Director - International Tax Advisory

Overview

Senior advisory role responsible for leading and expanding the delivery of international direct and indirect tax advisory services. This full-time, permanent position offers global coverage and can be based in the US or the UK.

The role combines strong technical expertise across corporate and cross-border tax matters—including VAT/GST and other indirect taxes—with commercial judgment, client relationship management, business development, and team leadership. The successful candidate will advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters, support international growth, and ensure high-quality advisory delivery across a global client base.

Responsibilities

• Set and deliver the international tax advisory strategy across direct and indirect tax.
• Lead and manage a portfolio of complex international tax advisory projects, including cross-border structuring, reorganisations, transactions, financing arrangements, tax risk reviews, and indirect tax advisory matters.
• Provide clear, practical, commercially focused advice to clients on international direct tax, VAT/GST, and related cross-border tax considerations.
• Manage client escalations, technical queries, and advisory scoping matters to ensure advice is robust, timely, and aligned to client objectives.
• Oversee management of client and organizational tax and reputational risk, including governance, documentation, and escalation.
• Support clients with tax authority interactions, enquiries, and technical discussions across relevant jurisdictions for both direct and indirect tax.
• Collaborate with internal teams across legal, accounting, finance, compliance, and international advisory to deliver integrated client solutions.
• Develop business development opportunities, prepare proposals, and build relationships with existing and prospective clients.
• Lead, coach, and develop tax advisory team members, ensuring high standards of technical quality, client service, and professional development.
• Maintain awareness of international tax developments, tax authority guidance, and market trends impacting direct tax, indirect tax, and cross-border advisory services.

Requirements

• Significant international tax advisory experience gained in practice, professional services, or an equivalent in-house advisory environment.
• Demonstrable experience advising on international direct tax matters, including cross-border structuring, reorganisations, transactions, financing, tax risk, permanent establishment, and withholding tax considerations.
• Strong experience advising on international indirect tax matters, including VAT/GST, supply chain considerations, cross-border services, transactions, and tax authority interactions.
• Proven track record of managing senior client relationships, delivering high-quality advisory work, and identifying business development opportunities.
• Experience leading teams, managing workloads, and developing technical capability across direct and indirect tax advisory services.
• Credible senior stakeholder management, with excellent communication and report-writing skills.
• Confident, commercial, and self-motivated, with the ability to operate effectively under pressure and with a high degree of autonomy.

Preferred Qualifications

• CTA, ACA, ACCA, ADIT or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
• Specialist indirect tax/VAT/GST qualification or experience highly desirable.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided job description.

Location

• US or UK (global coverage).