EME Tax Specialist

Role Overview 

The EME Tax Specialist owns operational and advisory work across employment tax, global mobility and employee equity. The role applies compliant payroll and off-payroll tax treatment as employees move across borders, participate in equity programs and support new-country launches.  

Key Responsibilities 

• Advise on employment tax, manage payroll tax implications of mobility, benefits and equity events. 

• Coordinate shadow-payroll inputs, calculations, reconciliations and reporting with payroll teams and external providers. 

• Support tax and payroll workstreams for new-country launches, including registrations, local requirements, controls and operational implementation. 

• Maintain compliant tax treatment and payroll reporting for employee equity events and support transition/transformation projects. 

• Track filing obligations, deadlines and risk items across relevant jurisdictions, resolving issues or escalating them with clear recommendations. 

• Partner with Payroll, People, Legal, Finance and external advisers to interpret requirements and implement practical processes. 

• Create and maintain policies, process documentation, employee guidance and audit evidence. 

• Review data and controls for accuracy, confidentiality and consistency, and identify opportunities for automation. 

Key Qualifications & Experience 

Must-have requirements: 

• 5 or more years of relevant experience in employment tax, global mobility tax, equity compensation tax or payroll tax. 

• Working knowledge of multi-country payroll and shadow-payroll processes. 

• Experience applying tax requirements to employee equity and cross-border employee cases. 

• Ability to manage external advisers and explain complex tax matters to non-specialists. 

• Strong spreadsheet and data-analysis skills, including reconciliations and issue investigation. 

• Organised delivery, careful documentation and sound judgment under deadlines. 

• Experience supporting new-country or legal-entity launches. 

Preferred experiences: 

• Experience with an equity administration platforms. 

• Global Mobility experience. 

• A relevant tax, accounting or payroll qualification. 

• Experience in a fast-growing international technology company. 

 Competencies & Behavioral Traits 

• Clear judgment when requirements are incomplete or differ across jurisdictions. 

• Careful handling of confidential employee and tax information. 

• Practical problem solving and early escalation of material risks. 

• Clear communication with employees, internal partners and external advisers. 

• Ownership of controlled, audit-ready processes.