Director, Worldwide Tax

Accountabilities: Lead the worldwide tax function across U.S. federal, state and local, international, transfer pricing, and indirect tax matters. Develop and execute tax strategies designed to appropriately manage global cash taxes, effective tax rate, tax risk, and compliance obligations. Serve as the primary tax advisor to the CFO and Finance leadership on significant business decisions, transactions, and strategic initiatives. Monitor global tax developments and evaluate their impact on business operations, legal entities, cash flows, and financial statements. Lead and develop a team of four tax professionals while managing relationships with external tax advisors and firms worldwide. Oversee international tax planning, compliance, legal entity structuring, restructuring, and entity rationalization. Manage U.S. international tax matters, including GILTI, FDII, foreign tax credits, E&P, and related cross-border provisions. Establish and oversee global transfer pricing strategy, documentation, intercompany arrangements, and compliance. Serve as the tax lead for acquisitions and strategic transactions, overseeing tax due diligence, structuring, modeling, risk assessment, and integration. Oversee global income tax accounting and the tax provision under U.S. GAAP, including ASC 740 requirements. Manage federal, state, local, and international income tax compliance, including filings, estimated payments, elections, and information reporting. Develop reliable cash-tax forecasts and partner with Finance and Treasury leadership on tax planning and cash management. Lead global indirect tax activities, including U.S. sales and use tax and international VAT/GST, as well as nexus analysis and registrations. Lead U.S. federal and state tax audits and oversee international audits, inquiries, and related risk-management activities. Research complex tax matters, document conclusions, and communicate recommendations and business implications clearly to senior leadership. Maintain effective tax policies, processes, documentation, and internal controls. Build a modern, technology-enabled tax function by identifying opportunities to use AI, automation, analytics, and improved data infrastructure. Partner with Finance and technology teams to reduce manual processes and improve tax research, compliance, forecasting, reconciliation, reporting, and planning. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, or a related field. 8+ years of progressive tax experience, including substantial U.S. corporate and international tax experience. Strong technical knowledge of U.S. federal and international taxation, including GILTI, FDII, foreign tax credits, E&P, and related reporting requirements. Strong understanding of ASC 740 and the impact of taxation on U.S. GAAP financial statements. Experience with multinational organizations, global transfer pricing, intercompany arrangements, and cross-border transactions. Experience with state and local income taxes and indirect taxes. Demonstrated M&A tax experience, including due diligence, transaction structuring, and post-acquisition integration. Proven ability to lead and develop tax professionals and manage external advisors across multiple geographies. Strong analytical, research, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Ability to translate complex tax matters into clear business implications and actionable recommendations for senior executives. Excellent written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills. Strong ownership, accountability, initiative, intellectual curiosity, integrity, and attention to detail. Ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial, acquisition-oriented environment. CPA certification is strongly preferred; an MST or other relevant advanced degree is a plus. Public accounting experience, particularly with a Big Four or national accounting firm, is preferred. Experience in software, SaaS, technology, or another multinational corporate environment is preferred. Advanced Excel and financial analysis capabilities. Experience with CCH Axcess / ProSystem fx Tax, Sage Intacct, or comparable tax and ERP platforms is advantageous. Experience applying AI, automation, analytics, or emerging technologies within tax or finance is highly valued. Willingness to remain strategically focused while engaging directly with technical details when required. Benefits Senior leadership opportunity overseeing a global tax function with broad strategic responsibility. Direct partnership with CFO and Finance leadership on major business decisions and transactions. Leadership responsibility for an internal team of four tax professionals. Exposure to international tax strategy, M&A, transfer pricing, tax accounting, and global operations. Opportunity to modernize and scale a tax organization through AI, automation, analytics, and technology. Collaboration with Big Four firms and other specialized tax advisors worldwide. Opportunity to work in a growing, profitable, acquisition-oriented global software environment. Potential for significant professional growth and expanded strategic responsibility as the organization evolves. Equal opportunity workplace with consideration based on qualifications and experience.