The Future Is Personalized Benefits: Keri Seppala on Pay Transparency, Manager Training, and Why Biometric Screenings Need Flexibility to Work

Beyond the Paycheck · Mar 2, 2026 · 24m · transcript

Summary

If employees don’t understand their pay and benefits, even great programs miss the mark.

Kerry Seppala, a 25+ year executive in Total Rewards, HRIS, and Payroll across manufacturing, public/private, and government organizations, breaks down how to build trust-first compensation and benefits that people actually use. Drawing on experience with large frontline workforces and deep Workday expertise, Kerry explains where comp/benefits communication fails, how to train managers to discuss ranges, compression, and fairness, and why flexibility must extend to the shop floor—not just…