Tax Leader Germany (m/f/d)
GE VernovaRemote
Full Time
Posted August 20, 2026
€4k - €7k/mo· Est.
Power Generation
Remote
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- Freshness
- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 4, 2026
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- Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Power Generation
- Pay provenance
- Estimated benchmark; not employer-provided
Job Description
The Germany Tax Leader is part of the European Regional Tax Team and is responsible for end-to-end tax leadership and oversight for Germany, one of the company’s most significant and complex European jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end tax oversight for Germany across direct tax, indirect tax, transfer pricing, withholding tax, and other relevant tax matters.
- Set the direction and priorities for the German tax agenda, ensuring clear ownership, disciplined execution, and timely escalation of material matters.
- Lead, develop, and motivate tax professionals responsible for German and broader European tax matters.
- Build team capability, clarify roles and accountabilities, and foster a culture of strong performance, collaboration, and professional development.
- Provide governance, review, and sign-off over key tax filings, calculations, positions, and deliverables.
- Identify, assess, document, manage, and appropriately escalate material tax risks and exposures.
- Lead tax audits, disputes, and controversy matters, including strategy development, stakeholder alignment, and engagement with tax authorities and external advisors.
- Serve as the primary tax partner for senior Finance, Treasury, Legal, and business stakeholders on German tax matters.
- Partner with business teams on commercial transactions, operational matters, supply-chain activity, restructurings, and other strategic initiatives.
- Oversee external advisor engagements, including scope, quality, delivery, effectiveness, and spend management.
- Support cash-tax forecasting, payment readiness, tax-accounting processes, and related governance.
- Maintain clear and timely transparency over key tax matters, risks, deliverables, and deadlines.
- Drive strong operating discipline, process standardization, and continuous improvement across German and regional tax activities.
- Coordinate effectively with specialist tax teams, including transfer pricing, indirect tax, international tax, tax accounting, and controversy.
- Provide tax leadership, oversight, or support for other European jurisdictions and regional initiatives, as required.
- Contribute to the development and execution of the broader European tax strategy and operating model.
Requirements
- University degree in tax, accounting, law, business administration or a comparable field, ideally combined with qualification as a Steuerberater or equivalent experience
- Significant tax leadership experience within a multinational or similarly complex organization.
- Strong German tax technical knowledge and experience across direct tax, indirect tax, and cross-border matters.
- Proven people-leadership experience, with a demonstrated ability to motivate teams, develop talent, build capability, and drive performance through others.
- Demonstrated ability to set direction, manage competing priorities, and deliver through a complex matrixed organization.
- Experience reviewing and overseeing tax filings and deliverables prepared by internal teams and external providers.
- Proven capability leading significant tax audits, disputes, and controversy matters.
- Strong judgment and the ability to identify, assess, manage, and appropriately escalate material tax issues.
- Strong stakeholder-management, influencing, and communication skills, including experience engaging with senior leadership.
- Ability to operate independently, make decisions in complex or ambiguous situations, and maintain a no-surprises approach.
- Ability and willingness to lead or support tax matters across a broader European portfolio, including jurisdictions outside Germany.
- Fluency in English and German.
- Experience holding primary tax responsibility for Germany within a large multinational organization.
- Experience leading tax matters across multiple significant European jurisdictions.
- Strong familiarity with transfer pricing, international tax, and complex cross-border arrangements.
- Experience supporting major commercial transactions, supply-chain activity, restructurings, or business transformations.
- Experience building or reshaping teams, operating models, and governance processes.
- Demonstrated track record of driving process improvement, standardization, and stronger tax controls.
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders across Finance, Legal, Treasury, and business leadership.
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