Sr. Director

Job Requirements

Why work for us?

Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. 

With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.

Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

Role Overview

The Senior Director, Global Tax will be the company’s most senior tax leader, reporting to the CFO, responsible for building and executing a global tax strategy that aligns with our operational and financial goals. This includes ownership of tax planning, compliance, transfer pricing, provision, and audit defense. Success in this role requires the ability to simplify complexity, communicate clearly with executives and PE sponsors, and optimize tax operations for speed, compliance, and insight. This role works closely with PE sponsors and third party advisors, including outside counsel, auditors, and consultants, and is the key strategic advisor for tax and regulatory matters for the company.

Key Responsibilities

📊 Compliance & Reporting

Leveraging both the in-house tax team and third party firms:

• Oversee timely and accurate preparation of global tax filings and financial reporting requirements.
• Own the global tax provision process, including quarterly and annual ASC 740 reporting and disclosure, and external audit support. Ensure strict adherence to quarterly and annual global audit timelines.
• Lead all aspects of direct and indirect tax for the enterprise, including tax reporting, cash tax forecasting, strategic solutioning, and ensuring tax compliance for the company.
• Manage global tax risk through proactive audit readiness and issue resolution.

🔍 Strategic Tax Leadership

• Develop and execute forward-thinking global tax strategies in alignment with corporate objectives and PE value creation plans, while staying current with evolving international and domestic tax regulations.
• Serve as a key tax advisor to the CFO, executive team, and private equity sponsors on tax risk, planning, and optimization opportunities.
• Advise and consult on other internal matters.
• Translate complex tax issues into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership.
• Develop and mentor the in-house tax team.

🌐 Transfer Pricing & International Tax

• Design, implement, and manage global transfer pricing policies, documentation, and audit defense strategies across a diverse and evolving supply chain.
• Ensure compliance with OECD BEPS guidelines and local regulations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Provide leadership on intercompany pricing strategies, IP structuring, and operational transfer pricing improvements.

🛠 Tax Process Optimization

• Assess, streamline, and standardize global tax processes, controls, and systems.
• Drive continuous improvement across tax provision (ASC 740), compliance, and indirect tax processes.

 Executive & Cross-Functional Communication

• Communicate tax strategies and implications to non-tax stakeholders in clear, business-centric language.
• Partner with Legal, Treasury, Finance & Accounting, and Operations to align tax with commercial and operational goals.
• Lead cross-functional projects involving legal entity rationalization, M&A tax due diligence, and post-acquisition integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA, JD, or Master’s in Taxation strongly preferred.
• Minimum 12 years of progressive experience in international and U.S. corporate tax, with recent leadership experience. Global manufacturing experience a plus.
• Demonstrated experience in optimizing tax operations, leveraging systems/tools (e.g., OneSource, Corptax, SAP, Alteryx) for efficiency.
• Significant experience in transfer pricing strategy and implementation across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience in a private equity-backed environment, with a strong understanding of value creation and exit strategies.
• Proven ability to simplify technical content for executives and drive alignment at the C-suite and board level.
• Proven leadership and mentoring capability.
• Proven collaboration and influencing skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and work with discretion.
• Ability to facilitate complex and time sensitive decisions.

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.