Senior Manager, Tax - Transfer Pricing & Controversy

About the role

This is where your work makes a difference. At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond. Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results. Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and oversee Baxter's global transfer pricing policies, ensuring compliance with OECD guidelines and local country regulations.
• Lead the preparation and governance of global transfer pricing documentation, including master files, local files, and country-by-country reporting requirements.
• Partner with finance, tax, and business leaders to structure and price complex intercompany transactions and support strategic business initiatives.
• Identify transfer pricing risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and support tax provision activities related to transfer pricing adjustments and uncertain tax positions.
• Advise on acquisitions, business restructurings, and global expansion activities from a transfer pricing and tax planning perspective.
• Lead transfer pricing audits, information requests, and dispute resolution efforts with tax authorities worldwide, including support for APAs and MAPs.
• Drive process improvements, automation, and technology initiatives to enhance transfer pricing compliance, documentation quality, and audit readiness.
• Manage and develop transfer pricing professionals while collaborating across tax, finance, legal, treasury, and operational teams to ensure consistent application of global policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Tax, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field; advanced degree and/or CPA, CTA, JD, LLM, or similar professional certification preferred.
• 10+ years of transfer pricing and tax controversy experience supporting complex multinational organizations preferred.
• Strong knowledge of transfer pricing regulations, including IRS Section 482, OECD Guidelines, and global transfer pricing compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting transfer pricing audits, controversy management, dispute resolution, and interactions with tax authorities globally.
• Demonstrated expertise working with complex multinational structures, intercompany transactions, intellectual property arrangements, and transfer pricing financial models.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including experience assessing tax risks and supporting strategic business decisions.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across functions including tax, accounting, treasury, legal, operations, and international business teams.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to translate complex tax concepts into actionable recommendations for both tax and non-tax stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Hybrid role based in Deerfield, IL.

Skills

• Transfer pricing and tax controversy experience supporting complex multinational organizations.
• Knowledge of transfer pricing regulations, including IRS Section 482, OECD Guidelines, and global transfer pricing compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting transfer pricing audits, controversy management, dispute resolution, and interactions with tax authorities globally.
• Expertise working with complex multinational structures, intercompany transactions, intellectual property arrangements, and transfer pricing financial models.
• Analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including experience assessing tax risks and supporting strategic business decisions.
• Communication and leadership skills, with the ability to translate complex tax concepts into actionable recommendations for both tax and non-tax stakeholders.

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles.
• Health and well-being benefits including medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance.
• Financial and retirement benefits including the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching.
• Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave.
• Additional benefits including commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits.

Pay

The estimated base salary for this position is $144,000 - $198,000. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors.

Schedule

This is a hybrid role based in Deerfield, IL.