Sr. Director, Global Indirect Tax

Location: London, United Kingdom; other role locations include Paris, France, Madrid, Spain, Warsaw, Poland, and Frankfurt, Germany. Hybrid work is required, with at least 3 days in the office.

Company

Global payments technology company facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories.

What you will do

• Develop and execute global indirect tax strategy covering VAT, GST, sales and use tax, digital services taxes, e-invoicing, and emerging transaction tax regimes.
• Provide tax guidance on new products, payment services, commercial structures, market entries, M&A transactions, digital services, and cross-border business models.
• Oversee global compliance, reporting, filing, remittance, accounting, internal controls, governance, and risk management across multiple jurisdictions.
• Advise senior business, legal, finance, product, treasury, strategy, and regional tax stakeholders on indirect tax requirements and contract structures.
• Lead global tax audits, examinations, inquiries, disputes, regulatory responses, and legislative impact assessments.
• Modernize tax technology through automation, data analytics, systems integration, process standardization, and improved tax determination and reporting capabilities.

Requirements

• Extensive experience leading indirect tax matters across global VAT/GST and US Sales & Use Tax in a multinational environment.
• Deep technical expertise, strong commercial judgment, and the ability to translate complex tax requirements into practical business solutions.
• Proven success advising senior leaders on new products, commercial structures, M&A transactions, digital services, and cross-border business models.
• Experience building, transforming, and scaling indirect tax operations, including process optimization, automation, controls, and technology enablement.
• Strong understanding of indirect tax compliance, reporting, audits, controversy management, and governance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and collaboration skills across Finance, Legal, Product, Treasury, Strategy, Controllership, and regional tax teams.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives in a highly matrixed global organization.
• Hands-on, adaptable leadership with strong communication, ownership, judgment, attention to detail, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Track record of developing high-performing teams, fostering accountability, and building partnerships across regions and cultures.

Nice to have

• CPA, Chartered Accountant, MST, JD, LL.M., or equivalent professional qualification.
• Experience in technology, fintech, payments, or financial services organizations.
• Knowledge of OECD developments, digital taxation trends, and emerging indirect tax regimes.
• Experience leading tax technology, automation, or enterprise transformation initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangement with at least 3 days in the office, with exact expectations confirmed by the Hiring Manager.
• Work in a global, cross-functional environment involving Finance, Legal, Product, Treasury, Strategy, Controllership, and regional tax teams.
• Culture emphasizing accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, innovation, and talent development.