Tax Director

Role overview

Tax strategy and leadership

• Develop and oversee corporate and international tax strategies aligned with business objectives; advise senior leaders on operations, investments, restructuring, and expansion.
• Oversee tax planning, governance, compliance, and reporting across entities; optimize tax structures and maintain tax policies, controls, and risk frameworks.

International tax and cross-border advisory

• Manage international tax matters and advise on cross-border transactions, international structuring, and intercompany arrangements.
• Assess tax implications of market entry, acquisitions, investments, and restructuring; advise on treaties, withholding taxes, permanent establishment risks, and international obligations.
• Maintain alignment with OECD guidelines, BEPS initiatives, and relevant frameworks; monitor developments and business impacts.

Corporate tax, VAT, and transfer pricing

• Oversee UAE Corporate Tax strategy and compliance, transfer pricing policies and documentation, tax grouping, Free Zone considerations, and corporate tax structuring.
• Oversee VAT compliance and risks; review tax calculations, returns, provisions, and reporting, including applicable Pillar Two and Global Minimum Tax requirements.

Compliance, governance, and advisory

• Oversee multi-jurisdiction tax compliance, audits, assessments, disputes, tax authority engagement, risk mitigation, timely reporting, and statutory filings.
• Coordinate with external tax advisers, legal counsel, and consultants; improve tax processes, controls, and governance.
• Partner with senior management, Finance, Legal, and other functions on commercial decisions, agreements, financing, transactions, transformation, tax technology, and automation.
• Communicate complex tax matters clearly to senior stakeholders and support strategic decisions.

Candidate requirements

• 15+ years of corporate taxation, international tax planning, and advisory experience.
• Proven multi-country tax experience, including exposure to the UAE, GCC, and wider international jurisdictions.
• Strong technical knowledge of UAE Corporate Tax, VAT, transfer pricing, and international taxation.
• Experience advising on cross-border transactions, restructuring, tax treaties, and international tax planning.
• Prior senior tax leadership experience, such as Tax Director, Head of Tax, Group Tax Manager, or Senior International Tax Manager.
• Experience managing tax audits, regulatory engagements, and complex tax advisory matters.
• A professional qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, or equivalent.
• Big Four or established tax consulting/advisory experience is strongly preferred; additional qualifications in Taxation, Accounting, Finance, or Law are advantageous.
• Strong commercial awareness, analytical capabilities, and stakeholder management skills.