Head of Tax, Americas
Posted Sep 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a restructuring or expansion where you provided tax leadership. What did you change in the plan?
What they are checking: Whether their tax input actually shaped business decisions rather than just being signed off at the end.
Tell me about a tax audit you managed. What went well and what would you do differently?
What they are checking: Whether they handle audits with good records and calm judgment, which protects the company from penalties.
How would you explain a significant tax risk to a CFO who wants a yes or no answer?
What they are checking: Whether they can give clear, decisive advice with the right level of nuance for executives.
Tell me about how you developed a member of your tax team.
What they are checking: Whether they build team capability, which matters for a head-of-function role covering a whole region.
What would you do
How do you work with Group Tax overseas when US rules and group policy pull in different directions?
What they are checking: Whether they can represent local requirements to a global head office while staying aligned with group strategy.
A commercial team wants to launch a new sales channel next month and has not considered tax. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can make tax a helpful early partner rather than a late blocker to the business.
About the work
How would you set up and lead an Americas tax function covering US corporate income tax and sales and use tax across many states?
What they are checking: Whether they can organize compliance, risk and advisory work across a growing, multi-entity business.
Dyson keeps opening Demo Stores in new states. What sales and use tax and nexus issues does that create?
What they are checking: Whether they understand how physical retail footprint changes state tax obligations for a direct-to-consumer business.
How do transfer pricing and customs valuation interact for a company importing finished goods into the US?
What they are checking: Whether they see how tax and customs work together, since the posting names partnering with Customs and Treasury.
How do you decide what to keep in-house versus send to outside advisors?
What they are checking: Whether they manage cost and expertise well and know where internal knowledge matters most.
How do you keep up with tax law changes across the US, Canada and Latin America?
What they are checking: Whether they have a real system for tracking changes in several countries that could affect the region.
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