Job Description:
Director, Tax Counsel
The Role
The FMR LLC Corporate Tax Department is seeking a Director, Tax Counsel to become a member of the Tax Planning team, providing support on a wide variety of tax matters for Fidelity investment teams. This position will be responsible for working with our partners to advise on structuring, acquisitions, and general tax compliance for a wide range of investment funds and products. The ideal candidate will have a background in partnership tax and transactions and will be comfortable communicating tax-related concepts to audiences with varying degree of tax expertise.
The Expertise and Skills You Bring
- J.D. with 3+ years of relevant law firm, Big 4 or industry experience as a practicing attorney
- General comfort with tax laws, regulations and practices, particularly those related to Subchapter K
- Familiarity with private equity, private credit, fund of funds, real estate, derivates, information reporting, and regulated investment companies a plus
- Ability to translate rules and work with non-tax colleagues to develop solutions and manage transactions
- Ability to work independently under pressure in a dynamic environment that will require you to manage multiple, competing tasks simultaneously
- Collaboration skills and the ability to work as a member in a team context; ability to build relationships with a range of partners across the company
- Excellent advocacy and project management skills
- Willingness to learn new areas and manage matters to completion
- Exceptional judgment to analyze complex legal and business issues in a variety of substantive areas and escalate those that need additional attention
- Highly organized, self-motivated and self-directed, but comfortable with reporting lines that require acquiring approvals and buy-ins from numerous constituents
- Strong communications and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate sophisticated legal concepts clearly and efficiently
- Excellent writing and analytical skills
The Team
The FMR LLC Corporate Tax Department team is composed of more than 50 lawyers and CPAs who advise and support on tax matters across the Fidelity organization, including the firm’s asset management business.
Certifications:
Category:Finance
Fidelity’s hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.
What We Do
At Fidelity, our goal is to make financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We do this by focusing on a diverse set of customers: - from 23 million people investing their life savings, to 20,000 businesses managing their employee benefits to 10,000 advisors needing innovative technology to invest their clients’ money. We offer investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, and many other financial products.
Privately held for nearly 70 years, we’ve always believed by providing investors with access to the information and expertise, we can help them achieve better results. That’s been our approach- innovative yet personal, compassionate yet responsible, grounded by a tireless work ethic—it is the heart of the Fidelity way.