What does it take to build a global tax function from scratch, not once, but multiple times, across some of the world's most complex business environments?

In this episode, Adam sits down with Clara Navalón Valero, a global tax leader whose career spans Deloitte, Repsol, Adevinta, Amazon, and Sandoz. Clara has built tax functions from the ground up at multiple companies, navigating IPOs, billion-dollar acquisitions, cross-border M&A, and digital service tax in some of the most heavily scrutinized regulatory environments in the world.

Together they explore what it actually means to lead global tax at a company going through rapid transformation, how transfer pricing has evolved in the era of digital business models, and what separates a tax function that just files returns from one that shapes business decisions at the board level.

From managing multi-jurisdictional audits with zero exposure to advising C-suites on structuring billion-dollar transactions, Clara brings a perspective that is equal parts technical depth and executive leadership.

Tune in for a conversation about what global tax leadership really looks like and what the next generation of tax professionals needs to understand about operating at that level.