Vice President, EMEA & APAC Employment Tax Specialist

Overview

In this role you will provide subject-matter expertise on employment tax across EMEA and APAC, ensuring compliant and efficient tax delivery for payroll, mobility, benefits and related processes. You will partner with Payroll, People Team, Finance, Legal and Risk to implement regulatory changes and mitigate tax risks. You will translate complex rules into practical actions and contribute to scalable, well-controlled processes. Your work supports business objectives while upholding a strong risk and ethical culture. This role offers meaningful impact through regional tax governance and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide employment tax advisory across EMEA and APAC, covering payroll tax, benefits, expenses, equity tax, mobility tax impacts and employer reporting obligations
• Monitor regulatory developments and assess impacts on processes, controls and obligations
• Partner with Payroll, People Team, Finance, Legal, Mobility, Risk and external advisers to ensure compliant tax treatment and implement changes
• Identify, analyze and mitigate employment tax risks through governance, documentation, and controls
• Support tax authority inquiries, audits, and information requests with accurate, timely responses
• Drive process improvement and scalable, well-controlled solutions across the region
• Maintain clear documentation of tax positions, processes, risk assessments and stakeholder decisions
• Support delivery discipline through planning, prioritisation, and escalation of risks or issues
• Contribute to the development of less experienced colleagues through knowledge sharing and mentoring
• Build cross-functional relationships to integrate employment tax considerations into business activity and change initiatives

Key requirements

• Significant experience in employment tax, payroll tax, expatriate tax or related areas across multiple EMEA and APAC jurisdictions
• Strong understanding of employment tax compliance, reporting obligations, controls and risk in a complex international environment
• Experience partnering with stakeholders across Payroll, Finance, Legal, People Team and Risk
• Ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements and translate them into practical guidance and actions
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate, timely outcomes in a controlled environment
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders
• Experience supporting audits, regulatory change implementation or process transformation (advantageous)
• Relevant professional qualification in tax, accounting, payroll or related discipline or equivalent practical experience

• strong communication and influencing abilities
• cross-functional collaboration
• problem-solving and analytical thinking
• employment tax compliance
• payroll tax
• ex expatriate tax

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