State Tax Counsel

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What role you will play in our team

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced State Tax Counsel ready to take on complex challenges within a Fortune 50 multinational corporation. You will gain a wide variety of experience and manage a multi-jurisdiction portfolio of state and local tax matters. Keys to success include collaboration and effective communication with tax department colleagues and management, corporate finance and business unit personnel, state tax officials and outside counsel.

Business line and finance managers will look to you for guidance regarding state tax implications of major transactions, legislative and regulatory developments, audit matters, and tax savings opportunities. During your career at ExxonMobil, your portfolio will evolve over time, allowing you to deepen your understanding of the business, expand your technical expertise, and develop a broad range of state and local tax skills.

This position will play a key role in helping ExxonMobil compete to win by successfully navigating an increasingly complex state and local tax environment. Throughout your career, you will be given many opportunities to enhance your skills, develop new capabilities, and collaborate with talented colleagues across the organization. If this aligns with your career interests, we encourage you to apply now! 

What will you do

• Advise on state and local tax planning opportunities arising from business transactions, restructurings, and operational changes
• Research and analyze complex state tax issues and develop practical, business-focused solutions
• Lead and support state tax controversy matters, including audits, appeals, administrative proceedings, and litigation
• Monitor and assess legislative, regulatory, and judicial developments affecting the company's state tax profile
• Partner with business, legal, finance, and tax teams to manage state tax risks and maximize value

About you

We are seeking an attorney with a strong background in state and local tax planning and controversy who possesses the following qualifications:

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of state and local tax experience, including tax planning, controversy, or multistate tax advisory work
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree
• Licensed to practice law in at least one state
• Strong knowledge of state income and franchise taxation principles, including nexus, apportionment, and sourcing
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex tax issues and communicate practical recommendations to business and tax stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications / Experience

• Tax LL.M. preferred
• Experience representing clients before state taxing authorities or supporting state tax controversy matters
• Experience advising multinational or multistate businesses on state tax planning initiatives
• Familiarity with state tax implications of mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and legal entity simplification projects
• Experience evaluating the state tax consequences of evolving business models, supply chains, and commercial transactions
• Strong project management skills
• Adds value by collaborating effectively with colleagues, clients, and other support functions
• Shares knowledge to develop capabilities of the whole team
• Excellent legal research, technical writing, and advocacy skills

Your benefits

An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you: 

• Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life. 
• Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match. 
• Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans. 
• Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing. 
• Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you. 
• Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.

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Please note benefits are subject exclusively to the terms of each plan’s governing documents and may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.

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