Senior Director, Associate Compensation & Benefits Tax Counsel

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Johnson & Johnson is seeking an experienced Associate Compensation & Benefits Tax Counsel to be located in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

This position reports to the VP Compensation & Benefits Tax Counsel.  The candidate will provide high level technical tax and legal advice to management in the design and administration of the company’s worldwide employee compensation and benefit plans. 

Incumbent is responsible for ensuring compliance with laws and regulations applicable to employee compensation and benefits.  Specifically, incumbent will advise management regarding tax and legal requirements in areas including qualified retirement plans, stock based compensation, employee welfare benefit plans, employee fringe benefits, mergers, acquisitions & divestitures, plan asset investments, and executive compensation matters.  The Associate Compensation & Benefits Tax Counsel will also advise on payroll withholding and reporting matters and other global employee compensation and benefits matters. 

Position Requirements:  

A Juris doctor degree from an accredited law school is required. 

A minimum of one active state (or District of Columbia) bar admission is required.

A minimum of 10 years of experience at a law firm, accounting firm and/or major corporation advising clients or management on a wide variety of employee compensation & benefits tax and legal matters is required.

Working knowledge of the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to the taxation of employee compensation and benefits, the Employee Retirement and Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and other laws applicable to compensation and benefits is required.
Experience advising on compensation and benefits matters in mergers, acquisition, and divestiture transactions is required.

Experience advising on plan asset investment matters is required.

Incumbent will also require excellent business partnering and communication skills - specifically the ability to communicate highly technical matters to management whose knowledge may be more general.  

Preferred Requirements/Competencies:  

Exposure to and general knowledge of the laws of some major non-U.S. jurisdictions with respect to employee compensation and benefit matters, reporting and withholding, and employee location compliance are preferred. 

– The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. ▪ Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

▪ This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

 ▪ Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

– Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year

– Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year

–Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year

– Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

–Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

– Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

– Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period 10 days

 – Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

– Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

Additional information can be found through the link below.

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.  

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