Lead Tax Manager

This is a full-time onsite role based in the location(s) posted and is performed from the designated work location five days per week. No relocation is offered. Overall Purpose The Lead Tax Manager – Federal Income Tax Research & Planning serves as a technical advisor responsible for analyzing complex U.S. federal income tax matters, supporting strategic transactions, and developing well-supported tax positions. This role provides practical, business-focused tax guidance across corporate initiatives while balancing tax efficiency, audit defensibility, financial reporting considerations, and operational feasibility. Key Roles and Responsibilities:  Typical tasks may include, but are not limited to, the following: Technical Federal Income Tax Expertise • Strong technical knowledge of U.S. federal income tax law, including corporate tax, partnership taxation, consolidated returns, attributes (NOLs, credits, basis), accounting methods, and transaction‑specific provisions. • Ability to research, interpret, and apply IRC provisions, Treasury Regulations, case law, IRS guidance, and legislative history to complex fact patterns. Experience analyzing tax implications of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, internal restructurings, financing arrangements, and partnership transactions. Transaction Support & Structuring • Identifies tax risks, opportunities, and structural alternatives to minimize cash taxes and optimize tax expense within acceptable risk parameters. • Provides direct tax support to Corporate Development, Treasury, Legal, Accounting, Corporate Real Estate, and business teams on transactional matters. • Participates in tax due diligence, transaction modeling, and post‑close integration planning. Tax Research, Documentation & Policy Support • Prepares well‑supported tax research memoranda, position papers, and technical analyses for internal use, compliance reporting, and audit defense. Documents federal income tax positions to support tax return reporting and financial statement disclosure. • Analyzes enacted tax legislation and communicates impacts to relevant stakeholders, including potential planning opportunities or required process changes. Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Project Management • Develops a deep understanding of legal entity structures, accounting treatment, and operational cash flows to inform tax recommendations. • Manages projects involving multiple stakeholders and drives workstreams to completion while meeting deadlines. Effectively communicates complex tax concepts to non‑tax partners in clear, practical terms. Judgment, Controls & Professional Standards • Exercises sound professional judgment in applying technical tax rules to real‑world business constraints. • Balances tax optimization with audit defensibility, financial reporting considerations, and operational feasibility. • Supports income tax compliance, tax accounting, and federal income tax audits as needed. AI Enablement & Technology Utilization • Leverages AI‑enabled tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot or similar) to accelerate tax research by summarizing statutes, regulations, rulings, and case law while retaining responsibility for technical conclusions. • Uses AI to draft and refine tax research memos, transaction summaries, and stakeholder communications, improving speed and consistency while applying professional judgment. • Applies AI‑assisted data analysis to review transaction fact patterns, compare structural alternatives, identify anomalies, and support modeling assumptions. • Understands appropriate governance, confidentiality, and validation controls when using AI with tax‑sensitive and financial data. Job Contribution: This person will help the organization make informed business and transaction decisions by i