Global Equity Compensation Tax Lead

Hitachi Rail; England; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking a candidate for managing equity compensation tax compliance related to their equity plans. The role requires substantial experience in tax obligations for equity compensation on a global scale, ensuring compliance and governance standards. The ideal candidate will possess strong knowledge of equity compensation policies and must be adept at working collaboratively with various stakeholders. This position offers a predominantly remote work model with additional benefits including flexible working options and a competitive salary.

Benefits

Market competitive salary

Discretionary bonus scheme

Flexible working model

Generous holiday entitlement

Private medical insurance

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of experience with taxation of equity compensation plans.
• Experience managing equity compensation tax matters globally.
• Knowledge of tax compliance and accounting under IFRS.

Responsibilities

• Manage tax compliance matters for equity incentives.
• Develop and update global tax policies and procedures.
• Prepare for and deliver annual share filings.

Skills

Knowledge of equity compensation policies

Deep knowledge of withholding tax processes

Strong experience with payrolls and HR operations

Attention to detail

Ability to build strong working relationships

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Education

Relevant professional qualification (CTA, ACA, ICAS, ACCA)

Job description

Description

OurCompany

ThroughitsSocialInnovationBusinessthatbringstogetherIT,OT(OperationalTechnology)andproducts,Hitachicontributestoaharmonizedsocietywheretheenvironment,wellbeing,andeconomicgrowthareinbalance.HitachioperatesgloballyinfoursectorsDigitalSystems&Services,Energy,Mobility,andConnectiveIndustriesandtheStrategicSIBBusinessUnitfornewgrowthbusinesses.WithLumadaatitscore,Hitachigeneratesvaluefromintegratingdata,technologyanddomainknowledgetosolvecustomerandsocialchallenges.RevenuesforFY2024(endedMarch31,2025)totaled9,783.3billionyen,with618consolidatedsubsidiariesandapproximately280,000employeesworldwide.Visitusat.

TheGlobalEquityCompensationteamworkswithseveralinternalfunctionsandexternaladvisorstoupholdhightaxandlegalcompliancestandardsinallimpactedcountries.Otherresponsibilitiesincludedesigningandimplementingcompetitiveequitycompensationpolicies,buildingandmaintainingrobustgovernanceframeworksandinternalcontrols,andpreparinganddeliveringcommunicationsandtrainingforglobalandsenioraudiences.Inaddition,theteampartnerswithinternalcolleaguesandexternaladvisorstoensuretheflawlessdeliveryofeachequitycompensationeventusingneworexistingtools,templates,procedures,andtechnologysolutions.

Whatyou’llbedoing

RoleOverview

ThesuccessfulcandidatewillreporttotheheadofglobalequitycompensationinSwitzerlandandsupporttheglobalequitycompensationmanagerintheUKwithalltaxmattersrelatedtoequityplans.Wewillconsidercandidateswithsubstantialexperiencein equitycompensationtaxcomplianceobligationsglobally,includingwithholdingtaxandsocialsecurityrequirements,expatriatetax,knowledgeofcapitalgainsanddividendstax,andadeepunderstandingoftaxequalizationandtaxprotectionpolicies.TheselectedcandidatewilljointheGlobalEquityCompensationteam,comprisingsixmembers,andbepartofHitachi’sGlobalTotalRewards(GTR)functionthatincludesapproximately30people.

KeyResponsibilities

• Managetaxcompliancemattersfordomesticemployeesandinternationalglobalmovers(assignees,permanenttransfers,businesstravelers,andprojectworkers)acrossallcompaniesoftheHitachiGroupthatwilloperateequityincentives,especiallyfortherestrictedstockunitsplan(RSU).
• Upholdstrongcompliance,governance,andinternalcontrolstandards.
• Developandupdatetaxpoliciesandprocedurestomeettaxcomplianceobligationsglobally.
• Establishandmaintainthetaxpositionpaper,identify,andmaintainthecorrectwithholdingtaxandsocialsecuritypositionsfordomesticemployeesandglobalmovers.
• Workwithexternaltaxadvisorstoidentifyandmanagewithholdingtaxrequirementchanges.
• Actasadvisorandsubjectmatterexpertforequitycompensationincometax,socialsecurity,andfinanceandaccountingmatters.
• Improvesystemfunctionalitiesandinterfacestomitigatetaxcomplianceriskexposure.
• Createanddelivertaxtrainingandtax-relatedcommunicationstoequityplanparticipants.
• Workwithtaxadvisors,HROperationsandpayrollsgloballytoprepareforanddelivertheannualsharefilingsinallimpactedcountries,including,butnotlimitedto,theUKsharefillings,Australiaannualsharefilings,ChinaSAFE(includingtheplansregistrationwhereapplicable).
• WorkwiththeglobalequitycompensationmanagerandexternaltaxadvisorstomanagetheRSUgrantandvestingprocess,includingmonthlyleaversandtheregulargrantandvestingcycles.
• Workwithtaxadvisors,globalmobility,andpayrolltoprepareforanddelivertheRSUvestingcycleandtaxreturnseasonforglobalmovers.
• OverseethepayrolltaxfundingprocesswiththeglobalequitycompensationmanagerinJapan.
• Preparetaxpositionsimulationsandtaxcostprojectionsforinternationalassigneesandpermanenttransfersaccordingtobusinessdemands.
• SupportcorporationtaxreviewsandrechargeagreementswithJapanTaxandFinance.
• Respondtointernalandexternaltaxauditsuponrequest.
• Correspondwiththelocaltaxauthoritiesinvariouscountriestoclarifytechnicaltaxmattersifrequired.
• Manageemergingtaxtechnicaltopicswithinternalandexternalstakeholders,includingtheimplementationofcountry-specificequityplanswithtaxadvantagesifapplicable.
• Definethescopeandtimelinestodeliversignificantprojects.
• Managetherelationshipwithexternaltaxadvisorsandgroupcompanypayrolls.
• Comprehensiveknowledgeofshareplanpoliciesandpractices.

