Finance, Legal & Regulatory Director

Who we are:

Digital Edge DC (Digital Edge) is a leading data center platform company, established to transform digital infrastructure in Asia. We seek to build the foundation for the world's digital future, helping organizations to grow sustainably and empowering the populations they serve.

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 infrastructure deployment in the region easy, efficient and economical. 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 capital.

Founded in late 2019, the company has grown rapidly across multiple markets in the region, with 30+ data centers in operations and under construction, and this role is an exciting opportunity to join the 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.

Position Summary

The Finance, Legal & Regulatory Director will serve as the primary governance, compliance, financial control, and regulatory lead of Digital Edge Philippines.

The role combines strategic finance leadership with legal, regulatory, and governance oversight to strengthen operational discipline, reduce risk exposure, improve collections and billing governance, and ensure compliance with Philippine regulatory requirements.

The position is intended to stabilize and strengthen the Philippines business during its current scaling and operational discipline phase.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Governance & Strategic Finance

• Lead financial governance and performance review initiatives
• Support budgeting, forecasting, liquidity management, and capital planning
• Strengthen pricing discipline, commercial validation, and margin governance
• Improve billing integrity, collections discipline, and cash conversion performance
• Identify cost leakages and operational inefficiencies

Legal & Contract Governance

• Review customer and supplier contracts for legal and commercial risk exposure
• Establish contract governance standards and approval workflows
• Support negotiation and review of MSAs, GTCs, SLAs, NDAs, and strategic agreements
• Improve governance around commercial concessions and contractual deviations

Regulatory & Compliance Management

• Ensure compliance with BIR, BOI, PEZA, NTC, SEC, and other relevant government agencies
• Lead CAS application and e-invoicing/e-receipting compliance readiness
• Support NTC SRF exemption assessment and compliance review
• Oversee regulatory filings, documentation, and governance requirements

Corporate Governance & Internal Controls

• Recommend governance frameworks and internal control improvements
• Establish financial and contractual approval thresholds
• Improve documentation, audit readiness, and compliance discipline
• Align local governance practices with regional and platform standards

Leadership & Cross-Functional Alignment

• Work closely with Sales, Operations, and Finance teams to strengthen order-to-cash discipline
• Support strategic decision-making through financial and governance insights
• Mentor and guide Finance operational personnel and supporting associates

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.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required
• Juris Doctor / Licensed Lawyer required
• Minimum 10–15 years combined experience in finance, governance, legal, regulatory, or corporate advisory roles
• Strong experience in corporate governance, commercial contracts, and regulatory compliance
• Experience handling BIR, SEC, PEZA, BOI, or NTC matters preferred
• Strong understanding of financial controls, collections, billing governance, and risk management
• Experience in infrastructure, telecom, data center, technology, or regulated industries preferred
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and executive communication skills
• Ability to operate in a high-growth and fast-moving environment

SUCCESS METRICS

• Improvement in collections and DSO discipline
• Reduction in governance and compliance risks
• Billing accuracy and revenue integrity
• Regulatory compliance readiness and auditability
• Completion of CAS/e-invoicing initiatives
• Strengthening of contract governance and commercial controls
• Financial control and operational discipline improvements

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