Sr. Manager, Tax Latam (Xico)

Senior Manager, LATAM Tax – Mexico City, Mexico

Senior Manager LATAM Tax will lead Pandora’s tax matters across Latin America, reporting to the Global Head of Tax and Customs. The role is responsible for tax strategy, compliance oversight, risk management and business partnering across Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Panama. The Senior Manager will manage a small in‑house tax team in Brazil and oversee outsourced tax compliance activities for all LATAM jurisdictions.

Key Accountabilities

• Strategic tax leadership and stakeholder influence – act as a trusted partner, providing proactive insights and opportunities on key business and structural decisions.
• Support and deliver value‑adding input on a wide range of business projects across LATAM, including commercial initiatives, supply‑chain developments, business expansion and operational transformations.
• Exercise judgement on when to be pragmatic versus detail‑oriented.
• Risk management – proactively identify and manage tax risks, provide solutions that minimize exposure, and align mitigation strategies with broader business goals.
• People leadership and development – lead the Brazil tax team (2 direct reports), mentor and develop colleagues in the GBS tax operations team and the Brazil team, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Monitor and advise on tax regulatory developments, providing forward‑looking guidance and leading the implementation of required changes.
• Process improvement and tax optimisation – drive continuous improvement initiatives across LATAM, including standardisation, simplification and automation of tax processes where possible, and identify opportunities to optimise tax positions and outcomes aligned with the group’s policy and risk appetite.
• Tax audit management – lead and manage tax audits, investigations and authority interactions across LATAM; coordinate internal stakeholders and external advisors and manage relationships with tax authorities to achieve constructive outcomes.
• Tax compliance management – oversee tax compliance processes for all tax types across LATAM, primarily outsourced, and act as the primary relationship owner for external tax advisors.
• Transfer pricing documentation – support the transfer pricing documentation process for LATAM entities.
• Reporting and forecasting – prepare and/or review quarterly income‑tax reporting and forecasting packages for LATAM entities.

What We Are Looking For

• Minimum 8–10+ years of relevant tax experience, gained in‑house and/or within a professional services environment.
• Broad experience managing tax across multiple LATAM jurisdictions.
• Strong technical grounding across all major tax types, including corporate income tax, various indirect taxes and withholding taxes in LATAM.
• Strong business partnering skills, with the ability to translate complex tax issues into clear, actionable guidance.
• Demonstrated experience leading tax audits and managing relationships with tax authorities.
• Strong people leadership skills, with experience managing and developing direct reports.
• Fluency in English and Spanish; Portuguese is a plus.
• Relevant professional qualification (e.g., CPA, CA, CTA or equivalent).

Something About You

• You are commercially minded, pragmatic and comfortable operating in a fast‑moving, international environment.
• You combine technical depth with the ability to influence and partner effectively with senior stakeholders.
• You are proactive, structured and confident managing complexity across multiple jurisdictions.
• You are not afraid to challenge constructively and are continuously looking for better ways of working.
• You can operate autonomously while remaining highly collaborative within an integral function.