Ready to lead, disrupt and reinvent the sleep industry?
We are Emma – The Sleep Company. Founded in 2015, we’ve become the world’s largest D2C sleep brand, available in over 35 countries with more than 25 stores across Europe. Recommended by leading consumer associations in EMEA, APAC, and the Americas, we develop the best sleep comfort products that empower our customers to awaken their best every day.
At Emma, we are a community of smart, driven people, united by a strong culture of collaboration, teamwork, and knowledge sharing. We think big, take ownership, and are empowered to drive meaningful impact. Through hands-on experience, mentorship, and continuous learning, we drive our own growth and learning. With Emmies from over 60 nationalities and offices across multiple regions, our diverse perspectives enrich our workplace culture. Ready to shape the future of sleep with us? Let’s make it happen!
What you will do:
- Leading the Global Tax & Customs Team: You effectively manage a team of 15 people(FTEs) with5 people reporting directly to you and located mainly in our Lisbon and Frankfurt offices as well as a few team members in Manila and Mexico City.
- Develop and own the Company Tax & Customs Strategy: Define and evolve a forward-looking roadmap that supports our growth ambitions while optimizing tax outcomes.
- Lead proactive Tax & Customs Planning: Design and implement tax-efficient structures and initiatives to minimize overall tax burden across jurisdictions.
- Build and Empower Your Team: Strengthen and structure both group-level and regional tax teams, setting clear roles, processes, and career development paths to drive top performance and engagement.
- Responsible for streamlining Tax Reporting & Accounting globally: Optimize and automate tax data collection, reporting workflows, and accounting processes—freeing the team to focus on high-value advisory work.
- Manage Risk via a Tax Compliance Management System (TCMS): Own the design, rollout, and continuous improvement of our TCMS to ensure consistent controls and oversight.
- Drive Tax Compliance Initiatives: Proactively identify and close compliance gaps; lead cross-departmental initiatives that reduce the company’s exposure to audits, penalties, and reputational risk.
- Manage External Relationships: Cultivate and sustain strong relationships with tax authorities, external advisors, and investors.
- Advise Senior Leadership: Provide clear, actionable tax guidance & present risks and opportunities to C-Level.
- Foster Tax Awareness Across the Business: Develop communications, stakeholder engagement programs and training so that tax considerations are embedded in decision-making at all levels.
Who we are looking for:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Tax, Finance, or related field; Steuerberater/in desirable.
- 10+ years of tax experience, combining Big Four and/or national firm expertise with in-house leadership at a dynamic company.
- Deep knowledge of corporate income, indirect and withholding taxes across multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience building or transforming tax functions—structuring teams, processes, and systems for scale.
- Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills; adept at interfacing with tax authorities, advisors, and investors.
- Excellent communicator and influencer, capable of embedding tax-risk awareness into commercial and operational teams.
- Hands-on familiarity with TCMS frameworks and ERP and tax software (e.g. Dynamics 365).
- Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity, champions continuous improvement, and leads by example in a fast-paced scale-up environment.
What we offer:
- A combination of personal and company growth to accelerate your career and help you reach your goals.
- The chance to work on exciting and challenging projects either independently or as part of a dedicated, international team.
- Responsibility and decision-making authority from day one—you'll create an impact with new, innovative ideas and help shape our company DNA.
- To work and learn from experts in diverse fields and get to know your team members at exciting company events.
Become an Emmie
Emma is transforming the world of sleep - and we want the highest-performing people to help us pull it off. We want you. But only if you're willing to go all in. Only if you're willing to question, disrupt, innovate, and create from the ground up.
We proudly celebrate diversity. We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to promoting inclusion in our workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.
Our aim is to get back to you in a couple of days, however, we are currently receiving a large number of applications and this might lead to a delay in the process. We will get back to you as soon as possible!