VP of International Tax

Lead international tax strategy for a fast-growing, employee-owned tech and professional services firm based in the Midwest, shaping global tax governance and transfer pricing in a low-risk environment.

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• Strategic Impact: Lead the first in-house international tax function, shaping global tax strategy during rapid international growth.
• High Visibility & Influence: Directly advise CFO and executive leadership, influencing cross-functional decisions in Finance, Legal, M&A, and Operations.
• Ownership & Growth Opportunity: Build and govern a lean, high-impact tax team in a low tax risk-tolerance environment with strong governance and ESOP benefits.
• Proven International Tax Leadership: Hands-on leader capable of building and governing a global tax strategy from scratch, essential for managing rapid international expansion and a complex multi-jurisdictional footprint.
• Expertise in Transfer Pricing & Indirect Tax: Deep knowledge of OECD transfer pricing principles, VAT/GST, and indirect tax governance to manage risk and ensure audit-defensible compliance across Europe and Asia, especially post-acquisitions.
• Ability to Operate in Low Risk-Tolerance Environment: Strategic tax leadership focused on protecting the company’s ESOP structure and maintaining conservative tax positions, aligned with a zero tolerance for tax risk and strong governance controls.
• Global tax strategy and governance: Develop and oversee international tax compliance frameworks, ensuring timely, accurate, and audit-defensible filings across multiple jurisdictions while managing tax risk and protecting the ESOP structure.
• Indirect tax leadership: Lead U.S. sales tax compliance and extend indirect tax governance globally, managing VAT/GST exposure, invoicing models, and permanent establishment risks.
• Transfer pricing strategy: Design and implement global transfer pricing policies aligned with OECD principles, coordinate benchmarking and documentation, and partner with Finance and Operations to operationalize intercompany pricing and agreements.
• Support international growth and M&A: Provide tax structuring, risk assessment, and integration guidance for international acquisitions, developing repeatable playbooks to enable rapid, low-risk expansion.
• Stakeholder and advisor management: Manage relationships with external tax advisors, coordinate international audits, and serve as the internal subject-matter expert educating leadership and cross-functional teams on tax risks and developments.