Global Equity Tax Lead

Description

Our Company

Through its Social Innovation Businessthatbringstogether IT,OT(Operational Technology) and products,Hitachicontributestoaharmonizedsocietywheretheenvironment,wellbeing,andeconomicgrowthareinbalance.

Hitachioperatesgloballyinfoursectors Digital Systems &Services,Energy,Mobility,and Connective Industriesandthe Strategic SIBBusiness

Unitfornewgrowthbusinesses.

With Lumadaatitscore,Hitachigeneratesvaluefromintegratingdata,technologyanddomainknowledgetosolvecustomerandsocialchallenges.

RevenuesforFY
2024(ended March
31,2025) totaled9,783.3billionyen,with
618consolidatedsubsidiariesandapproximately
280,000employeesworldwide. Visitusat

Thesuccessfulcandidatewillreporttotheheadofglobalequitycompensationin

Switzerlandandsupporttheglobalequitycompensationmanagerinthe

UKwithalltaxmattersrelatedtoequityplans.

Wewillconsidercandidateswithsubstantialexperiencein equitycompensationtaxcomplianceobligationsglobally,includingwithholdingtaxandsocialsecurityrequirements,expatriate tax,knowledgeofcapitalgainsanddividendstax,andadeepunderstandingoftaxequalizationandtaxprotectionpolicies.

Theselectedcandidatewilljointhe Global Equity Compensation team ,comprisingsixmembers,andbepartof

Hitachi’sGlobal Total Rewards (GTR) functionthatincludesapproximately
30people.

• Managetaxcompliancemattersfordomesticemployeesandinternationalglobalmovers(assignees,permanent transfers,business travelers,andprojectworkers) acrossallcompaniesofthe
  
  Hitachi
  
  Groupthatwilloperateequityincentives,especiallyfortherestrictedstockunitsplan(RSU).
• Upholdstrongcompliance,governance,andinternalcontrolstandards.
• Developandupdatetaxpoliciesandprocedurestomeettaxcomplianceobligationsglobally.
• Establishandmaintainthetaxpositionpaper,identify,andmaintainthecorrectwithholdingtaxandsocialsecuritypositionsfordomesticemployeesandglobalmovers.
• Workwithexternaltaxadvisorstoidentifyandmanagewithholdingtaxrequirementchanges.
• Actasadvisorandsubjectmatterexpertforequitycompensationincometax,social security,andfinanceandaccountingmatters.
• Improvesystemfunctionalitiesandinterfacestomitigatetaxcomplianceriskexposure.
• Createanddelivertaxtrainingandtax-relatedcommunicationstoequityplanparticipants.
• Workwithtaxadvisors,HROperationsandpayrollsgloballytoprepareforanddelivertheannualsharefilingsinallimpactedcountries,including,butnotlimitedto,theUKsharefillings,Australiaannualsharefilings,China
  
  SAFE(includingtheplansregistrationwhereapplicable).
• Workwiththeglobalequitycompensationmanagerandexternaltaxadvisorstomanagethe
  
  RSUgrantandvestingprocess,includingmonthlyleaversandtheregulargrantandvestingcycles.
• Workwithtaxadvisors,global mobility,andpayrolltoprepareforanddeliverthe
  
  RSUvestingcycleandtaxreturnseasonforglobalmovers.
• Overseethepayrolltaxfundingprocesswiththeglobalequitycompensationmanagerin Japan.
• Preparetaxpositionsimulationsandtaxcostprojectionsforinternationalassigneesandpermanenttransfersaccordingtobusinessdemands.
• Supportcorporationtaxreviewsandrechargeagreementswith Japan Taxand Finance .
• Respondtointernalandexternaltaxauditsuponrequest.
• Correspondwiththelocaltaxauthoritiesinvariouscountriestoclarifytechnicaltaxmattersifrequired.
• Manageemergingtaxtechnicaltopicswithinternalandexternalstakeholders,includingtheimplementationofcountry-specificequityplanswithtaxadvantagesifapplicable.
• Definethescopeandtimelinestodeliversignificantprojects.
• Managetherelationshipwithexternaltaxadvisorsandgroupcompanypayrolls.
• Comprehensiveknowledgeofshareplanpoliciesandpractices.

Workwillinclude,butisnotlimitedto,identifyingandestablishingthetaxcomplianceframeworkandoperationalrequirementsforseveralequitycompensationworkstreams,suchasglobalmobilitypolicydesign,communication materials,anddomesticandexpatriatetaxationmatters.

Theincumbentmayalsosupportthewiderglobalmobilitytransformationprojectimpactingallgroupcompanies.

We’relookingforateamplayer,whoismotivatedbydeliveringgreatworkandthe

Hitachi vision.

Thisroleispredominantlyremote,withoccasionaldaysrequiredtoworkfromoffice.

We’relookingforateamplayer,whoismotivatedbydeliveringgreatworkandthe

Hitachi vision.

Thisroleispredominantlyremote,withoccasionaldaysrequiredtow…