Job Function:
Finance
Job Sub Function:
Tax
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Zug, Switzerland
Job Description:
Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Manager MedTech Tax Planning. The ideal candidate will be located in New Brunswick, NJ or Zug, Switzerland.
Position Overview
The MedTech Tax organization is recruiting a Senior Tax Manager to lead tax planning and execution across a portfolio of strategic projects. This role will evaluate alternatives, identify planning opportunities, and integrate tax requirements into project design and implementation. Serving as the primary tax lead, the Senior Tax Manager will partner with tax teams and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver compliant, practical, and tax-efficient outcomes. The role requires sound judgment, strong business partnership, and the ability to operate independently in a complex, global environment.
This role is duration-based and is currently estimated to continue through mid-2029.
Key Responsibilities
Tax Leadership & Strategic Project Execution
- Lead a portfolio of strategic tax projects through implementation and stabilization.
- Develop and manage tax workplans, milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables; drive issue resolution and clarify ownership and decision-making responsibilities.
- Coordinate tax diligence, modeling, approvals, and implementation across tax workstreams, internal stakeholders, subject-matter experts, and external advisors.
- Assess direct, indirect, international, legal entity, financial, and operational tax implications; develop practical planning strategies and translate them into requirements for structures, financial flows, intercompany arrangements, business processes, systems, data, and documentation.
- Monitor relevant legislative, regulatory, and business developments and assess their impact on strategic projects.
Tax Governance, Compliance & Controls
- Assess tax compliance, reporting, disputes, and control impacts arising from business, process, system, or organizational changes.
- Partner with Tax Compliance, Tax Reporting, Finance, Legal, and control owners to establish implementation governance and confirm that required tax positions, elections, registrations, agreements, controls, and process changes are in place before go-live.
- Document tax conclusions, approvals, and key implementation decisions in a clear, consistent manner to support ongoing compliance and audit readiness.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Taxation, or a related field.
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in corporate tax, tax planning, tax advisory, accounting, or finance.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. and international tax, transfer pricing, tax accounting, financial statements, and statutory and tax books.
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex cross-functional projects while managing competing priorities, dependencies, and risks.
- Strong analytical, communication, influencing, and business-partnering skills, with the ability to translate complex matters into practical recommendations.
- Proficiency with current technology, data analytics, financial modeling, and collaboration tools, with the ability to adapt to emerging technologies.
Preferred
- Advanced degree in Taxation, Accounting, Finance, Business, or Law; CPA, JD, or another relevant professional credential.
- Experience leading tax workstreams for legal entity restructurings, supply chain transformations, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, integrations, or similar strategic initiatives.
- Experience designing and embedding tax requirements into operating models, governance frameworks, processes, systems, or controls.
- Experience supporting complex, technology-enabled business transformations in a multinational environment.
Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the positions:
- Zug, Switzerland- Requisition Number: R-104177
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
#Li-Hybrid
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Agile Decision Making, Audit Management, Consulting, Developing Others, Financial Analysis, Financial Reports, Financial Risk Management (FRM), Financial Trends, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Operational Excellence, Organizing, Process Optimization, Tactical Planning, Tax Advising, Tax Compliance, Tax Management, Team Management, Transparency Reporting
The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$122,000-$258,750
Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member Caregiver Leave – 10 days Volunteer Leave – 4 days Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.
