Head of Tax, North America

Company Description

Since its spin-off in September 2025, AUMOVIO continues the business of the former Continental group sector Automotive as an independent company. The technology and electronics company offers a wide-ranging portfolio that makes mobility safe, exciting, connected, and autonomous. This includes sensor solutions, displays, braking and comfort systems as well as comprehensive expertise in software, architecture platforms, and assistance systems for software-defined vehicles. In the fiscal year 2024 the business areas, which now belong to AUMOVIO, generated sales of 19.6 billion Euro. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany and has about 87.000 employees in more than 100 locations worldwide

Job Description

Position Summary

The Head of Tax, North America is responsible for leading the regional tax function across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

The role is accountable for the effective management of tax compliance, tax reporting, audits, transfer pricing, tax risk, and governance. Equally important, the position is expected to establish and drive a proactive regional tax agenda focused on tax optimization, cash-tax management, risk reduction, process improvement, and support of significant business initiatives.

The Head of Tax, North America serves as the principal tax leader for North America. The position directly reports to the CFO North America and functionally to the Global Head of Tax. The role must anticipate tax implications, independently identify risks and opportunities, develop clear recommendations and drive initiatives through implementation rather than operating solely as a reactive compliance function.

The position is integral part of and works closely with the AUMOVIO Group Tax Function and to ensure that regional activities are aligned with global tax strategy, policies, governance standards, and reporting requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Tax Strategy and Optimization

•   Develop and execute the North America tax strategy in alignment with regional business priorities and the global tax framework.

•   Establish and maintain a forward-looking tax agenda covering tax optimization, cash-tax improvement, risk reduction, and operational effectiveness.

•   Proactively identify tax risks and opportunities without relying on the CFO or other functions to initiate the review.

•   Develop business cases and actionable recommendations, including estimated financial impact, required resources, risks, and implementation steps.

•   Initiate and lead tax-related projects through completion, working across Finance, Treasury, Legal, Operations and other functions.

•   Identify opportunities related to legal entity structures, supply-chain arrangements, incentives, credits, transfer pricing, and other relevant areas.

•   Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and recommend appropriate actions.

Executive and Business Partnership

•   Serve as the principal tax leader and strategic business partner to the North America CFO, regional leadership team, Global Head of Tax, and AUMOVIO Group Tax organization.

•   Provide clear, practical advice on significant business decisions, investments, restructurings, contracts, financing activities, supply-chain changes, and other transactions.

•   Translate complex tax matters into concise business recommendations that allow leadership to make informed decisions.

•   Participate early in significant initiatives so that tax implications are identified and managed before decisions are finalized.

•   Maintain effective relationships with the Global Head of Tax and Group Tax organization.

Tax Operations, Reporting and Compliance

•   Oversee all significant direct and indirect tax compliance activities across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

•   Ensure accurate and timely tax provisions, forecasts, tax packages, statutory reporting, and other required submissions (e.g., Pillar II reporting).

•   Maintain appropriate oversight of uncertain tax positions, tax-related internal controls, supporting documentation, and compliance with Group Tax reporting requirements.

•   Ensure regional compliance with global tax policies, documentation standards, and governance requirements.

•   Improve tax processes, systems, automation, data quality, and operating efficiency.

•   Maintain clear ownership, backup coverage, and documentation for critical tax processes.

Tax Risk, Audits and Controversy

•   Own the identification, assessment and reporting of material tax risks across North America.

•   Lead the regional strategy for tax audits, assessments, disputes, appeals, and settlements.

•   Ensure significant matters ar