Director M&A Tax

Summary

Are you ready to shape the tax strategy behind some of the most transformative transactions in the healthcare industry? As Director M&A Tax, you will play a pivotal role in high-impact acquisitions, divestitures, partnerships, and global restructurings, providing expert tax leadership from deal design through execution and integration. Working with senior leaders across Tax, Finance, Treasury, and the business, you'll help drive value, manage risk, and influence strategic decisions that support Novartis' mission to reimagine medicine and improve people's lives.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Support and lead M&A tax workstreams across transactions, licensing, partnerships, listings and reorganizations.
• Advise on tax matters throughout the transaction lifecycle, from structuring and diligence to closing and integration.
• Develop compliant, tax-efficient structures covering international tax, transfer pricing, financing and local tax issues.
• Oversee tax due diligence and communicate key risks, findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Review transaction documents to align tax strategy and mitigate exposures.
• Coordinate with Tax, Transfer Pricing, Treasury, Finance, Legal, advisors and integration teams.
• Support global and local implementation, ensuring execution, compliance and effective handover.
• Contribute to M&A tax strategy, policies, governance and leading practices.
• Use tax technology, analytics and AI tools to improve diligence, structuring, modeling and efficiency.
• Build networks, track tax and M&A developments, and serve as a trusted contact for M&A tax matters.

Essential Requirements

• Master's degree in Economics with additional qualifications in Corporate Tax or International Tax Law.
• At least six years' experience in tax consulting, transaction advisory, corporate tax, or an in-house tax function.
• Strong expertise in international corporate tax, transaction structuring, and tax due diligence.
• Experience supporting cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, or large-scale corporate reorganizations.
• Advanced knowledge of accounting principles, including International Financial Reporting Standards and statutory reporting.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and collaborate across global, cross-functional teams.
• Strong interest in artificial intelligence and technology-enabled approaches to tax and transaction management.
• Fluent English, with the ability to communicate clearly and operate with confidentiality, sound judgement, discretion, and flexibility across changing priorities and deadlines.

Desirable Requirements

• Knowledge of tax technology, data analytics, or artificial intelligence applications within a tax function.

Benefits & Rewards

At Novartis, we’re committed to reimagining medicine together - and rewarding the people who make it happen.

The base salary offered is determined based on gender-neutral objectives, such as relevant skills, competencies and experience in accordance with the Novartis pay setting policy and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically.

In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for a performance-based bonus depending on certain performance parameters. Long-term equity awards granted at group level may also be part of your package. Further details will be provided during the application process.

Read our brochure to learn more about our global total rewards offering: https://www.novartis.com/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-life-handbook.pdf

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams’ representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and Accommodation:

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to diversity.inclusion_ch@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture