Senior Director, Tax Counsel - Orthopedics

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Brunswick (OH); On-site; USD 178,000 - 307,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Pension/401(k)

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Tax Counsel based in New Brunswick, NJ, reporting to the Global Head of Tax. You will lead the Tax Counsel Group, oversee cross-border and domestic deals, and shape strategy during the DePuy Synthes separation, with potential post-separation employment under DePuy Synthes policies.

You will provide high-level tax guidance to senior management and partner with Treasury and external advisors.

Qualifications

• Qualified JD with bar admission and international tax expertise.
• Experience in cross-border acquisitions, restructurings and global tax planning.
• Strong communication and business partnering skills across functions.
• Exposure to compensation and benefits tax issues is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Tax Counsel Group and participate in global enterprise tax meetings.
• Oversee one paralegal and provide deal modeling guidance for structuring and entity rationalization.
• Train other groups in M&A and technical tax topics; advise management on compensation and benefits tax.
• Ensure compliance with applicable tax laws and regulations and advise on repatriation planning and policy influence.
• Develop talent and lead teams across the enterprise and drive innovative tax solutions.

Skills

Bar admission

International tax

M&A experience

Negotiation

Communication

Education

JD

LLM in Taxation

Job description

Job Function

Finance

Job Sub Function

Tax

Job Category

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Pennsylvania (Any City), Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description

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.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year

Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period 10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

Additional information can be found through the link below.

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills

Preferred Skills

Audit Management, Consulting, Developing Others, Financial Analysis, Financial Disclosures, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Inclusive Leadership, Industry Analysis, Leadership, Organizing, Performance Measurement, Process Optimization, Strategic Change, Tax Advising, Tax Compliance, Tax Management, Transparency Reporting

Base Pay Range

$178,000.00 - $307,050.00