Regional Tax Leader - Asia

About the role

An experienced and strategic Regional Tax Leader is sought to oversee corporate tax governance, transfer pricing, tax planning and compliance across Asian operations (China, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and India). Reporting to senior leadership and managing a small regional team, the role optimizes the regional tax footprint, ensures regulatory compliance and advises leadership on cross-border business developments. Depending on background and experience, the position can be offered at Assistant Director level (for seasoned Senior Managers) or Director level (for proven tax leaders from top-tier multinationals).

Key responsibilities

• Tax policy and governance: oversee tax models across Asia, develop corporate tax structures and audit defense strategies, and coordinate tax positions of all Asian legal entities in line with Group Tax Strategy.
• Tax planning and business advisory: advise directors and senior management, lead tax planning for cross-border operations, M&A, investments and divestments, and identify tax risks and optimization opportunities.
• Transfer pricing and global reporting: ensure compliance with local transfer pricing laws and Group policies, draft transfer pricing documentation, and own the Group's Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR) and BEPS Pillar 2 obligations.
• Tax compliance: manage tax positions, models and timely tax returns across Asian legal entities, and liaise with local finance teams and external tax consultants with tax authorities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Tax Law, Tax Economics or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of tax experience in an international business environment, including about 5 years at a Big 4 accounting firm.
• Proven track record overseeing multi-country tax functions across Southeast Asia and dealing directly with local tax authorities.
• Strong preference for candidates from large multinational manufacturing corporations (annual revenue over EUR 750 million) with hands-on Group-level CbCR and BEPS Pillar 2 experience.
• Prior people management experience, as the role oversees two direct reports.
• Bilingual English and Mandarin Chinese.

Required skills

• International taxation, cross-border structuring and business modeling across Asia.
• Transfer pricing principles, documentation standards and regional regulatory frameworks.
• Numerical and analytical proficiency, able to turn tax planning into practical tax accounting and compliance execution.
• Commercial acumen, stakeholder management and advisory skills.