progress-partners - Global Head of Tax

• 12+ years of progressively senior experience in Canadian and international tax, including substantial experience within a Big Four or other leading accounting firm. • Demonstrated experience operating at a senior leadership level in international tax, typically at Senior Director level or above within a leading accounting firm, or at an equivalent level of responsibility within a complex multinational organization. • A proven track record of independently leading highly complex international tax matters and taking ownership of tax strategy. • Deep expertise in Canadian international tax and the application of Canadian tax principles to complex multinational structures. • Significant experience with foreign affiliates, surplus planning, tax treaties, withholding taxes, permanent establishment, residency, and other cross-border tax matters. • Strong experience with multinational structures, international tax planning, intercompany arrangements, financing, distributions, and cross-border flows. • Deep understanding of transfer pricing strategy, policies, documentation, and implementation. • Strong knowledge of tax governance, tax risk management, and oversight of international tax compliance. • Significant experience advising CFOs, founders, senior executives, boards, business owners, or other senior decision-makers on material tax matters. • Experience directing and challenging external tax advisers, accounting firms, legal counsel, and other specialists. • Strong commercial judgment and the ability to balance tax efficiency, technical defensibility, compliance, operational practicality, and broader business objectives. • Ability to operate with a high degree of independence, judgment, and ownership. • Excellent analytical, written, communication, and negotiation skills. • EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Law, or another relevant discipline. • CPA designation strongly preferred; another equivalent senior professional tax qualification may be considered. • Advanced Canadian tax education or professional training, such as completion of the CPA In-Depth Tax Program, an LL.M. or Master’s degree in Taxation, or comparable advanced tax qualifications, is strongly preferred. • The following experience would be particularly relevant: • Experience with complex multinational structures involving Hong Kong or other major international operating jurisdictions. • Prior in-house experience within a complex multinational group. This is an advantage, but not a requirement for senior candidates from leading accounting firms with substantial experience advising multinational organizations. • Experience with high-growth and highly international businesses. • Experience with technology, SaaS, software, digital businesses, or other intellectual property-driven organizations. • We’re fully remote and distributed across time zones. We default to async, communicate extensively in writing, and trust people to deliver outcomes, not log hours. • Decisions are transparent, ownership is clear, and senior leaders are given significant autonomy to make decisions, challenge assumptions, and drive outcomes. • As Global Head of Tax, you will work directly with the executive leadership and have significant influence over the group’s international tax strategy and long-term structure.