Senior Tax Counsel

Join Starr, a global leader in commercial insurance with over a century of expertise. We empower our employees to innovate, make impactful decisions, and build lasting client relationships worldwide. At Starr, you'll work in an entrepreneurial culture alongside accessible leaders, leveraging our financial strength and vast industry experience to deliver solutions for our clients, no matter how complex. Grow your career with a rapidly growing company that invests in its people and their ability to drive real progress.

Starr is seeking to hire an experienced tax attorney as Starr’s Senior Tax Counsel to report to the Head of Tax.  This role will advise on Starr’s global tax strategy, including federal, state and international tax matters. Critical to this role is the ability to operate in a matrixed environment as the Senior Tax Counsel will partner closely with business and investment leaders throughout the Starr organization. This person should be embraced by senior leadership as a trusted business and strategic advisor whose opinions and recommendations are sought upon and respected.
Responsibilities:

• Assist with the evaluation and implementation of strategies to effectively manage taxes while mitigating business, tax, and legal risk.
• Monitor U.S. and foreign tax proposals, including the OECD’s BEPS/Pillar Two, working with tax subject matter experts to determine the financial and operational impacts of proposed changes on Starr’s tax positions.
• Oversee Starr’s transfer pricing matters ensuring strategic compliance and adapting policies to changing business needs.
• Provide end-to-end tax support to business development on third-party deals (e.g., licenses, collaborations, acquisitions and divestitures and other agreements), including leading tax due diligence to identify risks and opportunities.  As part of this process, the Senior Tax Counsel should develop optimal deal structures, review and negotiate legal documents, and provide post-acquisition implementation support.
• Prepare and review tax-related provisions in legal documents, including purchase agreements, partnership agreements, and credit and banking facilities.
• Support US and non-US tax audits including providing input on audit strategy and liaising with external legal and accounting advisors as well as internal colleagues. 
• Oversee any administrative or judicial tax litigation including outside tax advisors.
• Support Starr in business initiatives or transactions.
• Maintain readiness for new legislation and changes in tax laws, such as Pillar II.
• Finally, be a key, strategic business partner who brings their tax acumen to help solve issues and identify opportunities to advance the goals of the businesses of Starr.

Requirements:

• A superior work ethic, positive attitude, and willingness to jump into projects and assist the team in all areas of tax in a growing and dynamic private company.
• Dedication to the highest work quality and job excellence.
• Seven to fifteen years of detailed technical knowledge of tax law and the ability to apply such knowledge in a practical, strategic and compliant manner.
• Deep knowledge of Subchapter C, Subchapter K, and international tax principles. Ideally, the Senior Tax Counsel will have some exposure to Subchapter L, Part II and related insurance tax law principles.
• Strong analytical ability and business judgment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.  Ideally, the Senior Tax Counsel will possess an ability to translate technical, complicated tax rules into clear, cogent, strategic advice for non-legal colleagues.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet multiple deadlines.
• Ability to interface effectively with colleagues at all levels of Starr management as week as external advisors.
• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active member in good standing of the State Bar of ideally New York.
• LL.M. in Taxation preferred but not required.
• International tax experience preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Position will be based in New York, NY as a fully in office role, with some discretionary flexibility.

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in New York, Starr Insurance Companies is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets: experience and training: licensure and certifications: and other business and organizational needs. A reasonable starting range for salary would be $275,000 plus.

Starr is an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer first class training and development opportunities to all employees. Our aim is to grow our own talent and bring out the best in people.