Director, Taxation Counsel

Brookfield Asset Management•New York, NY

3d•$300,000 - $340,000•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President of Taxation, the newly created role of Director, Taxation will primarily involve providing transaction support for all Brookfield Property Group (“BPG”) deals, including those of Brookfield Property Partners L.P. (“BPY”) and a number of global private equity funds. This role offers an excellent opportunity for career development and growth as a tax professional in a highly dynamic and challenging work environment. Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE/TSX: BAM) is a leading global alternative asset manager with over $1 trillion of assets under management across renewable power & transition, infrastructure, private equity, real estate, and credit. BPG is Brookfield’s most significant investment platform, made up of our sector-specific portfolios in the office, retail, housing, logistics, science & innovation, and hospitality sectors. With over $270 billion of real estate assets currently under management and interests in over 500 million square feet of commercial space globally, we are one of the world’s largest and most sophisticated owners, operators and investors in property. BPY is a global commercial property company that owns, operates and invests in best-in-class office, retail, multifamily, industrial, hospitality, and other real estate sectors. The company is one of the few property organizations with a global business, with operating platforms in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, Brazil and Asia, and a strategy to allocate capital to the most attractive property opportunities around the world. Brookfield Strategic Real Estate Partners (“BSREP”) II, BSREP III, BSREP IV, BSREP V, BPG’s flagship global real estate funds, invest opportunistically in a variety of high-quality assets on a value basis, with an emphasis on North America, Europe, United Kingdom, Brazil, East Asia, India, Middle East, and Australia. The funds leverage Brookfield’s global scale and sector expertise to create value through multiple strategies, such as single-asset aggregation, take-privates or large-scale opportunities, positions of control or influence in real estate companies or direct properties, distressed loans and securities with a focus on multi-faceted distressed real estate turnarounds and recapitalizations. Brookfield Real Estate Solutions (“BRES”) I, BRES II, BPG’s global real estate funds focused on providing reliable liquidity solutions to GPs and LPs, invest to gain ownership or economic access to high-quality properties globally at a discount to long-term intrinsic value. The funds aim to concentrate on geographies, sectors, and transaction types where it believes that it has informational, operational, financial, or other competitive advantages, unlock value by partnering with high-quality GPs to provide additional runway and/or capital to high conviction or undervalued assets, and protect against downside scenarios through innovative structuring and prudent use of leverage. For more information on BPG, BPY, and the private funds, please visit: https://www.brookfield.com/about-us/capabilities/real-estate http://bpy.brookfield.com/ https://www.brookfield.com/invest-with-us/institutions Brookfield has a dynamic and strong “promote from within” culture. We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with the Attributes of a Brookfield Leader, which are Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined. Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through interesting work assignments and exposure to a diverse set of businesses.

Requirements

Tax lawyer with 6-9 years tax experience at a law firm or in a comparable in-house role
Strong technical knowledge of U.S. tax rules including M&A tax, partnership tax, REITs, inbound investor considerations, and real estate transaction structuring
Solid understanding of international and cross-border tax issues (e.g., U.S. outbound considerations, Pillar Two GloBE rules), and U.S. and other model treaty analysis
Experience managing large complex transactions and assignments
Ability to multi-task and work in a very fast-paced and team-oriented environment
Strong project management skills and applies a pragmatic and efficient approach to handling complex assignments
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to describe complex tax concepts to various non-tax audiences in a clear and concise manner
Self-motivated and proactive with respect to managing workload and professional development.

Responsibilities

Work on, and assist the SVP of Taxation with, transactions for BPG BPY BSREP II-V BRES I, II, and other commingled funds and separately managed accounts
Prepare internal memoranda and other documentation, as required, in connection with proposed/executed transactions
Maintain appropriate transaction documentation in accordance with BPG’s risk management policies
Coordinate with the BPG tax team members responsible for BPG/BPY/private fund tax compliance in respect of executed transactions that need to be reported
Liaise with and manage external law firms and accounting firms that provide advice on BPG transactions
Stay current with changing tax laws and evolving structures that may impact BPG transactions and structures

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