Market Insights
The US Tax Hiring Landscape
Key dynamics defining hiring across North America:
Competitive CompensationÂ
Navigating aggressive compensation trends driven by tech and equity-heavy private equity models to secure elite tax leaders through competitive base, bonus, and retention structures.
Geographic Hubs
Distinct market behaviors across the East Coast financial sectors, West Coast tech hubs, and Midwest manufacturing belts, each requiring specific technical expertise and local tax knowledge.
Fortune 500 In-House
Strategic talent acquisition for Fortune 500 in-house tax functions, focusing on complex federal compliance, state and local tax (SALT), and regional multi-state reporting requirements.
Working Models
Evolving trends in hybrid and remote tax roles specifically within the US advisory and corporate space, as firms compete for specialized talent across wider talent pools.
Tax specialisms we support in the US
Comprehensive coverage across Federal, State, and International tax mandates, supporting organizations in complex US regulatory environments.
Federal & State Tax
International Tax
Tax Technology
SALT (State & Local Tax)
Transfer Pricing
Tax Advisory
Our approach in the United States
We act as a strategic recruitment partner for US-based and cross-border tax mandates, leveraging deep market intelligence to support the flow of talent across the US–UK and US–EU corridors.
Cross-Border Expertise
We specialize in managing complex international mandates, supporting foreign-parented groups with US operations and facilitating high-level tax migrations across major global jurisdictions.
Search-Led Strategy
Our mandates are informed by granular data on US compensation benchmarks and regional hiring nuances. This data-driven approach ensures mandates are correctly positioned within competitive local markets from day one.
Precision Delivery
We utilize targeted search processes to reduce time-to-hire for critical roles across major hubs like New York and Chicago, ensuring alignment with both technical requirements and organizational culture.
SELECTED MANDATES
Recently completed assignments
We deliver specialist search across complex, business-critical tax roles. Our recent mandates reflect our deeply focused, search-led approach to global talent acquisition.
Expert Hire
VP of Tax
Asset Manager — New York
Appointed a new tax leader for a global asset manager to oversee US domestic reporting and global restructuring.
Retained Search
Head of Transfer Pricing
Energy Lead — Houston
Directed global intercompany policy and compliance strategies for a major player in the Houston energy sector.
Director of Tax
Tech Giant — San Francisco
Led tax operations and strategic US planning for a high-growth technology leader in Silicon Valley.
Tax Controller
Biotech — Boston
Managing tax risk and reporting for a private equity backed biotech hub.
Team build
State & Local Tax Team
Building out a SALT compliance and advisory function in Chicago for a Fortune 500 manufacturing group.