Legal Engineer — M&A Tax

Job description

identifying use cases, drafting development plans, and building the tools and workflows for these use cases together with tax specialists and computer scientists; contributing to the development and delivery of technology-driven solutions for clients, including in direct client and partner-led settings; working with a technology stack that combines leading third-party platforms, purpose-built internal tooling developed in close collaboration with Deloitte's AI engineers, and emerging AI solutions; creating — not just using — these tools, in close collaboration with AI engineers, tax specialists, and global member firms across practices and geographies; bringing your own ideas, goals, and approaches to a team where KPIs are set collectively and your voice carries weight from day one. You will not just use these tools; you will create them. Your work will have reach beyond your immediate team, across practices and geographies. Naturally you are keen to discover and learn new things each day and you are confident and rely on your self-worth. But most importantly, be the true you. The one and only you. With your personal strengths, view of the world and unique personality. You need the following qualifications for the position of Legal Engineer | M&A Tax a Master's degree in Tax Law, Tax Economics, or Tax Technology fluency in both professional English and Dutch 1–2 years of experience in an M&A environment, with a solid understanding of deal dynamics and the role of tax within them an entrepreneurial mindset: you are confident challenging the status quo, take initiative, think independently, and are comfortable making decisions a critical and analytical approach to problems, combined with the curiosity to keep learning a genuine and intrinsic interest in AI and an interest in the evolving role of technology in professional services tangible experience with prompt engineering, workflow engineering, or agent engineering is preferred You will join a dedicated team of two within Deloitte's broader M&A Tax practice in Amsterdam. Your work sits across two areas: Internal: identifying use cases, draft development plans, and building the tools and workflows for these use cases together with the tax specialists and computer scientists that make our team more effective across the full deal lifecycle; and Client-facing: contributing to the development and delivery of technology-driven solutions that create tangible value for our clients, including in direct client and partner-led settings We operate like one. KPIs are set collectively. You are expected and encouraged to bring your own ideas, goals, and approaches to the table. What you will notice is that your voice carries weight from day one. What we offer: A distinctive role at the intersection of M&A tax and technological innovation A KPI framework designed specifically for this role, developed together with your team, so your performance is measured on criteria that are genuinely relevant to what you do Close collaboration with senior partners, AI engineers, and global transformation teams from day one A competitive salary benchmarked against the M&A tax market A tailored career path with clear milestones, built around the evolution of this role and your own development As Legal Engineer, you will work with a technology stack that combines leading third-party platforms, purpose-built internal tooling developed in close collaboration with Deloitte's AI engineers, and emerging AI solutions. You will not just use these tools; you will create them. In this role, you will work closely with AI engineers and the tax specialists of our team and other member firms. Your work will have reach beyond your immediate team, across practices and geographies. M&A Tax - deliberately and ambitiously. At Deloitte.