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Senior Payroll Specialist

Datadog

Singapore · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 19, 2026

At a glance

Employment
Full-time
Workplace
Hybrid
Location
Singapore

About Datadog

  • Datadog is the leading observability and security platform for the AI era, providing businesses with unified visibility across the technology stack to manage complexity at scale. It brings applications, infrastructure, data, models, and security into one place, using AI to detect and resolve issues before they impact customers. Trusted globally by Fortune 500 companies and high-growth AI leaders, Datadog enables businesses to move faster with clarity and confidence. Learn more about #DatadogLife on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Datadog Learning Center.

About the role

  • We’re hiring a Payroll Specialist in Singapore to assist with our Singapore and India payroll operations, ensuring that every employee is compensated accurately, punctually, and in strict accordance with local laws and regulations.
  • You are a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual looking to work in a dynamic, collaborative, and innovative environment, where your contributions will make a significant impact.

Responsibilities

  • Payroll Processing
  • Leave Administration
  • Maintain Time and Attendance processes
  • Making sure Singapore's Central Provident Fund and India’s Employees’ Provident Fund, Employees’ State Insurance, Professional Tax are being remitted on time
  • Onboarding and Offboarding
  • Ad Hoc projects

Requirements

  • You have an in-depth understanding of payroll regulations spanning multiple countries, including Singapore, India and Indonesia would be ideal but not all necessary.
  • Working knowledge of setting up, configuring, and deploying new payroll systems and implementing payroll in a new country.
  • Intermediate proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, eager to learn how to manage large datasets and create formulas and functions.
  • Exposure to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements as applicable to the payroll function.

Preferred qualifications

  • An in-depth understanding of payroll regulations spanning multiple countries, including Indonesia would be ideal
  • Proficiency in using payroll software and systems. Experience with an outsource provider, Workday, or similar platforms is preferred.
  • AI-fluent, with a track record of spotting where AI tools can streamline processes and drive efficiency gains.

Benefits

  • New hire stock equity (RSU) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
  • Continuous professional development, product training, and career pathing
  • Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
  • An inclusive company culture, opportunity to join our Community Guilds
  • Generous and competitive benefits package
  • Continuous career development and pathing opportunities

Workplace

  • We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them.
  • At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table.

Skills

  • Excel
  • Google Sheets
  • Workday

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