Senior Director, Tax Counsel - Orthopedics
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Summary
The Depuy Synthes Global Tax Group is recruiting for a Senior Tax Counsel to lead the Tax Counsel group. This position is based in New Brunswick, NJ and will report to the Global Head of Tax.
Job description
Additional responsibilities include:
- Leadership Team member for the Tax team, including participating in global enterprise tax meetings, as well as succession planning and calibration meetings at the global enterprise level
- Oversight of 1 paralegal
- Set strategies and provide oversight of all aspects of cross-border and domestic acquisitions, dispositions, licensing deals, repatriation, and internal tax planning for all sectors globally
- Lead the Tax Counsel Group in the setting deal modeling guidance, structuring and execution of deals, legal entity rationalization and restructuring projects
- Deliver training on M&A and technical tax topics to other groups in the tax department and relevant business partners
- Responsible for providing high level technical tax and legal advice to management in the administration of the company’s worldwide employee compensation and benefit plans
- Lead on confirming compliance with laws and regulations applicable to employee compensation and benefits
- Lead on repatriation planning in partnership with DS Treasury and provide technical advice on Supply Chain planning across the Tax Planning team
- Technical advisor on DS’s external efforts to influence the US international tax policy, including potential US tax reform and regulatory policy. Represent DS with active participation in industry groups
- Develop strategy and lead on acquisition integration
Requirements
- JD required
- LLM in Taxation preferred
- Current Bar membership required
- At least 12 years of tax function experience in a law firm or organization that operates in multiple countries including foreign subsidiaries and operations required
- Strong technical knowledge of international taxation (including subpart F and the international provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act), mergers & acquisitions, restructuring transactions and partnership taxation required
- Exposure to compensation and benefits tax issues required
- Exceptional business partnering, negotiation, and written and verbal communications skills - specifically the ability to communicate highly technical matters to business partners around the world whose knowledge will be much more general required
- Strong influencing and collaboration skills, partnering with multiple stakeholders across the enterprise and external partners, including a network of legal advisors across the globe required
- Ability to develop talent and lead teams across the enterprise required
- Ability to drive innovative solutions to meet business needs required
- Ability to manage risk in a quickly changing external environment required
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability
- Long-term disability
- Business accident insurance
- Group legal insurance
- Consolidated retirement plan
- 401(k) savings plan
- Long-term incentive program
- Vacation
- Sick time
- Holiday pay
- Parental leave
- Bereavement leave
- Caregiver leave
- Volunteer leave
- Military spouse time-off
Company overview
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is the pharmaceutical division of Johnson & Johnson, leading the way in medical innovation with a relentless focus on bringing transformational treatments to patients worldwide. The company applies rigorous science and compassion to address the most complex diseases of our time, developing groundbreaking medicines across key therapeutic areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and cardiopulmonary medicine. With deep expertise and global reach, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine reimagines how devastating diseases are treated and cured, delivering hope and better care for millions of patients and their families. The organization pioneers the path from laboratory research to clinical application, championing patients every step of the way while maintaining an unwavering commitment to scientific excellence and patient-centered innovation.