Seepika Singhal

About Seepika Singhal

I architect pay programs from just an expense line to a strategic lever for growth, trust, and performance.With a career shaped at the intersection of data, design, and human behavior, I’ve led Total Rewards transformations that directly fuel both top-line revenue and bottom-line stability. I design Total Rewards strategies that deliver business growth, reinforce trust, and strengthen culture — at scale and across markets. With leadership experience spanning India, North America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East, I’ve built and modernized reward frameworks that align global consistency with local relevance. My work connects pay equity, performance, and purpose — translating reward strategy into measurable enterprise impact.By redesigning compensation architectures, streamlining incentive frameworks, and modernizing benefits portfolios over the years, I have led global transformations that delivered:•12–18% productivity-linked revenue growth through differentiated and data-informed reward programs.•40% higher trust in pay reviews, achieved through transparent frameworks, audit-backed processes, and manager enablement on pay decisions.•25–35% lift in engagement by reimagining benefits portfolios around inclusion, flexibility, and well-being.•60% faster reward cycles through automation and agile process design — turning fairness into a scalable business advantage.Having worked with Aon, Mercer, and Radford, and implementing frameworks from Hay Group, Towers Watson, and Korn Ferry, I bring a blend of analytical precision and behavioral insight — ensuring every rewards lever fuels culture, equity, and performance. What differentiates my approach is balance: analytical precision meets behavioral insight. Every reward lever is tied to purpose — attracting critical talent, reinforcing performance culture, and signaling what the organization truly values. My current focus is on transforming Total Rewards into a strategic engine for growth and trust — integrating fairness, analytics, and well-being into how organizations create value through people.I see the next horizon of HR leadership as convergence: where Rewards, DE & I, and Employee Experience work as one ecosystem that drives culture, performance, and purpose. That’s the lens I bring to the future CHRO agenda — making work equitable, data-intelligent, and deeply human.I’m advancing to the next evolution of Total Rewards — where AI-powered personalization, predictive analytics, and trust-centric governance reshape how organizations connect pay to performance and people to purpose.

Experience

1. Vice President India Head, Total Rewards

   EXL

   Dec 2025 — Present · Noida, IN

   India Compensation & Benefits Leader at EXL | Driving scalable, equitable rewards for a workforce

Education

• Daulat Ram College

  BA, Honours, Political Science

  2001 — 2004

• Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC)

  Post graduate diploma in Global business operations, marketing and Human Resources, International Business and Human Resources

  2005 — 2007

Skills

• Sap HR
• Strategic Human Resource Planning
• Team Management
• Recruiting
• Onboarding
• Employee Benefits
• Talent Management
• Compensation & Benefit
• HR Transformation
• Human Resources
• Employer Branding
• Recruitments
• HR Consulting
• Performance Appraisal
• Strategic HR
• Personnel Management
• Organizational Design
• Mis
• Employee Engagement
• Benefits Negotiation
• Talent Acquisition
• Compensation & Benefits
• Management
• Grievances
• Screening
• Deferred Compensation
• Attrition
• Hris
• HR Policies
• Sourcing
• Technical Recruiting
• Employee Relations
• Performance Management