Sr. Manager, Global Tax Planning

Ralliant • Raleigh, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Global Tax Planning is a senior individual contributor role responsible for driving high-impact global tax planning initiatives from concept through implementation. Reporting to the Director, Global Tax Planning, this role plays a central part in identifying, evaluating, designing, and executing tax strategies across U.S. international and non-U.S. jurisdictions. This position partners closely with stakeholders across the tax function and broader finance organization to develop practical, well-supported planning strategies and ensure disciplined execution. The role is well-suited for a technically strong, solutions-oriented tax professional who enjoys working through ambiguity, influencing without authority, and solving complex, cross-border tax issues in a dynamic, growing global organization. The role offers significant visibility to senior finance leadership, meaningful ownership of strategic initiatives, and long-term growth opportunities as the global tax planning function continues to evolve.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 7+ years of progressive experience in corporate tax and/or public accounting, including meaningful experience in U.S. international tax planning, cross-border transactions, and multinational structures
• Strong technical knowledge of U.S. international tax with the ability to apply complex rules to practical business situations.
• Proven ability to evaluate and quantify cash tax and effective tax rate impacts of planning initiatives, including tax rate arbitrage and cross-border considerations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of clear, concise tax memoranda and presentation materials.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex tax concepts into plain-English, actionable business advice.
• Experience leading transaction design and implementation efforts requiring coordination across multiple stakeholders and tight timelines.
• Experience partnering with external advisors on complex tax planning initiatives.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfort working with quantitative tax analyses.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment, navigate ambiguity, and drive results in a matrixed organization.
• Curiosity and commitment to continuous learning, including emerging tax regimes, new technologies, and evolving business models.

Nice To Haves

• CPA or J.D. / LL.M. (Tax) strongly preferred
• Interest in technology-enabled tools (e.g., Visio, Alteryx, Power BI, Power Automate, Copilot) strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle of global tax planning initiatives, including ideation, feasibility assessment, quantitative modeling, transaction design, implementation, documentation, and audit support.
• Planning will span U.S. international and non-U.S. tax regimes, including emerging global frameworks (e.g., OECD Pillar Two), and will require close coordination across the global tax organization and with external advisors.
• Apply strong working knowledge of core U.S. international tax concepts, with meaningful experience in several areas such as E&P, PTEP, GILTI, FTCs, FDII, BEAT, Sections 163(j), 986(c), 987/988, and inside/outside basis considerations.
• Lead complex projects through influence by aligning stakeholders, synthesizing technical input from subject matter experts (e.g., tax accounting, transfer pricing, state and indirect tax), and driving execution under time-sensitive deadlines.
• Provide practical guidance to tax and non-tax stakeholders to ensure approved planning strategies are implemented correctly and embedded into ongoing processes.
• Coordinate planning impacts across U.S. tax provision, U.S. and non-U.S. compliance, cash tax forecasting, treasury, and FP&A.
• Support planning-related documentation, audit readiness, and post-implementation follow-through as needed.
• Serve as a trusted business partner to stakeholders across corporate and operating company finance, accounting, treasury, and tax teams.
• Develop a strong understanding of operating company business models, industry dynamics, and strategic priorities to ensure tax planning recommendations are aligned with commercial realities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior