Senior Director, Global Tax Strategy & AI‑Driven M&A

Workday; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 259,000 - 389,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday is seeking a Senior Director of Global Tax Planning to lead our global strategy and hands-on modeling for cross-border transactions. This role requires a seasoned leader with deep foreign tax expertise and a track record in multinational tax planning.

The position emphasizes an AI-enabled operating model, cross-border team leadership, and strategic business partnering to align tax with corporate objectives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of progressive corporate multinational tax experience combined with public accounting (Big 4 preferred).
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required. CPA or JD required.
• Comprehensive expertise in global corporate income tax planning, international structuring, M&A transactions, and post-merger integration.

Responsibilities

• Design, govern and optimize the global corporate income tax planning strategy, including cross-border structuring.
• Lead tax workstreams for domestic and international M&A and divestitures from inception to post-close.
• Develop advanced tax modeling to project ETR and cash tax impacts for forecasting.
• Monitor global tax developments and communicate impacts to tax leadership.
• Lead and develop the global tax planning team across time zones and locations.
• Partner with tax and business functions to integrate planning with provisions and filings.
• Act as a trusted advisor to translate tax concepts into business insights.
• Drive an AI-first culture and automate tax workflows with BT collaboration.
• Synthesize regulatory changes into executive dashboards for leadership.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Communication skills

Cross-border tax experience

AI/Automation interest

Education

CPA or JD

Tools

Tax engines

Job description

Workday is seeking a Senior Director of Global Tax Planning to lead our global strategy and hands-on modeling for cross-border transactions. This role requires a seasoned leader with deep foreign tax expertise and a track record in multinational tax planning.

The position emphasizes an AI-enabled operating model, cross-border team leadership, and strategic business partnering to align tax with corporate objectives.