Senior Tax Product Manager - Custody

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, we believe no job is too big or small for any of us to handle if it helps our clients. We value passionate, committed people who enjoy collaborating with others to find new solutions to complex business challenges. We are looking for the type of person who speaks their mind, truly listens and steps outside their role to add value wherever they can.

Someone who is driven to get things done and views obstacles as an exciting challenge that demands a creative solution. Above all, we seek someone who takes great pride in their work and is inspired and motivated by their role in protecting and enhancing our client’s financial well-being.

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The Tax Product Senior Manager is based in London, reporting to the head of Global Tax Practice based in Boston. This role is part of the Global Tax Services. Global Tax Services provides tailored tax expertise and solutions for asset managers and banks across a wide range of investment vehicles in close to 100 markets. The Tax Product Manager is a client facing role that:

• Develops solutions to promote clients’ needs considering complex regulatory environment.
• Monitors and manages implementation of tax changes. Assess impact of tax change to product and service offering to custody business and clients.
• Manages tax information in BBH’s platform.
• Works with business areas across the organization, clients and third parties to communicate changes and implement new regulatory changes.
• Leads EU, OECD initiatives including CRS 2.0 and FASTER.
• Actively engages with industry associations.
• Collaborates with the Operations Tax teams to assess the impact of Market developments on the Custody Tax offering.
• Drafts market updates and associated policies, tax product materials, etc.
• Responds to specific internal and external client inquiries and responding within the established time frames.
• Researches and publishes to internal tax groups risk items pertaining to specific treaty and/or legislation issues.

• Performs technical analysis as required to support product management responsibilities.
• Manages engagements with vendors, accounting firms, and law firms to support tax initiatives.

• Provides response to external client tax inquiries.
• Ensures all client deliverables and expectations are met on a timely and accurate basis.

Manages client communication and publications of tax related announcements.

• Meet with clients on monthly basis to discuss implications of tax developments.
• Represent Global Tax Services in client pitches and presentations.
• Works with outside tax advisors on seeking solutions for complex tax matters.
• Provide training to internal and external clients on tax regulations as needed.
• Maintains subject matter expertise to provide ongoing consultation to internal and external clients and may conduct presentations in external industry forums.

• BS/BA degrees; JD, LL.M, MST, EA or CPA highly desired.
• Minimum 8 years related experience.
• Extensive technical and operational knowledge of tax regulations, processes and established relationships with tax experts throughout the industry.
• Extensive understanding of bank, and fund legal structures and securities instruments, and broad knowledge of business areas throughout the organization.
• Demonstrated presentation and marketing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and direction.
• Knowledge of Asset servicing or financial services industry in general.

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