Tax Manager
Role description
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About Damen
Damen is a global, family-owned shipbuilding company with a strong focus on
innovation, craftsmanship and sustainable entrepreneurship. From design and
construction to financing and lifecycle support, Damen is involved in every
phase of a vessel’s life. Our core values — stewardship, craftsmanship,
fellowship and entrepreneurship — guide everything we do.
Within Damen Global Support BV, we provide specialist expertise to support the
Damen businesses worldwide, including finance, tax, legal and compliance. To
strengthen our global tax function, we are looking for a Tax Manager.
The role
As Tax Manager, you play a key role in shaping, safeguarding and further
developing Damen’s global tax position. This is not a purely operational role:
you work at both a strategic and hands‑on level and have a direct impact on
policy, compliance and decision‑making across an international organization.
You will join a close‑knit tax team of four professionals and report directly to
the Head of Tax. Due to Damen’s global footprint, this role places you at the
center of complex international tax matters, while offering significant room for
personal and professional growth.
Key accountabilities
In this role, you take ownership of core direct tax processes and ensure that
Damen’s Tax Control Framework is robust, future‑proof and well embedded
throughout the organization.
Own & implement
You are responsible for key direct tax areas, including
- Global transfer pricing
- Pillar Two implementation
- Dutch tax accounting and compliance
- Direct tax advisory for the global Damen organization
- Tax aspects of M&A activities and corporate restructurings
Connect & collaborate
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders across Finance, Legal
and the business
- Act as a trusted partner to external advisors and tax authorities worldwide
Lead projects & strategy
- Manage medium‑sized tax projects from design through implementation
- Co‑develop the tax strategy for the coming years together with the Head of
Tax
Advise & support
- Provide hands‑on, day‑to‑day tax advice to support business decisions in a
dynamic international environment
Skills & Experience
You are more than a technical tax specialist — you are a connector, a strategic
thinker and a future leader.
- A university degree in Tax Law or Tax Economics
- At least 5 years of experience in tax advisory and/or an in‑house tax role
- Member of the Dutch Association of Tax Practitioners (NOB)
- Fluent in English and Dutch, both spoken and written
- Ambitious, proactive and motivated to grow into a Head of Tax role in the
coming years
Why Damen?
At Damen, we offer more than a job — we offer an ocean of possibilities.
- Global impact – Work at the heart of an international, multidisciplinary
organization
- Career growth – A clear development path toward senior tax leadership
- One family. One goal. One Damen. – A strong family‑owned culture built on
trust and collaboration
- Entrepreneurial environment – Room to innovate, improve and take ownership
- Vibrant work culture – An open, informal workplace where colleagues go the
extra mile for each other
- The salary for this position ranges between € 6.100 and € 8.500 gross per
month (based on a full-time contract), excluding holiday allowance. The exact
salary will depend on your knowledge and experience. This position is part of
the colllective labour agreement Metalektro.
Get on board
Do you feel connected to our values and ambition? Then we would like to learn
more about you.
Who knows — maybe we’re made for each other.
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Recruiter
Gerard Eggink
gerard.eggink@damen.com
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