Director - US Tax Operations & Practice - CA/CPA

Our Client is the Capability centre of a US Leader in Bangalore.
The successful candidate will partner closely with US Tax leaders, help recruit and develop high-performing teams and establish world-class delivery and quality processes.
WHAT YOU WILL OWN:
1. Build a scalable Bangalore Tax Capability:
Establish the foundation for a scalable and sustainable tax organization and create a delivery organization capable of supporting growth without compromising quality.
Key activities will include:
- Building and scaling the Bengaluru tax team
- Recruiting leaders and tax professionals across multiple levels
- Creating onboarding, training, and career development programs
- Establishing governance, quality, review, and risk management frameworks
- Driving process standardization, productivity improvements, and automation opportunities
- Helping determine the future-state India Tax operating model
- Building a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
2. Build Trusted Relationships across the Firm:
Act as a bridge between US Tax leadership and the India organization.
Key activities include:
- Building trusted partnerships with Tax Partners, Managing Directors, and service-line leaders
- Understanding business priorities and translating them into execution plans
3. Build a High-Performance Tax Culture:
Build an organization known not only for technical excellence, but also for professionalism, accountability, and strong leadership.
Key activities include:

- Establishing clear expectations around ownership, responsiveness, and execution excellence
- Coaching team members through ambiguity, change, and growth
- Building leadership maturity, sound judgment, and professional credibility across the organization
- Strengthening succession pipelines and future leadership capability
- Ensuring culture scales alongside headcount
WHAT YOULL BRING:
- 15+ years of experience building, scaling, and leading US Tax teams and operations
- Demonstrated experience leading teams supporting multiple US tax return types such as 1040, 1120, 1065, and related tax workflows
- Strong understanding of US tax compliance operations and delivery management
- Outstanding communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills
- CA and/ CPA is a must