Saumya Mittal

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Chief People Officer for Asia | Corporate Sr Director at McDonald's

Singapore, Singapore

Overview

Saumya Mittal is the Chief People Officer for Asia at McDonalds, bringing over 18 years of HR leadership from PepsiCo and Google. An alumna of Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, she specializes in organizational design, diversity & inclusion, and change management. Colleagues describe her as strategic, passionate, driven, and an excellent business partner.



Saumya was the winner of the People Matters "Are You in the List 2015: Top HR Leaders in the country" award.

Personality Overview

Friendly Yet Blunt

Persuasive & Assertive

Challenger

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing

Topics They Care About

Organizational Excellence
In a recent interview, she shared her core principles for building resilient, adaptive, and people-centric organizations that can achieve excellence at scale.
Simplifying Complexity
She advocates for consciously subtracting complexity within large organizations to focus on the few things that deliver the greatest impact, following the 80/20 principle.
AI in HR
She believes HR leaders must become tech-savvy and is focused on building AI literacy within her teams to prepare for the future of work.

Media Appearances

McDonald's appoints Saumya Mittal as CPO for Asia - HR Katha. Featured in HR Katha

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McDonald's Asia Appoints Saumya Mittal as Chief People Officer. Featured in ProspectWiki

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McDonald's Corporation appoints Saumya Mittal as Chief People Officer for Asia. Featured in PeopleMatters India

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Work History

8-2025
Chief People Officer for Asia | Corporate Sr Director at McDonald's
7-2021 - 8-2025
APAC Commercial HR Lead at Google
8-2019 - 7-2021
APAC People Partner @ Google at Google
11-2017 - 9-2019
Diversity Equity & Inclusion Lead @ APAC at Google
5-2017 - 11-2017
HRBP for HQ functions (11 functions - 700 employees) at PepsiCo

Education

2005 - 2007
PGDHRM from Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
2000 - 2004
BE-IT from Delhi University

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Exp : 18 Location : Singapore, Singapore Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chief People Officer for Asia | Corporate Sr Director at McDonald's
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Insights For Selling To Saumya

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be prepared for a mix of questions and inquisitiveness, answer them in the tone in which they have been asked
  • Leverage 'negging', or the art of asking negative questions like "you must not be convinced yet..."
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them

DONT's

  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Saumya is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Saumya

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Saumya move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Saumya take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Saumya

Personality Compatibility


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