Rahul Sharma
Indirect Tax Lead
- Role
- Vice President at Citi
- Location
- Mumbai, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rahul Sharma
Driving AI-enabled Global Indirect Tax Transformation | Building Future-Ready Tax Operations | Leadership | Governance | Automation StrategyI’m a Vice President – Indirect Tax with over 13 years of global experience leading large-scale tax operations, automation, and transformation across U.S. and international jurisdictions.My passion lies in modernizing indirect tax functions through AI, analytics, and intelligent governance enabling faster, compliant, and more insightful decision-making.Over the years, I’ve set up and scaled Global Indirect Tax Process Centers for multiple organizations in India, embedding automation, control, and data integrity into every layer of operations.At Citi, I led the iLEAD Remote Debit Automation Project, integrating AI-based decision engines to cut turnaround time by 30+ days and deliver $2MM+ in annualized value. What I Do Best • Build scalable, AI-powered tax operations and governance models • Lead digital tax transformation using data-led automation frameworks • Align global indirect tax (Sales & Use, Property, VAT) with enterprise risk and control standards • Design people strategies that make teams digitally fluent, not just process-compliant Leadership BeliefsTechnology transforms systems.People transform organizations.I bring both together combining intelligent automation with strong human leadership. Core StrengthsAI in Tax Operations | Global Process Setup | Tax Decision Engines | Vertex O | SAP | Data Analytics | Risk & Control Framework | Digital Transformation | Leadership & Change ManagementCurrently: VP – Indirect Tax at Citi, leading the setup and transformation of the Global Indirect Tax Center in India.Goal: Continue driving AI-led modernization and build the next generation of intelligent, compliant, and future-ready tax ecosystems.
Experience
Vice President
Sep 2025 — Present · Mumbai, IN
Education
Bharathiar University
MBA, Finance
2010 — 2012
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