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Senior Director of Global Tax

LondonFull-time2026-10-28 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Lead the Global Tax team to define tax strategy, manage international expansion, and ensure compliance across the UK, Europe, and future markets for a fintech bank.

Role type

Senior Director, Global Tax (Strategy & Leadership)

Builds

Global tax operating model, compliance frameworks, and international market-entry structures.

Domain

Financial Services / Fintech / International Tax

Required skills

Global tax strategy, international expansion structuring, transfer pricing, direct and indirect tax, tax authority relations, AI/automation in tax, cross-border compliance

Preferred skills

Banking/fintech experience, mentoring large teams, explaining complex tax to non-tax stakeholders, comfort with ambiguity

Technologies

AI, workflow automation tools, tax software platforms

Responsibilities

Define global tax strategy and risk appetite; structure cross-border expansion and permanent establishment risks; establish and defend transfer pricing strategies; oversee direct, indirect, employment, and operational taxes; act as primary liaison with tax authorities; advise product and treasury teams on tax implications; lead and mentor the tax team; design tech-enabled tax operating models.

Seniority

Senior Director, hands-on leadership