Digital HR Specialist - Payroll and Administration

Who we are:

Digital Edge is a trusted and forward-looking data center platform company, established to transform digital infrastructure in Asia. Backed by Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, Digital Edge has in excess of US$1.6 billion in committed equity capital with investors including some of the world’s largest institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Digital Edge’s vision is to be the leading provider of sustainable, next generation digital infrastructure in Asia. Our mission is to build the foundation for the world’s digital future, helping organizations to grow sustainably and empowering populations they serve.

Founded in 2020, the company has grown rapidly across multiple markets in the region, and currently provides data center and fiber services across Japan, South Korea, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and China. The Company now owns and operates 21 data centers with over 500 MW of critical IT load in service and under construction and development, with another 300 MW held for future development,

This role is an exciting opportunity to join our fast growing team as we further expand our footprint across Asia.

Our values:

• Respect: We embrace diversity and collaboration.
• Innovation: We share ideas and solve problems.  
• Strive: We are driven and determined.
• Excellence: We seek to deliver the best.   
• Responsibility: We do what’s right for our people and the planet.

What we need:

Reporting to the Head of Digital HR, this role will be an expert in HR Operations and Payroll, with an exceptional eye for detail, process and a superuser on Excel.  You will be overseeing end-to-end multi-country payroll operations working closely with local HRBPs to ensure no step is missed, and no payroll is processed without a second pair of eyes. Acting as a key partner to internal stakeholders and external payroll vendors, this role ensures payroll accuracy, statutory compliance, and operational efficiency.

This position plays a critical role in strengthening payroll governance and supporting the organization’s broader ambition to build disciplined, data-driven people operations. You will work closely with HR Business Partners (HRBPs), Finance, and operational teams across the region.

Key responsibilities:

Payroll Management 

• Ownership of the Head Office payrolls, working closely with internal stakeholders and our external vendor, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.  You will work closely with Digital HR colleagues and Finance who will act as second pairs of eyes
• Work closely with the HRBP for South East Asia to act as second pair of eyes for local country payrolls ensuring no single point of failure for these locations 
• Support other locations as they migrate to our single master vendor, ensuring smooth transitioning of vendors, consistency and standardization while maintaining local compliance.  
• Keeping abreast of local processes and act as backup in the case of absence or sickness 
• Investigate payroll discrepancies and ensure timely resolution of issues
• Prepare and maintain payroll documentation to support audits, inspections, and internal reviews
• Act as the primary liaison with external payroll vendors, ensuring service quality, contractual compliance, and timely delivery
• Review vendor deliverables, monitor performance against SLAs, and escalate issues where required
• Proactively identify opportunities for payroll process improvements and efficiency gains
• Support regional payroll harmonization initiatives and continuous improvement projects

Employee Life Cycle & HR Operations Support

• Support employee life cycle activities including onboarding, offboarding, and employee data administration
• Assist with government-related surveys and statutory reporting where required

Compensation and Benefits Administration 

• Support with salary benchmarking queries utilizing external resources, leveraging internal data points and liaising with the TA team for market insights 
• Work closely with CHRO to review feasibility of more detailed salary benchmarking data review 
• Support HQ benefits renewal processes as required working with Digital HR team, CHRO and Finance 
• Collate compensation and benefits data from country HRBPs as required and provide analysis as requested for both decision making, budgeting and audit purposes 
• Management of annual and board reports,  bonus and salary review spreadsheets, working closely with CHRO to provide data sets, reports, pivots and analysis via excel 

Actively champion and implement the organization’s policies on health & safety, environment, energy, quality, information security, and business continuity, ensuring adherence to incident reporting, legal, and regulatory requirements.

The successful candidate:

• 5-8 years of hands-on payroll experience; exposure to Asia payroll (e.g. Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand) is an advantage
• Working knowledge of payroll practices and labour laws across Asia
• Highly meticulous, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors is essential
• Advanced Excel capability, including sophisticated formulas, linked spreadsheets, advanced lookups, pivot tables, and dynamic reporting.

Join us to shape the future of Digital Infrastructure in Asia. Apply now for a confidential career discussion.