Director, Global Tax

Amer Sports · New York, NY · 2 mo ago

OTHR$220k–$250k/yrFull-time

About the role

Amer Sports is seeking a Director, Global Tax to serve as a senior leader within the Global Finance organization. This role supports global tax planning, transfer pricing, audit defense, tax risk governance, and technical tax reporting elements impacting tax returns, provisions, disclosures, and documentation across the Company's global operations.

Responsibilities

Tax Planning & Strategy

Support and execute global tax planning initiatives aligned with business objectives, legal entity structure, intercompany flows, and operational changes.
Identify and evaluate tax planning opportunities across jurisdictions to optimize effective tax rate, cash tax, and risk profile.
Advise on the tax implications of business restructurings, cross-border transactions, principal structures, and intercompany arrangements.
Provide technical tax analysis and documentation for significant transactions, including how positions should be reflected in tax returns, tax provisions, disclosures, and uncertain tax position assessments.

Transaction Tax Advisory

Analyze tax consequences of significant business transactions and document technical conclusions.
Ensure transaction-related tax positions are appropriately reflected in local tax returns, tax provisions, deferred taxes, and financial statement disclosures.
Prepare and review technical memoranda supporting material tax positions and uncertain tax positions.

Transfer Pricing

Own and enhance the global transfer pricing framework, including policy design, intercompany agreements, documentation, and audit-ready support.
Ensure transfer pricing policies are aligned with operational reality, financial planning, legal entity structure, and OECD/local country requirements.
Partner with FP&A, business finance, Legal, and external advisors to operationalize transfer pricing outcomes and monitor related risk.
Support transfer pricing controversy, advance pricing agreements, mutual agreement procedures, and related audit defense where applicable.
Operational Transfer Pricing

Maintain transfer pricing policies through ERP, legal entity, and finance processes.
Monitor actual results against transfer pricing targets and coordinate year-end adjustments.
Partner with FP&A, Group Controllers and finance teams to manage transfer pricing execution and financial reporting implications.
Manage intercompany charging processes and transfer pricing controls.

Tax Reporting, Compliance & Provision

Support the global tax provision process, including current and deferred tax analysis, uncertain tax positions, tax disclosures, and coordination with the Group Controller and external auditors.
Ensure tax planning and transaction-related positions are consistently reflected across tax returns, provision workpapers, financial statement disclosures, and supporting documentation.
Monitor legislative and regulatory developments across key markets and assess implications for tax reporting, compliance, and planning.

Audit Defense & Controversy

Maintain audit-ready documentation supporting tax return and transfer pricing positions.
Develop controversy strategies for high-risk jurisdictions.
Lead responses to information requests from tax authorities.
Career Development

Assess recurring audit themes and implement process improvements to mitigate future exposures.

Pillar Two / Global Minimum Tax Support

Evaluate impacts of global minimum tax developments on legal entity and operating structures.
Support the coordination with finance teams to integrate Pillar Two requirements into forecasting and reporting processes.

Tax Risk & Governance

Strengthen SOX and tax control environments.
Ensure consistency of tax positions across returns, provisions, disclosures, and transfer pricing documentation.
Develop governance procedures around non-routine transactions.

Leadership & Collaboration

Serve as a trusted tax advisor to the VP, Tax & Customs and senior finance leaders on complex tax matters.
Collaborate across Finance, Legal, Treasury, FP&A, Supply Chain, HR, brands, and external advisors to embed tax considerations into strategic and operational decisions.
Help build scalable tax processes, controls, documentation standards, and governance routines appropriate for a global, publicly listed multinational environment.
Communicate technical matters clearly and concisely to non-tax executives, auditors, advisors, and business partners.

Requirements

12+ years of progressive tax experience, including Big 4 or equivalent technical tax advisory experience.
Deep international tax experience, including cross-border structuring, tax treaty application, and controlled foreign corporation rules.
Hands-on transfer pricing experience, including policy design, documentation, implementation, operational transfer pricing, and audit defense.
Strong tax provision and corporate income tax compliance experience within a multinational environment.
Experience supporting tax audits and controversy matters across multiple jurisdictions.
Ability to analyze complex transactions and ensure tax conclusions are properly reflected in returns, provisions, disclosures, UTP assessments, and supporting documentation.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical tax concepts into clear guidance for non-tax stakeholders.
Ability to operate independently, manage competing priorities, and drive results in a fast-moving, matrixed environment.

Qualifications

CPA, JD, LLM in Taxation, MST, or equivalent professional qualification.
In-house tax leadership experience within a large multinational, multi-brand, consumer goods, retail, or publicly listed company.
Familiarity with SAP and tax technology platforms such as Vertex, ONESOURCE, or similar systems.
Experience with SOX-relevant tax controls, public company reporting requirements, and tax governance frameworks.
Experience supporting M&A, legal entity rationalization, supply chain transformation, or principal model initiatives.

Benefits & Compensation