About the Role:
As Senior Tax Manager at Global Tax Business Solutions (GTBS) you will be responsible for Global Task Risk Management (GTRM) for Gartner’s commercial operations across EMEA and wider. This role requires a tax professional who combines deep technical tax expertise with exceptional communication skills, a growth mindset, and the ability to navigate complex, fast‑moving environments with confidence and transparency. Success in this role means proactively identifying tax risks, driving audit readiness, supporting tax audits, fostering strong cross‑functional relationships, and continuously improving processes to support Gartner’s global tax strategy.
What you’ll do:
- Manage all forms of tax audits and inquiries, ensuring timely, accurate, and strategic responses to tax authorities
- Partner with colleagues in GTBS, Finance, Legal, Commercial Operations, and other stakeholders to gather, validate, and present information required for audits and inquiries.
- Oversee relationships with external advisors and government auditors, ensuring consistent messaging, high‑quality deliverables, and efficient workflows
- Serve as the central point of contact for all audit‑related documentation, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with GTRM leadership.
- Contribute to the development and execution of Gartner’s Global Tax Risk Management framework, including audit readiness, risk assessments, and process improvements.
- Conduct research and provide clear, actionable analysis of global tax developments impacting Gartner.
- Partnering with local country Finance and Commercial teams to assist with operational tax queries.
- Evaluate client and vendor contracts for tax implications, including withholding tax obligations.
- Support ad‑hoc initiatives related to tax risk, audit readiness, and process optimization.
What you’ll need:
- Registered Chartered Accountant (CA) or Chartered Tax Consultant (CTA) or similar recognized qualification.
- Min 8+ years of PQE in a corporate tax team in a large accounting/legal firm or a multinational company.
- Experience in dealing with the audit defense process, dealing with foreign tax authorities, managing outside counsel; and experience with negotiation and execution of audit settlement.
Who are you:
- Motivated, high-potential performer, with demonstrated ability to influence and lead
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex tax concepts for non‑tax stakeholders.
- Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams, prioritize effectively, and maintain accuracy under pressure
- Teachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement
- Consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility and a positive outlook in the face of challenges
- Not a TP specialist but has good experience of international TP arrangements
- Interested in developing their tax knowledge across different tax types.
#LI-MS7
Who are we?
At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.
Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.
Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.
What makes Gartner a great place to work?
Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.
We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.
Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.
We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.
Gartner is the world authority on AI
At Gartner, you’ll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes.
It’s an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact, grow your skills, and build a lasting, meaningful career in a field that’s reshaping the way we operate. If you’re passionate about AI and want to be part of a team that’s guiding the leaders who shape the world, Gartner is the place for you.
What do we offer?
Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.
In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.
Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.
The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.
Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling Human Resources at +1 (203) 964-0096 or by sending an email to [email protected] .
Job Requisition ID:112429
By submitting your information and application, you confirm that you have read and agree to the country or regional recruitment notice linked below applicable to your place of residence.
Gartner Applicant Privacy Link: https://jobs.gartner.com/applicant-privacy-policy
For efficient navigation through the application, please only use the back button within the application, not the back arrow within your browser.
