International Tax Director (non US)

Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with over a century of innovation and service to the dental industry and patients worldwide. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive solutions offering including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices under a strong portfolio of world class brands.

Dentsply Sirona’s products provide innovative, high-quality, and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dental care. Dentsply Sirona’s headquarter is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company’s shares are listed in the United States on NASDAQ under the symbol XRAY. Visit www.dentsplysirona.com for more information about Dentsply Sirona and its products.

Job Description

In this role, you will lead the company’s international tax controversy, foreign tax audit, VAT/GST, and global tax compliance activities across multiple jurisdictions. You will work closely with local finance teams, business leaders, external advisors, and tax authorities to ensure compliance, manage tax risks, and support global tax reporting processes.

This is a global position with approximately 25% travel, primarily within Europe, involving complex cross-border tax matters and direct interaction with tax authorities in multiple jurisdictions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a global center of excellence for VAT, GST, and other local non-US indirect taxes, ensuring scalable processes and invoicing models, strong internal controls, and audit readiness
• Lead and manage foreign tax audits, tax authority inquiries, tax assessments, and controversy matters across international jurisdictions.
• Develop and strengthen global VAT/GST processes, controls, and compliance frameworks.
• Develop and execute audit defense strategies supported by robust technical documentation.
• Monitor transactional data workflows to ensure accurate calculation, collection, reporting, and e-invoicing compliance across various digital and physical jurisdictions.
• Proactively mitigate risks associated with permanent establishments and digital economy tax regulations (e.g., Pillar Two, DST).
• Partner with global tax team to perform ongoing risk assessment and leverage prior audit outcomes to incorporate into future tax positions
• Support OECD Pillar Two compliance initiatives and related reporting requirements.
• Coordinate and monitor transfer pricing compliance, documentation, and local filing obligations.
• Support the company's global tax provision and reporting processes under ASC 740.
• Drive process improvements, standardization, and technology-enabled tax solutions across jurisdictions.
• Act as a key tax partner for Finance, Legal, IT, and Commercial organizations worldwide.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with external tax advisors and foreign tax authorities