Head of Tax - private equity

SDL Search Partners recently engaged on an exclusive Head of Tax search, with a prestigious and well-established investment management firm.This organization has a long history of success and a strong reputation as a mission-driven investment fund.The leadership team is looking to bring in a Head of Tax in a newly created role, focused heavily on tax strategy, building relationships cross-functionally across the organization, partnering with the General Counsel and Managing Director. This role requires an expert level of research abilities, a strong background in investment tax issues, and an executive presence, ability to build relationships internally and externally and execute on a tax vision and strategy to support the firms continued commitment to excellence.The Tax Director / Head of Tax should have 10 - 20 years mixed between Big Four / public accounting tax experience & PE / hedge fund experience, a CPA and JD.The team works on a hybrid schedule near New Haven, CT. The firm offers a generous base salary, bonus, and fantastic benefits & retirement plan. Relocation candidates will be considered.Requirements:BS, Accounting, Finance, or relatedCPA and JD required10 - 20 years total experience, ideally a mix of Big Four experience & in-house asset management / investment management tax experienceSome prior experience working as an attorney, tax focus, or otherwise, a plus, but not required.Expert level tax knowledge in the investment management spaceExceptionally strong relationship building skills, communication abilities and business partnering skillsAbility to negotiate, influence and act as a strategic business partner within the organizationDesire to work for a mission-driven organizationExcellent research & problem-solving skillsInterested candidates, please reach out: sdardeno@sdlsearch.com