People & Culture Manager, Korea

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 billion in committed capital.

Our mission is to bridge the digital divide across Asia Pacific by building the sustainable digital ecosystems of the future. Through building and operating state-of-the-art, energy efficient data centers rich with connectivity options, we bring new colocation and interconnect options to the Asian market, making digital infrastructure deployment in the region easy, efficient and economical.

Founded in 2020 the company has grown rapidly across multiple markets in the region, and currently provides data center and fiber services across China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines.

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.  
• Grit: We are driven and determined.
• Excellence: We optimize for success.
• Responsibility: We do what’s right for our people and the planet.

What we need:

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, People & Culture, this individual contributor role is responsible for the daily HR (People & Culture) operations of the Korea team and partners with the business to support high engagement and productivity. This role will be based in Seoul, Korea.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage employee lifecycle “hire to retire” processes and achieving operational excellence (administration, compensation and benefits, employee relations, HR data management, employment ordinance compliance with all Korea employment law)
• Support the Talent Acquisition function by liaising with direct sourcing/pipelining, liaising with external agencies (as required), interview coordination, preparing offer proposals and employment agreements and aligning with the company’s best practice recruitment life cycle
• Facilitate employee onboarding and learning for new joiners to provide exceptional employee experience
• Manage monthly payroll and tax reporting matters with our external vendor
• Provide HR advice to people related issues and handling employee grievances and discipline and coaching managers on employee matters (e.g. performance management, employee relations, retention risks)
• Support the global annual performance appraisal and review process
• Develop and monitor local policies (in collaboration with Korea Legal Counsel) and ensure compliance of company procedures
• Support HR special projects and drive continuous improvement in collaboration with HQ People Culture team
• Actively champion and increase awareness of their responsibility to occupational health & safety in the workplace, information security management, environmental management systems; and comply with all legal regulatory requirements of the organization.

The successful candidate:

• Bachelors Degree in Business Management or Human Resources Management
• Seasoned and mature individual contributor with a minimum 8 years of focused HR Operations experience ideally in data centres or within infrastructure/telecommunications
• Strong demonstrable experience reporting to global HQ and partnering with local stakeholders
• Strong demonstrable knowledge of Korea employment law
• Ability to multi-task and maintain attention to details
• Hands on experience in managing and navigating HRIS
• Excellent communication skills in verbal and written English in addition to fluency in Korean