Business Context
Marriott Vacations Worldwide (MVW) is a leading global vacation company that offers vacation ownership, exchange, rental and resort and property management, along with related businesses, products, and services. The Company has over 120 vacation ownership resorts and approximately 700,000 owner families in a diverse portfolio that includes some of the most iconic vacation ownership brands. The Company also operates exchange networks and membership programs comprised of nearly 3,200 affiliated resorts in over 90 countries and territories, as well as provides management services to other resorts and lodging properties. As a leader and innovator in the vacation ownership industry, the Company upholds the highest standards of excellence in serving its customers, investors and associates while maintaining exclusive, long-term relationships with Marriott International, Inc. and Hyatt Hotels Corporation for the development, sales and marketing of vacation ownership products and services. The vision of MVW is to strive to build long-lasting relationships with their Owners, Members, customers, and associates to help them live their lives to the fullest. Innovation. Integrity. Excellence. This is the story of MVW. And while the company spans brands and businesses, decades and continents, their shared inspiration continues to drive them forward: delivering unforgettable experiences that make vacation dreams come true.
Global Tax Context
The Global Tax function at Marriott Vacations Worldwide (MVW) is undergoing a multi‑year transformation driven by new leadership and a renewed vision for how tax supports the business. We seek team members who embrace a customer‑service mindset, proactively identify and address issues, and bring a commitment to establishing and following standard processes and high‑quality work practices. Successful incumbents in this role strive for efficiency, champion simplification, and leverage technology and data to create lasting value. We welcome individuals who collaborate with business partners, anticipate emerging risks, and contribute to building a modern, agile, and strategically focused tax organization.
Job Summary
Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Global Tax, the Assistant Vice President, Global Tax Transactional and Indirect Taxes provides executive leadership and strategic direction for all transactional and indirect tax matters within MVW, a publicly traded, global, company environment. This role oversees global indirect tax strategy and execution, including sales and use tax, Value Added Tax (VAT), Goods and Services Tax (GST), excise, customs, property, accommodation, liquor, gross receipts, withholding, tourism, and other transactional tax regimes, while ensuring full compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and reporting requirements.
The role plays a critical role in supporting the company’s financial reporting obligations, including alignment with ASC 740, coordination with external auditors, and contribution to accurate and timely tax disclosures in SEC filings. Partners closely with Corporate Tax, Controllership, Legal, Treasury, and business leaders to assess tax implications of mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, supply chain initiatives, and significant commercial transactions, balancing risk management with value creation.
As a key member of the Global Tax Lead Team, the Assistant Vice President is responsible for maintaining strong SOX-compliant controls, audit readiness, and governance over indirect and transactional tax processes. The role also serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on emerging tax legislation, regulatory developments, and controversy matters, while leading, developing, and scaling a high-performing tax organization and managing relationships with external advisors and tax authorities.
Objectives & Key Results
- Establish credibility, visibility, and control across the global indirect and transactional operations including compliance status, risk exposure, audits, systems, and resources.
- Stabilize public‑company compliance, reporting, and SOX controls
- Integrate transactional and indirect tax into financial reporting and close processes
- Embed tax leadership into transactions and strategic initiatives
- Build the foundation for a scalable, high‑performing tax organization
- Strengthen audit, controversy, and regulatory readiness
Working Relationships
- MVW’s Chief Accounting Officer
- MVW’s Finance & Accounting Lead Team Members
- MVW’s Global Tax Lead Team
- Legal Counsel
- Internal Audit
- Procurement
- Treasury
- Risk Management
- Human Resources
- External Tax Advisors
Specific Expected Contributions
- Strategic Leadership - Provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for all transactional and indirect tax activities, including sales and use tax, VAT/GST, excise, customs, and other indirect tax regimes across the MVW Enterprise in the U.S. and non-U.S. regions. Communicates complex tax matters clearly to senior finance leadership and business executives, providing actionable insights and recommendations.
- Governance - Establishes and maintains a strong public‑company governance framework, including SOX‑compliant controls, documentation, and audit readiness for indirect and transactional tax processes.
