Senior Corporate Development

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About the role

About Paytm

Paytm is India's leading mobile payments and financial services distribution company. Pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution in India, Paytm builds technologies that help small businesses with payments and commerce. Paytm’s mission is to serve half a billion Indians and bring them to the mainstream economy with the help of technology.

Job Purpose

The Corporate Development team drives the company's long-term growth and strategic evolution. As a Senior Corporate Development team member, you will own the end-to-end inorganic growth roadmap — from scouting and originating deals through evaluation, execution, and handoff to integration. You will bring deep, hands-on experience from the venture capital ecosystem and act as a primary connector between external market opportunities and internal executive leadership.

The work

Key Responsibilities

Role Requirements & Qualifications

• Strategy & Market Intelligence
• Partner with senior executives to define and refine the company's inorganic growth roadmap
• Run continuous macroeconomic and industry research to surface emerging trends, market disruptions, and high-fit targets
• Track market developments, precedent transactions, and comparable companies
• Own and maintain a proactive pipeline of acquisition, investment, and partnership targets
• Deal Scouting & Sourcing
• Actively scout and originate deals across the VC ecosystem — founders, venture funds, growth investors, and strategic networks
• Build and deepen relationships with VCs, investment bankers, PE firms, and target company leadership
• Screen inbound and outbound opportunities against corporate strategic criteria with clear go/no-go judgment
• Develop sharp strategic rationale and business cases for C-suite and Board review
• Deal Management
• Own the deal book: prioritization, stage tracking, stakeholder alignment, and decision cadence
• Coordinate due diligence and manage data rooms on live transactions
• Orchestrate internal cross-functional teams (Legal, Finance, Tax, HR, Product, Operations) and external advisors through diligence
• Keep executives current on deal status, risks, and trade-offs with crisp, decision-ready updates
• Drive Execution
• Lead project management of the full transaction lifecycle from LOI through definitive documentation and close
• Drive momentum across counterparties, advisors, and internal owners so deals move from interest to signed outcome
• Surface blockers early and resolve them with clear ownership and timelines
• Ensure commercial, legal, and financial workstreams stay aligned to the deal thesis through closing
• Integration & Post-Closing Support
• Partner with operational teams to design post-merger integration playbooks
• Help ensure projected financial and operational synergies are tracked and realized after close

Who they want

Education & Experience

• CA / MBA preferred
• 6–8 years of relevant experience, with meaningful hands-on time in the VC ecosystem (venture capital, growth equity, corporate venture, or VC-facing corpdev / M&A)
• Proven track record in deal scouting, deal management, and driving deals through execution (not only analysis or support)
• Comfort operating as an individual contributor who can also lead cross-functional deal teams
• Strong judgment on strategic fit, valuation framing, and commercial diligence
• Excellent written and verbal communication with senior stakeholders

Nice to have

Nice to Have

• Prior experience closing M&A, minority investments, or strategic partnerships
• Exposure to post-merger integration or value-creation work after close
• Existing network across Indian / global VC and founder ecosystems