*Oversee global tax strategy and planning, including the development and
implementation of tax strategies and transaction structures, work with
functional business areas (investment, legal, finance, operations, and sales)
to successfully implement new strategies.
• Oversee global REIT compliance and maintain regulatory REIT requirement
including the review of REIT compliance test and management of REIT due
diligence in connection with operations, investment, M&As and capital
recycling.
• Lead global tax team to effectively monitor regulatory tax development,
assess financial impact, manage tax leakage, and audit exposure.
• Responsible for annual tax forecast, quarterly tax reporting, reforecast and
corporate tax compliance for global operations in 28 countries.
• Support global expansion and M&As, including collaboration with external
advisors on deal structure, REIT & tax due diligence and implementation of
operational tax structure that is consistent with global tax strategy.
• Develop, maintain, and manage globally with third party consultants and
tax professionals, including engagement administration and fees.
• Build a highly functional global tax team in US, EMEA and APAC that
contributes the success and exceptional growth of Digital Realty Trust in its
international expansion from a $2bn US company to a $50bn global Data
Center REIT with a portfolio of assets in 28 countries.