{"id":4245374,"url":"https://alion.io/job/echostar-vp-tax","title":"VP, Tax","company":{"id":1846584,"name":"EchoStar","domain":"echostar.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/echostar","size_band":"201-500","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Jibe","truth_index":null},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":"head","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Englewood, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":200000,"max":300000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":300000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":15,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[{"name":"Outlook","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-07T16:48:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-13","last_verified_at":"2026-11-13T12:29:26Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":36,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":36},"description":"What Success Looks Like (Objectives):\nEnterprise Tax Strategy\nServe as the principal tax advisor to the CFO and executive leadership on enterprise strategy, capital structure, and long-range planning.\nDefine and oversee the company’s global tax strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, growth initiatives, and risk appetite.\nAnticipate and evaluate the impact of tax legislation, regulatory change, and global tax trends on current and future business models.\nM&A, Transactions, and Corporate Development\nLead tax strategy for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and internal reorganizations.\nPartner with Corporate Development, Legal, Finance, and external advisors to structure transactions in a tax-efficient manner.\nAdvise executive leadership and the Board on tax implications of strategic alternatives and transaction scenarios.\nLeadership & Governance\nLead and develop senior tax leaders responsible for tax planning, compliance, controversy, and reporting.\nEstablish governance, standards, and oversight models to ensure effective execution across the tax organization without direct operational ownership.\nBuild a strong succession pipeline and develop next-generation tax leaders.\nExecutive & Board Engagement\nProvide executive-level tax insights to the Audit Committee and Board, including risk assessments, planning opportunities, and long-term outlook.\nPresent concise, decision-ready recommendations on complex tax matters impacting enterprise strategy.\nAct as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders across Finance, Legal, and Operations.\nCore Skills, Competencies, and Key Experiences (What you’ll bring)\n15+ years of progressive corporate tax experience, including significant leadership responsibility.\nDemonstrated expertise in tax strategy, planning, and M&A within a complex, multi-entity or global organization.\nProven ability to operate as an enterprise advisor, translating technical tax considerations into strategic business guidance.\nExperience leading and developing senior-level leaders within a tax organization.\nCPA required; Big 4 and public company experience strongly preferred.\nJD or Master’s in Taxation a plus.\nExperience in telecommunications, technology, or capital-intensive industries a plus.\nSalary Range\nCompensation: $200,000.00/Year - $300,000.00/Year\nAbout Our Department\nReporting to the Head of Tax, the Vice President, Tax serves as the enterprise tax strategist for the company. This role is accountable for setting tax vision, guiding long-term planning, leading senior tax leadership, and advising the executive team and Board on tax implications tied to growth, capital strategy, and M&A.\nThe VP operates at a highly strategic level, partnering closely with the CFO, executive leadership, and Corporate Development to shape decisions that optimize enterprise value while managing risk in a complex, evolving regulatory environment. This role is not execution-focused; instead, it sets direction, governance, and priorities across the global tax function.\nAbout Our Company\nEchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products.\nToday, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV.\nBenefits\nWe offer meaningful health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase plan, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan. Review a benefits summary here:EchoStar Benefits \nThe base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies. Compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change.\nCandidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.\nThis job posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.\nWe pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.\nEchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact  if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications. If you have questions regarding your application or the recruitment process please email .\nClick the links to access the following statements: EEO Policy Statement, Pay Transparency, EEOC Know Your Rights (English / Spanish)\nEnterprise Tax Strategy\nServe as the principal tax advisor to the CFO and executive leadership on enterprise strategy, capital structure, and long-range planning.\nDefine and oversee the company’s global tax strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, growth initiatives, and risk appetite.\nAnticipate and evaluate the impact of tax legislation, regulatory change, and global tax trends on current and future business models.\nM&A, Transactions, and Corporate Development\nLead tax strategy for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and internal reorganizations.\nPartner with Corporate Development, Legal, Finance, and external advisors to structure transactions in a tax-efficient manner.\nAdvise executive leadership and the Board on tax implications of strategic alternatives and transaction scenarios.\nLeadership & Governance\nLead and develop senior tax leaders responsible for tax planning, compliance, controversy, and reporting.\nEstablish governance, standards, and oversight models to ensure effective execution across the tax organization without direct operational ownership.\nBuild a strong succession pipeline and develop next-generation tax leaders.\nExecutive & Board Engagement\nProvide executive-level tax insights to the Audit Committee and Board, including risk assessments, planning opportunities, and long-term outlook.\nPresent concise, decision-ready recommendations on complex tax matters impacting enterprise strategy.\nAct as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders across Finance, Legal, and Operations.\n15+ years of progressive corporate tax experience, including significant leadership responsibility.\nDemonstrated expertise in tax strategy, planning, and M&A within a complex, multi-entity or global organization.\nProven ability to operate as an enterprise advisor, translating technical tax considerations into strategic business guidance.\nExperience leading and developing senior-level leaders within a tax organization.\nCPA required; 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