Director - Tax - International Real Estate

Director - Tax - International Real Estate - OUR CLIENT is seeking a Senior Tax Manager / Director who is looking to step up and become their Director - Tax for Global Real Estate - They are a global real estate investment and advisory business with a long-term, patient-capital approach. Operating across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, the organisation acquires, develops, and manages high-quality mixed-use and office environments in the world’s leading cities. With an established international footprint and a reputation for thoughtful, values-driven investment, the business combines global perspective with deep local expertise. It manages a substantial portfolio across multiple jurisdictions and works closely with institutional capital partners to deliver sustainable, long-term value for investors, tenants, and communities.

The Role:

This is a senior leadership opportunity for an experienced Senior Tax Professional to join a small London-based team and take ownership of UK and international (non-US) tax matters across the group and its managed portfolio.

Reporting to the US, the role has broad responsibility across:

• • Tax compliance, reporting, structuring, and advisory activity.
  • Overseeing and reviewing external advisors, lead tax audits, managing global transfer pricing, and support quarterly close and year-end processes, including Pillar II requirements.
  • You will work closely with investment, finance, and legal teams, acting as a trusted business partner on complex, cross-border tax issues.
  • Whilst being a smaller part of the role the position also plays a critical role in transactions, leading tax structuring and due diligence for acquisitions, disposals, and internal reorganisations with a goal of 3 a year.
  • In addition, the role will have line management responsibility for a small, dedicated team contributing to team development, governance, and continuous improvement of tax systems and processes.

The Person:

• • You will be a seasoned tax professional with strong international experience, ideally gained within real estate, investment, or asset management environments.

Key requirements include:

• • 10+ years’ relevant tax experience
  • ACA / CA / ACCA or equivalent qualification
  • ATT or CTA (preferred)
  • Strong technical knowledge across UK and international tax
  • Experience managing multi-jurisdictional compliance and external advisors
  • Exposure to transfer pricing, structuring, and transactional tax
  • Ability to partner effectively with senior stakeholders across finance, legal, and investment teams
  • Comfortable operating in a global business, including flexibility for international calls

You will be proactive, commercially minded, and confident operating with autonomy in a senior role, while maintaining high standards of governance and integrity.

Benefits:

• • Strong benefits package including solid performing bonus, shares, good pension, health, life and other benefits
  • Hybrid / flexible working - 3 days in.
  • Senior, high-impact leadership role within a globally recognised real estate investor
  • Broad international remit with exposure to complex, cross-border tax matters
  • Significant involvement in acquisitions, structuring, and strategic decision-making
  • Opportunity to shape tax governance, policy, and systems on a global scale
  • Collaborative, values-led culture with long-term investment horizons
  • Competitive remuneration package and strong long-term career prospects

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Manager / AD seeking to take the next step in their career.

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OUR SPECIALISM

Based in Mayfair in London, Trident are a specialist, boutique real estate recruitment consultancy who identify talent in property, finance and accounting.

As a market leader we offer innovative, flexible and tailor made holistic solutions to the global real estate markets.

OUR APPROACH

Established in 1987 and with over 35 years of consulting, Trident International is an industry-leading boutique recruitment consultancy, offering a comprehensive suite of recruitment solutions with an emphasis on financial and professional recruitment for the global real estate market.

We are a consultancy with a clear vision - our mission being to match the best market talent to the right organisation, helping to drive both clients’ businesses and candidates’ careers forward.

Taking a holistic approach to recruitment, we have well over 100 years+ of sector experience across our Partners and Associates. Working in synergy with our clients, we partner with them as an extension of their team to attract and hire the best talent.

CONTACT US

If you would like to work with an established and recognised, proven consultancy (as a Client, Candidate or a potential employee) that is responsive to market changes, adds value wherever possible, and acts with ethical integrity at every step of the way - then please get in touch with us and we will be delighted to discuss your requirements and advise further.