Projectwork

Workwillinclude,butisnotlimitedto,identifyingandestablishingthetaxcomplianceframeworkandoperationalrequirementsforseveralequitycompensationworkstreams,suchasglobalmobilitypolicydesign,communicationmaterials,anddomesticandexpatriatetaxationmatters.Theincumbentmayalsosupportthewiderglobalmobilitytransformationprojectimpactingallgroupcompanies.

Whatyoubringtotheteam

We’relookingforateamplayer,whoismotivatedbydeliveringgreatworkandtheHitachivision.Thisroleispredominantlyremote,withoccasionaldaysrequiredtoworkfromoffice.

YouBring

Theidealcandidatewillpossessthefollowingskillsandbackground :

Candidatesmusthaveeightormoreyearsofexperiencewiththetaxationofequitycompensationplansinlargeandcomplexcompanies,andwithaglobalgeographicalscope.

Strongknowledgeofequitycompensationpolicies.

Deepknowledgeofthewithholdingtaxprocessfordomesticemployeesandglobalmovers,includingincomesourcing,foreigntaxcredits,doubletaxationmatters,andtaxtreatmentpolicies.

KnowledgeoftaxcomplianceandaccountingunderIFRS.

Strongexperienceinworkingwithpayrolls,HRoperations,andfinancemattersrelatedtoequityplans.

Previousexperienceinmanagingequitycompensationtaxmattersgloballyishighlydesirable.

In-houseexperiencewithequitycompensationplansispreferred.

Arelevantprofessionalqualificationwouldbeanadvantage(CTA,ACA,ICAS,ACCA).

Candidatesmustbewillingtoworkonadministrativetasksandregularlyliaisewithseveralstakeholdersfromdifferentgroupcompaniestoensurethetimelyimplementationofvariousequitycompensationprocessesandcontrolsteps.

Willingtoworkflexiblytomeettightdeadlinesandattendcallsduringflexiblehoursacrossdifferenttimezones.TraveltoJapanmayberequiredoccasionally.

Collaborativeteamplayerwithabilitytobuildstrongworkingrelationships,strongwrittenandverbalcommunicationskillsandattentiontodetail,abletojugglecompetingprioritiesandmeettightdeadlines.

BenefitsPackage

• Alongwithamarketcompetitivesalaryanddiscretionarybonusscheme,employeeshavetheoptiontoworkflexiblyinlinewithourhybridworkingmodelandwewouldbehappytodiscussthiswithyouduringthehiringprocess.
• Generousholidayentitlement-withtheoptiontobuyuptoanadditional5daysperyear
• AHolidayBankingschemeallowingyoutobankuntakenholidaytouseanotheryear
• GroupPersonalPension
• PrivateMedicalInsurancewithself-fundedoptiontocoverfamilymembers
• EmployeeAssistanceProgrammeavailabletoallemployees
• PersonalAccidentInsurance
• VoluntaryBenefits(fundedbyemployee)including :
• CycleToWorkscheme
• GymMembership
• DentalInsurancewithoptiontoincludedependentchildren
• Healthscreening
• Diningcard

OurValues

• Weareproudtosayweareanequalopportunityemployerandwelcomeallapplicantsforemploymentwithoutattentiontoanyfactorthatdoesn’timpactyourabilitytodothejob,includingrace,colour,religion,sex,sexualorientation,genderidentity,nationalorigin,veteranordisabilitystatus.WeareproudofJapaneseheritage,withourvaluesexpressedthroughtheHitachiSpirit :
• Wa–Harmony,Trust,Respect
• Makoto–Sincerity,Fairness,Honesty,Integrity
• Kaitakusha-Seishin–PioneeringSpirit,Challenge