Director of Tax
In this role you will lead tax planning and structuring for capital projects, advise on transactional and commercial tax matters, and manage tax compliance and reporting. You will drive cost segregation and depreciation strategies, support M&A tax diligence and integration, partner with cross-functional stakeholders, and mentor tax team members.
Responsibilities
- Lead development and execution of tax strategies that support business objectives
- Identify and implement opportunities to optimize cash taxes and effective tax rate
- Advise leadership on tax implications of capital investments, financing, and expansion
- Drive tax planning for capital projects including data center development and equipment purchases
- Lead cost segregation studies and depreciation planning to maximize tax efficiency
- Partner with internal teams and external advisors to structure and document capital projects for tax purposes
- Support tax diligence, structuring, modeling, and integration for acquisitions and dispositions
- Advise on tax considerations for managed services agreements, hosting arrangements, and commercial contracts
- Oversee federal, state, local, and applicable international tax compliance processes
- Partner with Accounting on tax provision, deferred taxes, and uncertain tax positions
- Develop scalable tax processes, controls, documentation, and governance frameworks
- Manage relationships with external tax advisors and ensure cost-effective support
- Mentor and develop tax team members
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting Finance Tax or related field required
- CPA JD or Master’s in Tax preferred
- 10+ years of progressive tax experience including public accounting and/or corporate tax
- Strong experience with strategic tax planning corporate tax structuring and tax compliance
- Experience with capital-intensive businesses infrastructure energy real estate or data centers preferred
- Demonstrated experience with cost segregation depreciation planning capitalization rules and fixed asset tax strategies
- Experience supporting M&A divestitures carve-outs restructuring and post-transaction integration
- Familiarity with managed services agreements intercompany arrangements and complex commercial contract tax considerations
- Strong understanding of federal state local and indirect tax matters
- Excellent analytical communication and project management skills
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Paid time off
- Benefits and wellness program