- Tax Planning - Leads indirect and transactional tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and major commercial transactions, including due diligence, structuring, integration, and post‑transaction compliance.
- Compliance - Partners closely with MVW’s Global Tax team, MVW’s Controllership, Legal, FP&A, Treasury, and business leaders to support accurate and timely ASC 740 provisions, SEC filings, and quarterly and annual close processes.
- Risk Management - Identifies, assesses, and communicates tax risks, exposures, and earnings impacts to senior leaders with clear recommendations and mitigation strategies.
- Transformation – Leads strategic initiatives to centralize all global indirect tax filings across all regions within MVW. Drives process improvement, standardization, and appropriate use of technology and automation to enhance compliance accuracy, scalability, and efficiency.
- Outside Service Firm and Tax Authority Management - Oversees indirect tax audits, controversies, and disputes; manages relationships with tax authorities and external advisors to resolve matters efficiently and to minimize financial and reputational risk.
- Regulatory Monitoring - Monitors and interprets legislative and regulatory developments, ensuring timely assessment of business impact and proactive implementation of required changes.
- Talent Management - As a member of the Global Tax Lead Team, creates a climate that fosters individual professional development and establishes an operational framework to meet or exceed expectations for team performance. Builds, leads, coaches, and develops a high‑performing transactional and indirect tax tax professionals, including conducting talent assessments, succession planning, and capability development. Sets high performance standards, measures and manages performance consistent with MVW’s company values. Fosters a strong control mindset and culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Performs other reasonable job duties as requested.
Candidate Profile
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, or a related field.
- Master’s degree in Tax (MST), Accounting, MBA, Juris Doctorate, or a related discipline preferred.
- CPA, BAR member or equivalent preferred.
Experience
- At least 10 years of progressive tax experience with leadership responsibility at the Director level in indirect and transactional tax within a public, medium multi-national company.
- At least five years in a supervisory role with demonstrated success leading and developing a functional team in a complex, service-intensive, and deadline-driven environment.
- Deep technical expertise in indirect and transactional tax regimes, including demonstrated experience supporting complex transactions and cross‑border operations.
- Experience partnering closely with Controllership, Legal, and business stakeholders; prior exposure to Audit Committee or executive leadership interactions is a plus.
- Experience operating in a public‑company environment, including SOX controls, external audits, and collaboration on SEC reporting and ASC 740 matters.
- Experience building or transforming tax functions, including organizational design, process optimization, and systems or data enhancements.
- Experience in a matrix corporate structured organization preferred.
- Experience in Hotel Management, Vacation Ownership, Hospitality preferred.
- Experience coordinating and directing multiple resources, both internal resources and external vendors, to accomplish tasks.
Skills & Attributes
- Possesses strategic judgment and risk management capabilities, with a history of balancing compliance excellence, financial reporting integrity, and value creation in a highly regulated, high‑visibility environment.
- A proven thought leader, a consensus builder, and an integrator of people, processes, and technology.
- Comfortable working with a broad range of systems and applications, leveraging technology to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Ability to apply listening, written, and verbal communication skills to prepare written reports, correspondence, for presentation to senior leaders.
- Dynamic presenter in both formal and informal settings. Ability to share compelling and inspired stories with a sense of purpose.
- Maintains strong ethical standards and compliance with legal, regulatory, and company policies, ensuring a principled approach to all responsibilities.
- Proven ability to think clearly and globally while anticipating and developing success and risk mitigation strategies for future consequences and trends. Possesses an innovative mindset.
- Creative in developing new and unique ideas; possesses good judgment about which creative ideas and suggestions will work.
- Capable of designing conceptual frameworks and dealing with concepts and complexity comfortably.
- Highly self-motivated and directed with collaborative team orientation.
- Able to understand organizational operations and achieve results via formal processes and informal networks. Maneuvers through complex situations effectively and quietly. Solves difficult problems with effective solutions using rigorous and persuasive logic and empathy.
- Demonstrates respect for others, is tactfully assertive, and able to work effectively in a culturally diverse environment while striving to achieve ambitious goals.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture.
