Senior Director, Global Tax Planning & Controversy

The posting, as Block wrote it

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The Role

Block is looking for a Senior Director, Global Tax Planning and Controversy. Reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer, you will lead Block's global tax planning, international tax, transfer pricing strategy, M&A and investment tax activities, U.S. federal and state income tax planning, and direct tax controversy agenda and significant tax examinations and disputes. You will help shape Block's global legal-entity, financing, IP, and operating structures, and translate complex tax concepts into practical business solutions. This is a highly visible, hands-on role requiring exceptional technical judgment, commercial awareness, and executive presence.

You Will

• Develop and execute Block's global tax planning strategies in alignment with business objectives, financial priorities, and risk tolerance. Identify opportunities, evaluate alternatives, and lead the implementation of sustainable, defensible domestic and international tax planning.
• Lead international tax planning related to Block's global operations, including cross-border legal-entity structures, intellectual-property arrangements, intercompany transactions, financing, capital deployment, cash repatriation, and operating-model changes. Advise on complex U.S. international and foreign tax matters such as foreign tax credits, tax treaties, withholding taxes, permanent-establishment considerations, transfer pricing, and global minimum tax regimes.
• Own U.S. federal and state income tax planning, including consolidated return matters, financing transactions, the preservation and use of tax attributes, nexus and apportionment planning, sourcing positions, filing methodology and entity structure.
• Analyze tax considerations for new product launches, product modifications, and new market entry or expansion efforts. Act as a thought partner to the business by collaboratively developing alternative solutions to support business initiatives.
• Monitor U.S. and international legislative, regulatory, administrative, judicial, and policy developments. Assess their potential impact on Block's global structure, cash taxes, effective tax rate, financial reporting, and compliance obligations, and develop strategies to address material risks and opportunities.
• Lead the tax aspects of domestic and cross-border acquisitions, dispositions, investments, j

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ic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

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Zone A

$251,600 — $377,400 USD

Zone B

$251,600 — $377,400 USD

Zone C

$251,600 — $377,400 USD

Zone D

$251,600 — $377,400 USD

Application Guidelines

Candidates may submit up to 9 active applications within a 60-day period. Reapplications to the same role are accepted 90 days after a previous application has been reviewed.

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