Executive Director, Asia Corporate Tax

Role Overview: As an Executive Director within Asia Corporate Tax, you will serve as a collaborative Team Lead responsible for managing and nurturing a team of tax professionals. Your primary objective will be to ensure that the team functions seamlessly as an integral part of our global Corporate Tax organization, sharing equal responsibility and ownership of their work coverage. Key Responsibilities: - Manage a team comprising approximately 60 individuals, fostering a culture of teamwork, collaboration, accountability, and high performance. - Partner closely with offshore country tax managers to align the team's goals and priorities with stakeholders they engage with. - Ensure smooth integration and communication between the India Corporate Centre Tax team and global tax teams across different geographies and business units of JP Morgan. - Oversee the team's deliverables and priorities, ensuring alignment with the objectives of the global tax teams. - Drive the strategic development and focus of the team to enhance its capability to partner and collaborate with global tax teams. - Manage and monitor team performance through training, coaching, and motivation, fostering talent management, continuous improvement, and team development. - Contribute as an individual for ad hoc projects, providing technical guidance and oversight on complex tax matters. Qualifications Required: - Chartered Accountant or equivalent professional qualification with over 15 years of experience in tax or finance roles. - Demonstrated track record of managing large teams, preferably in the financial services industry. - Exceptional leadership skills, strategic thinking, analytical capabilities, global stakeholder collaboration, and strong business sense. - Experience in driving process improvements, coaching or mentoring employees, and demonstrated team-building skills. - Operating with integrity and risk awareness, troubleshooting and resolving issues objectively, and fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment. - Preferred qualifications include managing high-performing teams, developing and executing strategic visions for new functions, and knowledge of international tax principles or broad-based tax expertise.,