EME Tax Specialist

Role Overview

The EME Tax Specialist owns operational and advisory work across employment tax, global mobility and employee equity. The role applies compliant payroll and off-payroll tax treatment as employees move across borders, participate in equity programs and support new-country launches.

Key Responsibilities

Advise on employment tax, manage payroll tax implications of mobility, benefits and equity events.

Coordinate shadow-payroll inputs, calculations, reconciliations and reporting with payroll teams and external providers.

Support tax and payroll workstreams for new-country launches, including registrations, local requirements, controls and operational implementation.

Maintain compliant tax treatment and payroll reporting for employee equity events and support transition/transformation projects.

Track filing obligations, deadlines and risk items across relevant jurisdictions, resolving issues or escalating them with clear recommendations.

Partner with Payroll, People, Legal, Finance and external advisers to interpret requirements and implement practical processes.

Create and maintain policies, process documentation, employee guidance and audit evidence.

Review data and controls for accuracy, confidentiality and consistency, and identify opportunities for automation.

Key Qualifications & Experience

Must-have requirements:

5 or more years of relevant experience in employment tax, global mobility tax, equity compensation tax or payroll tax.

Working knowledge of multi-country payroll and shadow-payroll processes.

Experience applying tax requirements to employee equity and cross-border employee cases.

Ability to manage external advisers and explain complex tax matters to non-specialists.

Strong spreadsheet and data-analysis skills, including reconciliations and issue investigation.

Organised delivery, careful documentation and sound judgment under deadlines.

Experience supporting new-country or legal-entity launches.

Preferred experiences:

Experience with an equity administration platforms.

Global Mobility experience.

A relevant tax, accounting or payroll qualification.

Experience in a fast-growing international technology company.

Competencies & Behavioral Traits

Clear judgment when requirements are incomplete or differ across jurisdictions.

Careful handling of confidential employee and tax information.

Practical problem solving and early escalation of material risks.

Clear communication with employees, internal partners and external advisers.

Ownership of controlled, audit-ready processes.