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Paytm hiring over 1000 employees including 50 top executives as it goes for expansion

Over 140 senior hires including VPs and above onboarded between April 2019 till date

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India’s homegrown financial technology platform Paytm, today announced that it is in the process of hiring over 1000 engineers, data scientists, financial analysts among other positions for tech and non-tech roles. The company has ramped up recruitments as it is heading for a rapid expansion of its financial and wealth management services. Other than tech and non-tech hires to fill positions across its operations in Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru, Paytm is also bringing in over 50 senior-level executives in Vice President and above roles to bolster its leadership.


The ongoing global pandemic has not come in way of Paytm's hiring plans as the company has continued with interviews as well as inductions of new joins even during the lockdown. Paytm & its group businesses such as lending, insurance, wealth management and offline payments have been expanding operations thereby creating the need to bring in more tech and non-tech employees. This team expansion would play an essential role in launching innovative financial services and technology to fuel its growth journey.


From April 2019 to date, the company said that while around 20 senior executives exited Paytm, over 140 have been hired for leadership roles in vice-president and above positions. Paytm is recruiting talent from Fortune 500 companies, MNCs, top startups, and bringing in people who have entrepreneurial experience. Recently, the company also announced the setting up of its largest campus in Noida, Uttar Pradesh to accommodate its growing team. The 5000 seater office is spread across 5.5 lakh square feet of space comprising of 21 floors.


Narender Yadav, Vice President Paytm said, "We are building India's largest consumer internet and financial technology platform that requires more talent. This year, we are aiming to add additional 1000 colleagues to our different business verticals to build & scale the innovative products for the masses."




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