Senior Tax Manager

• As Booking.com’s business models, products and regulatory obligations continue to evolve, we are looking for a Senior Tax Manager to join the Central Tax Hub
• The main focus of this role is to lead on and drive a portfolio of complex global tax matters that span across multiple departments, domains and/or geographies, including the compliance with tax regulations in all relevant countries where these businesses operate
• The main focus of this role is to own and execute tax technicalities on large horizontal company priority programs and key departmental priority programs, while ensuring the right tax strategy, prioritization, governance and implementation discipline are in place
• The remit will span major business areas and strategic initiatives, and serve as the bridge between legislation, business model design, risk appetite and risk management, materiality and execution
• You will work closely with the broader Tax team, Finance, product and technology stakeholders, international offices and Booking Holdings colleagues as relevant
• Lead and drive high-impact, high-complexity tax matters across horizontal company priority programs and key departmental priority programs, from scoping through solution design, execution, implementation and monitoring
• Act as the tax technical owner for strategic programs in scope, ensuring tax positions can be translated into practical, scalable and execution ready business requirements
• Partner closely with other teams on technical capability needs and prioritization, while ensuring tax requirements are sufficiently clear, complete and actionable for implementation
• Assess business alignment and monitor and manage risks and risk appetite across large horizontal company priority programs and departmental programs; assess, review and approve tax positions, actions, prioritization and mitigation approaches
• Ensure, together with relevant business and tech stakeholders, that tax requirements are implemented correctly and are operationally workable
• Build strong partnerships across the company to create buy-in, remove ambiguity and drive timely decisions and execution
• ​​Evaluate and adopt emerging AI technologies to optimize tax processes, enhance data quality, and support decision-making, while contributing to the company’s digital tax strategy through the integration of AI tools into tax service delivery

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Free access to Headspace for you and your loved ones
• Global Employee Assistance Program
• Meditation and Breastfeeding rooms at the office
• Booking Cares - 2 days per year to volunteer and learn
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Pension plan
• Annual paid time off
• Parental leave - 22 weeks
• Grandparent leave - 10 days
• Care leave - 10 days
• Bereavement leave - up to 4 weeks
• Anniversary leave
• Working from Home Furniture and Ergonomic Support
• Working from Abroad - up to 20 days per year
• Discounts & Wallet credits to spend on our products
• Upgrade to Booking.com Genius Level 3
• Friends & Family Booking.com discount vouchers
• Free access to online learning platforms
• Development and mentorship programs to support career growth
• Access to trainings and workshops
• Team development opportunities
• Local discount programs
• Game rooms in offices
• On-site meals, coffee and snacks including vegan options- The role is designed for a senior individual contributor who can lead and execute high-impact, cross-functional tax programs with end-to-end ownership
• Ability to navigate complex organizations, bring together the right functions, and anticipate future tax exposures across the company
• Expert in digital economy and e-commerce challenges and taxes, especially in the OTA business, such as marketplace facilitator statutes, deemed supplier rules, platform collection and remittance obligations, VAT/GST/sales taxes, etc
• Experience with tax compliance/accounting/technology
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including the ability to identify key stakeholders, build buy-in, influence decisions and drive change across multiple teams and seniority levels
• Extensive experience leading complex tax matters with significant business, operational and cross functional impact at scale
• 10+ years of working experience within a big 4 and/or international environment and in-house experience within the digital economy / e-commerce industry
• Excellent knowledge of international tax regulations and indirect tax frameworks; North America and LATAM region is a plus
• Master degree (in Accounting, Finance/Tax Economics/Law or similar degree)
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) in English, with the ability to convey clear, structured messages, ask the right questions, and tailor communication to technical and non-technical audiences
• Comfortable operating under pressure and strict deadlines and in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities, ambiguity and evolving scope simultaneously
• Proactive, pragmatic and execution oriented, with the ability to create new solutions for complex business initiatives and new tax regulations rather than relying only on established approaches
• Ability to incorporate AI-enabled ways of working in a practical and responsible manner, including improving velocity, consistency and scalability without compromising technical quality, audit readiness or risk management
• Strong judgment and a well-developed sense of ethics, risk management and materiality