Senior Tax Counsel - US; San Jose

Senior Tax Counsel - US (San Jose)

Location:

San Jose

Team:
Finance

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code: A184615

About the role
- We are seeking an experienced tax professional with a legal background to provide coverage with respect to tax structuring/planning, tax controversy, and the tax aspects of product launches and M&A transactions in the United States. The role will partner closely with business, legal, accounting, and operations teams across a broad range of business and operational activities.

- Review and revise the tax provisions in legal documentation, including transactional agreements, terms of services for product launches, and contracts with third parties.

- Conduct tax research and advice on tax structuring and planning matters.

- Where applicable, manage US federal tax audits and draft responses related thereto.

- Provide transactional support from a tax perspective, including tax due diligence and modeling, for M&A transactions in the United States.

- Work closely with business and operations teams and provide tax assessments/solutions to product launches and similar business matters in the United States.

- Serve as the point person and assist other tax team members with respect to tax research and analyses in Subchapters C and K.

Minimum Qualifications
- Juris Doctorate (JD). At least 5 years of experience in positions of increasing responsibility at a law firm and/or the M&A group/national office of a major public accounting firm.

Preferred Qualifications
- Strong tax technical skills in Subchapter C and US international tax; meaningful experience in Subchapter K. Excellent tax research and analytical skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to communicate complex tax issues clearly to non-tax stakeholders. Ability to balance technical tax requirements with commercial objectives and provide practical, business-oriented advice in complex situations.

Ability to work on multiple tasks at the same time while maintaining a clear and commercial view of the larger picture.

For Pay Transparency Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $159000 - $384000 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice. For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and 3. Exercising sound judgment.

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