Head of Markets Tax Operations Executive Director

Description

Are you a strategic leader ready to drive a high-impact global function at the intersection of Markets Operations Tax Technology and Regulatory Reporting If you thrive in complex multi-jurisdictional environments and have a track record of building best-in-class control and delivery models wed like to hear from you.

As the Executive Director - Head of Markets Tax Operations you will oversee international reclaims and relief at source across our markets businesses providing end-to-end oversight of Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) obligations for Spain Italy and Hungary and hold responsibility for German withholdingdriving accuracy transparency and resilient execution at scale.

You will also oversee Common Reporting Standards (CRS) and Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) information reporting obligations ensuring consistent governance data quality and regulatory readiness across jurisdictions. Success requires a leader who can translate technical rules into scalable operating processes partner seamlessly across front office and corporate functions and deliver measurable improvements in scale risk management service delivery and client outcomeswhile advancing use of AI to simplify processes strengthen controls and improve decisioning.

Job Responsibilities

• Own the governance operating model and control framework for markets international information reporting obligations within scope including policy interpretation oversight routines and management reporting.
• Lead end-to-end oversight of international tax reclaims and relief at source processes ensuring accurate documentation timely submission and effective issue resolution across products entities and custody networks.
• Oversee FTT execution and controls for Spain Italy and Hungary including transaction identification logic operational processing exception management and audit-ready evidence.
• Direct oversight of German withholding governance execution and controls including monitoring rule changes and ensuring consistency across platforms and legal entities.
• Oversee CRS and FATCA information reportinggovernance and controls including data sourcing/lineage completeness and accuracy controls exception management and coordination of regulatory submissions and attestations with internal partners.
• Partner with front office operations tax finance compliance legal technology and internal audit to deliver consistent outcomes clear accountability and timely remediation of control gaps.
• Drive automation and process simplification including requirements definition testing/validation and production readiness with clear focus on scalability data lineage and operational resilience.
• Incorporate the responsible use of AI in tax and information reporting processes such as improving exception triage analytics/monitoring and control testingworking with technology data and controls partners to ensure appropriate governance model risk alignment and explain ability where required.
• Manage regulatory and audit interactions for in-scope reporting and withholding obligations including preparation of materials coordination of responses and delivery of sustainable corrective actions.
• Lead develop and retain a high-performing team; set clear performance standards succession plans and a culture of ownership control excellence and continuous improvement.

Required qualifications capabilities and skills

• Senior leadership experience in markets operations tax operations regulatory reporting or a closely related control function within a global financial institution.
• Deep working knowledge of international withholding tax reclaims/relief at source and transaction-based tax regimes with demonstrated experience overseeing complex cross-border operating processes.
• Working knowledge of CRS and FATCA information reporting frameworks and operating models including governance data/control considerations and partnering with tax/compliance/operations stakeholders.
• Demonstrated expertise in control design and execution including risk assessment issue management operational metrics and audit/regulatory engagement.
• Strong understanding of markets products and transaction lifecycles (e.g. equities fixed income derivatives) and how data and events flow through booking settlement and reporting.
• Proven ability to drive change through technology and process transformation including partnering with engineering teams and working with large-scale data and workflow platforms.
• Experience leveraging automation and/or AI-enabled capabilities in operational tax or reporting processes(e.g. exception analytics workflow intelligence document processing) with an understanding of governance and control expectations.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across Front Office and corporate functions make clear decisions under ambiguity and communicate crisply at executive level.

Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills

• Advanced degree and/or relevant professional qualifications (e.g. tax accounting risk)

Required Experience:

Director

Employment Type : Full-Time
Department / Functional Area: Operations
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1