Associate Director, Global Mobility Tax

Overview

As an Associate Director at Linesight, you will lead highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will build on your vast industry experience which will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. You will be mentored and supported by industry leaders and given the tools to grow. You will also be involved in and contribute to our business strategy as we continue to evolve. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.

The Opportunity

In this role you will:​

• Lead the Group's Global Mobility Tax Programme and oversee all Global Mobility tax compliance requirements, ensuring compliance with international tax, payroll and social security obligations for expatriates, international assignees, business travellers and remote workers
• Act as the subject matter expert on employment tax, international assignment taxation and social security matters, providing commercially focused advice to the business
• Oversee global employment tax reporting obligations, ensuring compliance with benefits reporting, withholding tax requirements, other employer compliance obligations across relevant jurisdictions

• Partner with the wider Tax, Finance, HR and Payroll teams on strategic projects and business initiatives, providing global mobility and employment tax input where required  

• Collaborate with HR and Finance stakeholders to develop and enhance Global Mobility policies, processes and governance frameworks, ensuring effective compliance, reporting and employee experience

• Work with key stakeholders to manage the global independent contractor programme, ensuring robust policies, processes and compliance across relevant jurisdictions

• Advise on tax-efficient compensation structures, assignment packages, relocation benefits and mobility policies
• Monitor legislative developments and emerging risks in employment tax, social security and global mobility, providing proactive recommendations to the business.

We would love to hear from you if you:​

• Hold a professional tax qualification e.g. CTA/AITI
• Have at least eight years Post Qualified Experience in a Global Mobility Tax or Employment Tax management role
• Have strong technical expertise in international assignment taxation, global employment tax laws & treaties, social security and mobility tax risk management
• Have experience managing a large globally mobile employee population within an in-house environment or advising multinational clients on international assignment and business traveller programmes
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and are able to interact with and explain explain complex technical matters to stakeholders across different jurisdictions and functions
• Are comfortable managing multiple priorities and delivering practical solutions in a fast-paced international environment.​

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.

About us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!  

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility   

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!