Employee Compensation and Benefits Tax Lead
Core
Lead tax strategy for employee compensation, benefits, and equity programs, ensuring compliance across domestic and international jurisdictions.
Role type
Senior in-house tax specialist (compensation & benefits)
Builds
Tax-efficient compensation structures and compliant equity programs
Domain
Financial services / Tax law
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
US federal and international tax rules, executive compensation tax, employment taxes, M&A tax due diligence, equity program structuring, Section 409A compliance, deferred compensation, corporate governance disclosures
Preferred skills
CPA, LLM in taxation, high-growth scaling environment experience, multinational organization experience, technology/payments/financial services industry knowledge, AI automation in finance
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Advise on employee benefits and compensation tax issues, serve as advisor to Tax/Finance/Legal/Equity/People partners on equity and cash incentive plans, provide tax advisory support on corporate transactions (M&A, financing, restructurings), develop and document tax positions, act as cross-functional resource for compensation tax questions, develop compliance policies, support external audits, collaborate with external advisors on global tax impacts, support compensation-related corporate governance matters
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
