Global Mobility Tax Manager

KBR, Inc.

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Global Mobility Tax Manager leads the delivery of global mobility tax services across KBR’s international workforce. The role partners with business leaders, HR, Payroll, Corporate Tax, and external advisors to develop compliant, cost-effective, and employee-focused mobility tax solutions. It provides strategic guidance on international assignments, business travel, tax planning, compliance, and policy development while mitigating organizational risk and supporting global business growth. The position serves as a leader within the Global Mobility Center of Excellence, provides technical tax guidance, and acts as a subject matter expert for mobility tax queries. It develops and implements processes, procedures, and program frameworks; monitors international tax developments; supports compliance across tax and related areas; and contributes to financial planning, assignment cost analysis, and vendor management. KBR describes itself as a global provider of professional services and technologies, employing approximately 37,000 people worldwide, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 29 countries. The company states that it offers competitive benefits and professional development.

Requirements

A relevant number of years of experience in Global Mobility Tax, including demonstrated experience managing complex global mobility tax matters across multiple jurisdictions for a multinational matrix organization.
Bachelor’s or advanced degree in a related discipline.
Experience with US and UK tax regimes.
Strong tax compliance and research experience with expatriation tax matters, reporting, and program policy.
Ability to provide exceptional customer service to the business and internal clients and mitigate unforeseen problems effectively.
Proficiency in Global Mobility best practices, legal requirements, and tools governing employee movement.
Experience in vendor management, including contract negotiations, performance evaluation, and relationship building.
Fluent in English.
Strong cross-cultural communication and ability to collaborate effectively across organizational levels.
Ability to operate at both operational and strategic levels and adapt to a rapidly changing, fast-paced, multicultural business environment.
Exceptional interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical tax concepts clearly to stakeholders.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.
Robust analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, including the ability to identify critical factors and potential risks.

Nice To Haves

Professional tax qualification preferred.
Knowledge of other languages would be helpful.

Responsibilities

Serve as a leader within the Global Mobility Center of Excellence, interpreting business needs and providing technical tax guidance to the business, HR, and Global Mobility Tax Specialists.
Act as the point of contact and Global Mobility tax subject matter expert for mobility tax queries from the business, specialists, and HR teams.
Resolve issues promptly and respond proactively to stakeholders.
Build partnerships with Payroll, Corporate Tax, HR, Talent Acquisition, business leaders, and external partners to obtain tax advice supporting employee moves.
Interpret business needs to formulate and implement cross-border tax planning solutions for a multinational workforce and evaluate their effectiveness.
Create education tools for HR and people leaders on the mobility tax program and market practices.
Assist in developing globally structured Global Mobility tax procedures, processes, and program frameworks aligned with organizational and business needs.
Monitor international tax legal changes and developments that may affect compliant and cost-effective delivery of KBR work.
Facilitate implementation of the Global Mobility program and provide analysis to support management decisions about mobile talent.
Identify and benchmark opportunities to change procedures or optimize processes, addressing compliance issues and improving program effectiveness and competitiveness.
Communicate potential risks and tax policy changes, and apply new policies to tax compliance.
Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure legal compliance in immigration, labor law, social security, and taxes.
Promote adherence to Global Mobility procedures and processes; review exceptions and propose amendments where appropriate.
Participate in client proposals and business development opportunities by creating cost estimates and net pay illustrations.
Examine and approve international assignment cost projections, compensation balance sheets, tax equalization, and reconciliation calculations.
Analyze mobility tax costs and trends to identify cost-optimization opportunities.
Develop forecasts and reporting for assignment-related tax expenses.
Support budgeting and financial planning for Global Mobility programs.
Evaluate tax-efficient assignment structures to support business objectives.
Manage external tax-provider relationships, including performance management, service delivery reviews, contract support, and continuous improvement, ensuring services align with compliance requirements, employee experience objectives, and business priorities.