Mridul Singh 🌈

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Head HR - Kantar Analytics Practice, India at Kantar

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Mridul Singh is a seasoned HR leader with over 20 years of experience, currently serving as the Head of HR for Kantars Analytics Practice in India. An MBA graduate from Sri SIIM, she specializes in business transformation, organizational strategy, and developing high-performance teams in global markets.

She is deeply passionate about fostering inclusive workplaces, serving as the APAC Vice Chair for Inclusion & Diversity at Kantar and as a Stella Women Mentor. She actively advocates for community empowerment and creating safe, equitable environments.

Unique fact: Mridul champions moving "inclusion marketing" beyond a PR tool to a catalyst for meaningful social change and authentic media representation.

Personality Overview

Rigorous & Demanding

Thorough Evaluator

Fast But Analytical

More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.  They are not always relationship oriented. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Topics They Care About

LGBTQIA+ Inclusion
She is a vocal advocate for LGBTQIA+ safety and economic equality, emphasizing the need for authentic representation and systemic change in corporate India.
Humane AI in HR
She participates in industry discussions on AI, stressing that its implementation in HR must be humane and that the "human loop" must always have the final say.
Empathetic Leadership
Identifies as a "nurturer" and focuses on developing data scientists into empathetic managers and inspiring leaders who can foster collaboration and agility.

Media Appearances

Kantar's Mridul Singh on LGBTQIA+ safety, economic inequality, and .... Featured in MediaBrief

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Work History

11-2023
Head HR - Kantar Analytics Practice, India at Kantar
12-2015 - 1-2024
Group Director - People Partner , South Asia at Kantar
3-2012 - 11-2015
Senior Manager - HR & OD at Information Mosaic- A Markit Company
6-2008 - 3-2012
Manager - HR & OD Initiatives at Corbus, LLC
1-2008 - 6-2008
Consultant HR & OD at ASEED- IDMAT

Education

1998 - 2001
Philosophy (H) from Gargi College, Delhi Univertsity
2001 - 2003
MBA ( Full time ) from Sri SIIM

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Insights For Selling To Mridul

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mridul is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mridul

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mridul move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Mridul take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Mridul

Personality Compatibility


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