Sr. Manager, Global Tax Planning

Sr. Manager, Global Tax Planning

Location: Raleigh, NC Reports To: Director, Global Tax Planning

Position Overview

The Sr. Manager, Global Tax Planning is a senior individual contributor role responsible for driving high-impact global tax planning initiatives from concept through implementation. Reporting to the Director, Global Tax Planning, this role plays a central part in identifying, evaluating, designing, and executing tax strategies across U.S. international and non-U.S. jurisdictions.

This position partners closely with stakeholders across the tax function and broader finance organization to develop practical, well-supported planning strategies and ensure disciplined execution. The role is well-suited for a technically strong, solutions-oriented tax professional who enjoys working through ambiguity, influencing without authority, and solving complex, cross-border tax issues in a dynamic, growing global organization.

The role offers significant visibility to senior finance leadership, meaningful ownership of strategic initiatives, and long-term growth opportunities as the global tax planning function continues to evolve.

Key Responsibilities

Global Tax Planning (End-to-End)

• Lead the full lifecycle of global tax planning initiatives, including ideation, feasibility assessment, quantitative modeling, transaction design, implementation, documentation, and audit support.
• Planning will span U.S. international and non-U.S. tax regimes, including emerging global frameworks (e.g., OECD Pillar Two), and will require close coordination across the global tax organization and with external advisors.
• Apply strong working knowledge of core U.S. international tax concepts, with meaningful experience in several areas such as E&P, PTEP, GILTI, FTCs, FDII, BEAT, Sections 163(j), 986(c), 987/988, and inside/outside basis considerations.

Role Scope & Ways of Working

• This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports.
• Lead complex projects through influence by aligning stakeholders, synthesizing technical input from subject matter experts (e.g., tax accounting, transfer pricing, state and indirect tax), and driving execution under time-sensitive deadlines.

Implementation Enablement & Cross-Functional Handoffs

• Provide practical guidance to tax and non-tax stakeholders to ensure approved planning strategies are implemented correctly and embedded into ongoing processes.
• Coordinate planning impacts across U.S. tax provision, U.S. and non-U.S. compliance, cash tax forecasting, treasury, and FP&A.
• Support planning-related documentation, audit readiness, and post-implementation follow-through as needed.

Trusted Business Partner

• Serve as a trusted business partner to stakeholders across corporate and operating company finance, accounting, treasury, and tax teams.
• Develop a strong understanding of operating company business models, industry dynamics, and strategic priorities to ensure tax planning recommendations are aligned with commercial realities.

Qualifications & Certifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• CPA or J.D. / LL.M. (Tax) strongly preferred
• 7+ years of progressive experience in corporate tax and/or public accounting, including meaningful experience in U.S. international tax planning, cross-border transactions, and multinational structures

Skills & Competencies

• Strong technical knowledge of U.S. international tax with the ability to apply complex rules to practical business situations.
• Proven ability to evaluate and quantify cash tax and effective tax rate impacts of planning initiatives, including tax rate arbitrage and cross-border considerations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of clear, concise tax memoranda and presentation materials.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex tax concepts into plain-English, actionable business advice.
• Experience leading transaction design and implementation efforts requiring coordination across multiple stakeholders and tight timelines.
• Experience partnering with external advisors on complex tax planning initiatives.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfort working with quantitative tax analyses.
• Interest in technology-enabled tools (e.g., Visio, Alteryx, Power BI, Power Automate, Copilot) strongly preferred.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment, navigate ambiguity, and drive results in a matrixed organization.
• Curiosity and commitment to continuous learning, including emerging tax regimes, new technologies, and evolving business models.

About Us

Ralliant Corporation Overview

Ralliant, originally part of Fortive, now stands as a bold, independent public company driving innovation at the forefront of precision technology. With a global footprint and a legacy of excellence, we empower engineers to bring next-generation breakthroughs to life — faster, smarter, and more reliably. Our high-performance instruments, sensors, and subsystems fuel mission-critical advancements across industries, enabling real-world impact where it matters most. At Ralliant we're building the future, together with those driven to push boundaries, solve complex problems, and leave a lasting mark on the world.

About the Team

About Ralliant Ralliant, originally part of Fortive, now stands as a bold, independent public company driving innovation at the forefront of precision technology. With a global footprint and a legacy of excellence, we empower engineers to bring next-generation breakthroughs to life — faster, smarter, and more reliably. Our high-performance instruments, sensors, and subsystems fuel mission-critical advancements across industries, enabling real-world impact where it matters most. At Ralliant we're building the future, together with those driven to push boundaries, solve complex problems, and leave a lasting mark on the world. We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer Ralliant Corporation and all Ralliant Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Ralliant and all Ralliant Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io.