Sr. Director, Global Tax Planning

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Date: Dec 23, 2025

Location: North York, ON, CA, M9L 1T9

Company: Apotex

About Apotex Inc.

Apotex is a Canadian-based global health company. We improve everyday access to affordable, innovative medicines and health products for millions of people worldwide, with a broad portfolio of generic, biosimilar, innovative branded pharmaceuticals and consumer health products. Headquartered in Toronto, with regional offices globally, including in the United States, Mexico and India, we are the largest Canadian-based pharmaceutical company and a health partner of choice for the Americas for pharmaceutical licensing and product acquisitions.

For more information visit: www.apotex.com.

Job Summary

The Senior Director of Global Tax Planning, reporting to the VP of Tax & Treasury, oversees several critical, strategic global tax processes for the Apotex Group of Companies.  Serving in a leadership position, this role will have ownership of all material strategic tax areas, assisting the VP of Tax & Treasury to develop global tax policies.  This role is responsible for the preparation, monitoring, management, and control of strategic Global Tax activities throughout the global Apotex organization.

Job Responsibilities

  • Primary Corporate Tax point-of-contact for all global tax controversy matters
  • Responsible for developing and implementing global tax planning strategies and ensuring consistent management of tax risk through partnership with internal and external resources
  • Review proposed and new tax legislation with a material impact to the company
  • Monitor, evaluate, and escalate tax matters to the VP of Tax & Treasury that could have a material impact on Apotex’s operations
  • Lead tax response to Apotex’s M&A initiatives and other strategic transactions, partnering with the Corporate Development team
  • Proactively partner with peers across Finance to ensure effective implementation of tax planning strategies
  • Support the global tax accounting and tax compliance processes, providing information as required
  • Assist in reviewing global tax transfer pricing documentation for possible risks
  • Partner with Legal and other internal constituents to ensure tax planning strategies and other transactions are documented and implemented properly.
  • All other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

  • Education
    • JD with a LLM in Taxation
    • A. or B.S.B.A.
  • Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
    • Possess exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate recommendations concisely and timely
    • Intrinsically curious and motivated by attention to detail and quality of work
    • Ability to make sound decisions and resolve problems
  • Experience
    • 15+ years of progressive experience with global, complex tax issues

At Apotex, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and accessible work environment, where all everyone feels valued, respected, and supported to succeed. 

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities as part of its recruitment process. If you are contacted to arrange for an interview or testing, please advise us if you require an accommodation.