Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, July 2025 – Bhaskar Tiwari has taken on the role of Vice President, Global Total Rewards at ThoughtSpot, a leading agentic analytics platform. In this role, Bhaskar will lead ThoughtSpot’s global rewards and benefits programs, aligning them with the company’s ongoing transformation into “ThoughtSpot 3.0.” His focus will be on building scalable, agile, and high-impact people programs to support the platform’s expanding global footprint.
Over a career spanning more than two decades, Bhaskar has worked across multiple sectors and geographies, playing a pivotal role in designing reward strategies for high-growth and pre-IPO companies.
Prior to joining ThoughtSpot, Bhaskar Tiwari served as Global Head of Rewards at PayU, part of the Prosus Group, for nearly 3 years. At PayU, he led the global rewards strategy for a 4,000-employee organization across India, APAC, EMEA, and Latin America. His key initiatives included the design and implementation of executive compensation, long- and short-term incentive plans, and equity programs, with a strong focus on IPO readiness.
Before PayU, he spent approximately 3.5 years at Freshworks, where he led global total rewards across four continents for over 3,500 employees. Bhaskar played a critical role in Freshworks’ IPO journey by developing a scalable rewards architecture, introducing RSUs, and managing performance-linked equity programs.
Earlier, he served for about a year as Global Head of Compensation, Benefits, and Performance Management at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, where he revamped performance management systems and executive compensation plans. This followed his 1.5-year tenure as Head of Compensation & Benefits for India & APAC at Amdocs, where he focused on regional harmonization and long-term rewards structuring.
In the earlier phase of his career, Bhaskar held progressively senior HR and compensation leadership roles at Cummins Inc., Tech Mahindra (formerly Mahindra Satyam), Bharti Airtel, and Moser Baer, among others, where he led compensation strategy, performance management, M&A integration, and HR consulting initiatives across India and global markets.
Bhaskar holds a Master’s degree in Personnel Management from Bharati Vidyapeeth.
About ThoughtSpot
ThoughtSpot is a pioneering agentic analytics platform empowering every enterprise to make better, data-driven decisions. With its natural language search and AI-powered Spotter assistant, ThoughtSpot enables every employee to interact with data seamlessly and uncover actionable insights on demand. The platform supports secure, scalable, and intuitive analytics accessible through web and mobile, empowering intelligent decision-making across organizations. Industry leaders such as NVIDIA, Capital One, Hilton Worldwide, and Huel rely on ThoughtSpot for business transformation and data monetization.
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