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As an Executive Director within Asia Corporate Tax, you will play a crucial role as a collaborative Team Lead, overseeing the management and development of a team of tax professionals. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure that the team operates seamlessly within our global Corporate Tax organization, demonstrating equal ownership and accountability for their work coverage. Your expertise should encompass the following key areas: - Demonstrated proficiency in managing, developing, and expanding large teams effectively. - Proven track record in formulating and executing strategic visions for new functions. - Strong capabilities in global stakeholder collaboration and communication. - Ability to multitask and adapt to evolving priorities with a positive mindset. In your role, you will be tasked with the following responsibilities: - Day-to-day management of a team comprising approximately 60 individuals, fostering a culture of teamwork, collaboration, accountability, and high performance. - Collaborating closely with offshore country tax managers to align team goals and priorities with stakeholder expectations, while also working in tandem with cross-functional teams within the India Corporate Centre to leverage relationships. - Ensuring seamless integration and communication between the India Corporate Centre Tax team and global tax teams across various geographies and business units of JP Morgan. - Managing India Corporate Centre Tax team deliverables and priorities to ensure alignment with global tax teams. - Contributing to the development of the team's strategic plan, monitoring goal achievement at both individual and team levels. - Driving the strategic development and focus of the team to enhance capabilities for partnering with global tax teams and delivering value-added functions. - Monitoring team performance through training, coaching, and motivation, emphasizing talent management, continuous improvement, and team development. - Acting as an individual contributor for ad hoc projects while overseeing the team to provide technical guidance on complex tax matters, such as international tax planning, transfer pricing, and tax compliance. - Establishing and nurturing strong relationships with key internal stakeholders, including senior management, business unit leaders, and global tax team members. - Identifying opportunities for process improvement and efficiency gains within the global Corporate Tax organization, ensuring consistency. - Cultivating a collaborative and inclusive team environment that promotes open communication and fair performance assessment. To excel in this role, you should possess the following qualifications, capabilities, and skills: - Preferably a Chartered Accountant or equivalent professional qualification with over 15 years of experience in tax or finance roles, showcasing successful team management, ideally within the financial services industry. - Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to inspire, motivate, and develop team members. - Strong strategic thinking and analytical capabilities, coupled with a proactive problem-solving approach and adaptability to change. - Business acumen, excellent global stakeholder collaboration, management, and communication skills, enabling the building of strong relationships across geographies and functions. - Proven track record in driving process improvements and implementing change in complex environments. - Experience in coaching or mentoring employees, along with demonstrated team-building skills and conflict management abilities. - Operating with a high level of integrity and risk awareness, and capable of troubleshooting and resolving issues objectively. Desirable qualifications, capabilities, and skills include: - Demonstrated success in managing and developing high-performing teams. - Experience and in-depth knowledge in formulating and executing strategic visions for new functions. - Understanding of international tax principles or broad-based tax experience.,
