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Senior Director, Global Tax Planning & Controversy

Block· 30407 Foundational - Guidance - Tax
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Hybrid (Bay Area, CA)$251.6k - $377.4kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior leadership role overseeing Block's global tax planning, international tax, transfer pricing, M&A and investment tax activities, and direct tax controversy across federal, state, and international matters.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute Block's global tax planning strategies in alignment with business objectives, financial priorities, and risk tolerance.
  • Lead international tax planning related to Block's global operations, including cross-border legal-entity structures, IP 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.
  • Monitor U.S. and international developments and develop strategies to address material risks and opportunities.
  • Lead the tax aspects of domestic and cross-border transactions — from evaluation through due diligence, structuring, modeling, negotiation, closing, integration, and tax return implementation.
  • Review, draft, and negotiate tax provisions in transaction documents, including representations, covenants, indemnities, and tax allocations.
  • Own Block's direct tax controversy strategy across federal, state, local, and foreign income tax examinations; develop international controversy strategies.
  • Represent Block in interactions with U.S. and foreign tax authorities; develop audit-defense and dispute-resolution strategies.
  • Partner cross-functionally to ensure tax considerations are integrated early in strategic decisions and reflected in tax provisions and filings.

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of multinational corporate income tax experience spanning complex global tax planning, M&A, and tax controversy.
  • In-house tax experience at a publicly traded multinational, advising senior executives and cross-functional partners on material tax matters.
  • Deep U.S. international tax expertise: cross-border tax, foreign tax credits, treaties, withholding, permanent establishment, cross-border financing, and transfer pricing.
  • Deep U.S. federal corporate tax knowledge: Subchapter C, consolidated returns, reorganizations, financing transactions, and attribute limitation rules.
  • Proven track record developing and executing sophisticated tax-planning strategies and leading domestic and cross-border transactions end-to-end.
  • Experience managing significant U.S. and foreign income tax audits and resolving disputes with tax authorities.
  • Strong research, modeling, and technical-writing skills; sound judgment in areas of uncertainty.
  • Executive presence and a proven record of building high-performing teams.

Skills

Required:Global tax planningInternational taxTransfer pricingTax controversy

Benefits

  • Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Block builds technology to increase access to the global economy.

Made up of Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, and Proto, Block, Inc. builds technology to increase access to the global economy.

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