Tax Director & Counsel, NAM

Job Description :About Us:With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.Join us to build a career worth celebrating.Which company will you join?From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of outstanding character, and in 250 years, nothing has changed. We’re the world’s leading premium alcohol company! Our brands are industry icons including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It’s why we trust them with our legacy and why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve. Our ambition is to build the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the very best people!At Diageo, our purpose is to celebrate life everywhere, every day. To do that, you will join an organization that is passionate about customers and consumers, and proud of what they do. Diageo teams constantly set high goals and then try hard to exceed them. We are also an incredibly diverse organization, and we value each and every one’s talent and personality.About the role:The Tax job family encompasses global roles accountable for the design and implementation of tax strategies, policies and the tax governance framework. It also includes the provision of tax support to Diageo’s business units, delivery of projects to create shareholder value, and proactive management and mitigation of key tax risks, compliance and reporting.Purpose:The Tax Director & Counsel is a strategic advisor to the tax team and our customers, ensuring compliance with complex US federal, state and local tax laws, and ensures Diageo’s US tax posture remains defensible and aligned with business goals, and stays ahead of legislative and regulatory changes.The role provides tax support on M&A transactions, restructurings, and other commercial transactions and business initiatives/projects.The role is responsible for driving North American (NAM) tax strategy and planning and supports Group Tax strategy. The role is also primarily responsible for management of transfer pricing policy and issues within the NAM market, and provides support on federal tax audits, material state tax audits and other tax controversies.Job Dimensions:Reporting to the VP Tax – Americas, the role is a strategic advisor to Global Tax and our customers, ensuring compliance with NAM tax laws. The role will be responsible for our response to tax law developments, including active engagement with industry groups. The role will partner closely with Finance, Government Relations, Legal and Business Development to develop policies in line with our business model.The NAM Tax team is comprised of US tax and Canadian tax experts and oversees all areas of US & Canada federal, state, and international income taxes, as well as key functions in significant indirect taxes (sales/use/property). The team is accountable for all NAM income tax reporting, compliance, controversy, risk management, and planning in line with the Global Tax Policy.FinancialNAM market constitutes approximately 39% of the overall net sales and one half of operating profit for management purposes.Market ComplexityNAM market is extremely complex. Market is active in all areas of Diageo global business (supply, brand owner, demand). Legislative environment is very complex and evolving.Reporting includes management reporting packages, multiple legal entities, and federal, state, provincial and local audits.Leadership Responsibilities & CapabilitiesResponsible for displaying Diageo Leadership Standard and Diageo ValuesInteract effectively with senior customers within the business, as well as external advisors and group auditorsMaintain integrity and focus on tough situations; be able to constructively challenge partnersDemonstrate commercial competence, strong analytical skills and sound judgement in managing tax opportunity and risksResponsible for developing and coaching others within Group TaxManage resources and numerous prioritiesRole Responsibilities:Lead tax interaction on all NAM business development and commercial transactionsCoordinate with Legal and Government Relations to proactively develop advocacy strategies and responses to legislative and regulatory tax proposalsTrack legislative and regulatory tax developments impacting the NAM market and Group Tax strategy, and provide timely communications to internal customers on considerations and proposed actions and mitigation strategies; coordinate with Finance on tax modelling to quantify tax impacts of new tax proposalsDrive NAM tax strategy and planningSupport global tax objectives including global strategy, planning and transactions, as well as implementation of tax policies throughout the businessProvide support on federal and state and local tax auditsCoordinate with Legal on tax litigation mattersDraft tax technical memorandaManage transfer pricing policy for NAM and review documentationProvide coaching to develop team knowledge and serve as a resource for deep technical expertise to members of Group TaxExperience/skills required:Approximately 8+ years corporate tax experience in advisory and/or in-house tax department (preferably both)Big 4 experience preferred2+ years of tax M&A experienceJD requiredBachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in accounting or financeMasters or equivalent experience in Tax/LLM in Tax a plusStrong tax technical knowledge across a broad range of taxesStrong legal research and writingStrong financial modelling and tax accounting knowledgeExcellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate complex tax issues to senior managementExcellent interpersonal, business partnering and influencing skillsCommercially astute; analytically strong critical thinking with global perspectiveImaginative and solution orientedAble to balance a diverse and complex agendaEnergy and drive to cut through and make things happenDiversity statement:Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And crafting an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be encouraged and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mentalities, and more.Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for youIf you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application.Worker Type :RegularPrimary Location:3WTCAdditional Locations :Job Posting Start Date :2025-07-25Salary Range:Minimum Salary:0Maximum Salary:0At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others. (Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.) The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role’s primary location.