We’re Hiring: Director - Personal Tax

Who You'll Work With

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.

When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You'll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm's diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions.
• Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary, we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

Your Impact

You will join the Partner Tax Group, a critical team responsible for ensuring the tax-efficient, accurate, and seamless delivery of awards to the firm's global Partner Group. This group is comprised of over 3,000 senior employees across approximately 70 countries who jointly own the firm. To achieve this, the team works in highly collaborative partnerships with key internal departments, including Payroll, Benefits, Legal, HR, Accounting, and Finance, as well as external advisors.

Your primary focus will be on the United States, with opportunity to expand to a diverse portfolio of countries. Working alongside an experienced Director and Manager, you will help design, implement, and oversee strategic structures that deliver Partner awards tax-efficiently while strictly aligning with the firm's global tax risk standards. You will act as a trusted advisor to Partners on their award delivery, managing day-to-day interactions with Partners to address their tax-related inquiries.

You will closely coordinate with the Corporate Tax, Employment Tax, and Mobility Tax groups to ensure that global strategies are successfully refined and properly implemented. You will foster strong internal partnerships with local office Finance teams and central corporate support functions to guarantee that all award deliveries are seamlessly executed. You will take a lead role in managing local tax audits concerning Partner awards and tax delivery.

Additionally, you will provide critical technical support and project leadership on strategic, multi-country initiatives spanning the wider tax function. Your role is key in managing McKinsey's global Partner population, ensuring excellent client service and advisory support to our Partners and mitigating risks associated with individual taxes across our global operations.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• Educational Background: An excellent academic background, including a recognized tax or accounting qualification (ACA, ATT, CTA) or a recognized US tax qualification (EA, CPA).
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in US Federal and State personal taxes, including management of the personal tax affairs of US executives based in, or moving to or from, the US.
• Expertise: Experience in payroll withholding matters for US resident Partners, including State taxes in resident and non-resident States.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Outstanding tax and problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead the design and implement workable tax operational processes.
• Collaboration: Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues at all levels and across a wide range of countries.
• Independence: Ability to work independently, leading multiple projects simultaneously.
• Global Perspective: Experience in leading global projects and multiple stakeholders.
• Communication Skills: Very strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical issues to various stakeholders.