensuring tax efficiency, legal compliance, and alignment with the company’s business strategies.

What you'll do...

• Collaborate on tax optimization with team members, contribute to achieving team goals, and assist in making well-informed decisions in complex situations.
• Develop work plans for approved projects and manage their design and implementation in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including other tax specialists, legal, treasury, controllership, and in-country tax teams.
• Manage the execution of international tax projects, while demonstrating a deep understanding of complex tax concepts, ability to simplify discussion of tax issues with business teams and staying informed of current tax developments.
• Ensure tax positions are properly included on tax returns and provisions, including effective documentation so positions are sustained upon audit.
• Ensure our tax positions are thoroughly vetted, documented, risk minimized and there is utmost integrity in our reporting.
• Monitor evolving global tax developments (U.S., Pillar 2, and foreign law changes) and design strategic responses.
• Collaborate with business, other tax specialists, legal, treasury, accounting, and external advisors to evaluate and execute strategic initiatives.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing technical team in international planning.

What you’ll bring:

• You have 8+ years of high-quality income tax experience (planning, compliance) within or supporting a complex US Multinational.
• You have well-developed technical tax skills, including knowledge and application of US international tax rules and global laws (e.g. Pillar 2).
• You have a compelling track record of building efficient and effective tax positions and structures to support the business.
• You are intellectually curious, have a proven ability to issue spot, and can effectively collaborate with subject matter experts (internally and externally).
• You have a team-based orientation, are a proven relationship builder and possess true business acumen and judgment.
• You have well-honed verbal and written communication skills with ability to communicate concisely and effectively with senior leadership, junior staff, peers, and non-Tax business partners.
• You have excellent leadership and project management skills within a collaborative environment and proven ability to multitask on multiple issues within tight timelines.
• You’re learning new global tax changes (like Pillar 2) and can work with new rules and ambiguity to develop analysis and guidance on novel issues.
• You’re an experienced people manager with a successful track record of training and development.
• You have an undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance.
• You have an MBA or Master’s in Accountancy or Tax or a JD with a Tax LL.M.
• JD, CPA, or Master’s in Taxation preferred.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process. At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws