The company that manufactures iPhones already has about 1.5 lakh people working for its vendors and suppliers. In fact, the maximum number of these workers are employed by Tata Electronics, which operates two Apple plants.

The company is reportedly working to increase production. Its exports from India have gone up to an overwhelming $12.1 billion in FY 2023-24 from an earlier $6.27 billion in the previous financial year, which is a huge improvement as per reports. This is not really surprising, because now, Apple manufactures around 14 per cent of its iPhones in India. This figure may go up to 25 per cent soon with Apple expanding rapidly in the country.

Recently, Apple was in the news for its initiative to address the residential needs of factory workers. As part of the initiative Apple aims to erect over 78,000 housing units, with Tamil Nadu slated to receive the lion’s share of 58,000 units. The move will be especially beneficial for the women migrant workers, a significant portion of whom belong to the 19-24 age bracket.

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Sebastian Domzalski, Poland Ambassador and Chargé d’affairs to India visited the facilities near Hyderabad where essential railway components are manufactured for companies in Europe. He also took a look at the new facility which is yet to be completed and become operational.

The company has obtained a couple of more acres of land, in addition to the property it already has so that it can go ahead with the expansion, which is expected to cost about 2.5 million euros.

Presently about 30 employees of the company from India are based out of the parent firm, Polmor, in Poland. They are benefitting from their experience there and are getting to develop and enhance their skills.

A delegation comprising Aleksander Da?da, Consul General of Poland, Pawe? Mokrzycki, economic counsellor at the Embassy of Poland, toured the new facility along with KVR Subba Rao, managing director, Polmor Steel and Domzalski.

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The British company’s gross revenue in India has gone up to $686 million in the financial year 2023, which is a significant increased from the $477 million of financial year 2022. The Considering that it began operating a decade ago, with a revenue of merely $2 million, it has come a long way in the past ten years.

The British company is also looking to add talent to its information technology (IT) support and customer operations teams.

Vinod Nair is the president of Noventiq India, and he will be playing a huge role in building the strength and capability of the firm here. As per media reports, Nair had indicated that the company’s main focus this financial year is to expand tech and sales teams by 20 per cent each.

Recently, the digital transformation and cybersecurity-solutions firm appointed Jerry Letter as chief financial officer and head of corporate development. He reports to Herve Tessler, CEO, Noventiq.

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The new delivery centre will be offering an array of IT services to clients within Brazil and across the world in the areas of business transformation, AI and CBO and others. It will also contribute to the local economy in a big way.

The company has been operating in Brazil for over two decades now, with the oldest operations in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Carlos Massa Ratinho Junior, governor of the State of Parana, has been visiting India to seek partnerships in the areas of technology and innovation with various organisations and institutes. Rainho hopes to enter into collaborations that will help accelerate digitisation of services for the economy of Brazil.

Ratinho, along with Suresh Reddy, ambassador of India to Brazil, will be visiting various Indian cities such as Pune, Ahmedabad and Mumbai, to discuss prospects with various companies and organisations.

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A batch of engineers is already ready to join in June 2024, while hiring will continue throughout the year via various channels.

The objective is to improve and scale its lending, health insurance, UPI, and mutual funds services, and foray into new product lines.

The new hires will focus on advanced technologies such as generative AI (GenAI), alternative AI/machine language and big data capabilities to enhance its services, including credit underwriting, to increase underwriting volumes, detect fraud and enhance customer support, quality assurance and sales processes.

The expansion of its team is part of its ongoing efforts to simplify finance for a billion Indians and deliver a seamless experience for its customers through the Navi app.

Co-founded by Sachin Bansal and Ankit Agarwal, this Bangalore-headquartered company is working to make finance simple, affordable and accessible for millions of Indians. It provides personal and home loans, UPI, insurance, mutual funds, and gold. It aims to deliver digital-first financial products and build a great customer experiences.

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The expansion will see Moglix’s workforce grow to over 500-600 employees across various functions including enterprise MRO, supply chain management, manufacturing, finance, and sales. The company is specifically looking for individuals with expertise in industrial sales, procurement, and financing, targeting professionals at all levels from associates to directors.

“This expansion provides us the right bandwidth to further penetrate existing markets and venture into new geographies,” says Sandeep Goel, managing director, Moglix. “With a strong network of over 40 warehouses and a focus on technological innovation and supply chain resilience, we are well-positioned to support millions of SMEs and accelerate the future of B2B commerce.”

This recruitment drive comes alongside the company’s recent expansion of operational capabilities. In the past year, Moglix has launched nine new warehouses across various cities, strengthening its geographical footprint and operational efficiency. Additionally, upgrades to existing facilities in major cities showcase Moglix’s commitment to scaling up storage, supply chain effectiveness, and corporate functions.

As Moglix gears up for hyper-expansion, the focus on attracting top talent across diverse domains underscores their vision for sustained growth and leadership in the B2B commerce landscape.

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While the present employee strength of the firm in India is about 1.75 lakh, the exact number of people needed for the future is not yet known.

Also, it is reported that a majority of the firm’s funds set aside for artificial intelligence (AI) will be invested in India. The firm, which has its headquarters in Paris, reportedly plans to invest €2 billion on AI spread over three years. Most of this will be invested in India. It expects to see its AI and analytics teams expanding to double the present size of 30,000 by 2027, as reported by Business Standard.

Last year, the company had hired about 30,000 people including freshers and lateral hires.

The company plans to make significant investments in acquiring talent, reskilling talent and setting up centres of excellence (CoE). It is pertinent to mention here that CApgemini has more than 100 CoEs in India.

Capgemini has reportedly said it would train one lakh people by June 2024.

Ashwin Yardi, CEO, Capgemini India, did reveal to ToI that the company would hire from campuses this year too, but exact numbers are yet to be known.

Recently, the IT firm announced plans to acquire Unity’s Digital Twin Professional Services arm to speed up the digital transformation of organisations using real-time 3D technology.

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This growth aligns with L&T’s focus on West Asia, particularly Saudi Arabia, where it has established fabrication shops and ambitious goals. “We’re keen to involve local talent,” Raman said, highlighting efforts to train Saudi graduate engineers and bolster the regional workforce.

L&T boasts a $16 billion order book in Saudi Arabia, prompting plans to onboard both senior leadership and on-floor talent. While acknowledging short-term supply chain disruptions due to regional tensions, Raman remains optimistic about long-term prospects. “Saudi Arabia’s 2030 vision remains intact,” he emphasised, noting their $16 billion order book will keep L&T busy for the next two and a half years.

This expansionary outlook comes amid strong post-quarter earnings, with L&T poised to exceed both revenue and order inflow targets for the current fiscal year.

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The company currently boasts of 1,600 employees in the country, of which 60 per cent are French nationals.

Sapthagiri Chapalapalli is the head of European Business, TCS, which has been operating in France for almost 30 years now, having collaborated successfully with 80 clients. The Indian multinational is ready to expand further now as per media reports.

Its Paris innovation centre is proof of TCS’ commitment to pushing technological advancements in the area.

Meanwhile, in the UK, TCS is expanding its ties with British insurance provider, Aviva. This 15-year deal will see Diligenta, TCS’ FCA-regulated subsidiary in Britain handling end-to-end policy administration and servicing covering more than 5.5 million policies on behalf of Aviva.

In other words, TCS will facilitate the transformation of Aviva’s British life business. Aviva’s customer experience will be further enhanced thanks to the use of the TCS BaNCS-based platform.

It is pertinent to mention here that TCS is amongst the biggest information technology (IT) employers in the UK. It has been operating in the country for over four decades and has been working with more than 200 of Britain’s big organisations such as Sainsbury’s, British Airways, Virgin Atl Atlantic, Nationwide, M&S, Asda and Boots.

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To be launched in Q2 of 2024, the centre will be owned and operated by bp. The focus will be on building on bp’s existing engineering and technical strengths to deliver high-quality services to its hydrocarbons and new energy businesses, globally.

Job postings were already announced over a month ago, in December 2023. The company expects to have a 400+ strong team by the end of 2024. The size of the team is expected to expand to at least a 1000 in the next couple of years.

Molyama Kromah has been appointed head of bp Technical Solutions India, based in Pune. Kromah, who has been with bp for over two decades, moves from bp’s joint venture with Reliance Industries, in Mumbai.

bp TSI will be offering technical services in various areas, including engineering, maintenance, optimisation, data processes, projects and subsurface.bp.

Pune is the ideal location for the CoE given that it houses numerous engineering and technical colleges, offering access to a diverse and rich talent pool. Pune also houses bp’s global business solutions centre and innovation and engineering digital hub, which has played a critical role in the transformation of bp’s business processes.

Giovanni Cristofoli, senior vice president for bp solutions, is excited at the acceleration of the “transformation of how we do engineering in bp. India’s large technical talent pool and successful track record of establishing global capability centres across a broad range of industries positions it as an ideal destination for the hub. bp will benefit from accessing talent across all engineering disciplines to meet our current and future demand.”

Sashi Mukundan, bp regional president and head of country, see this as “a significant step forward for bp in India. The centre will allow us to provide innovative solutions for bp worldwide as we tap into India’s diverse and skilled workforce and expand our footprint in the country.”

With a century-long business presence in India, bp and RIL have also joined hands to create a major retail, aviation fuels and mobility alliance, Jio-bp. TSI?aims to provide?high quality technical services to bp’s?hydrocarbons and new energy?businesses worldwide, to deliver safe, affordable and lower emission energy, while continuously innovating how we work.

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The firm plans to start making iPhones in Karnataka by April 2024, creating approximately 50,000 jobs.
The extra investment aims to establish a manufacturing facility in Devanahalli, where Foxconn has acquired 300 acres of land for this purpose.

In August 2023, Foxconn pledged an initial investment of $600 million in Karnataka for two projects, focusing on manufacturing iPhone casing components and chip-making tools. This marked the beginning of a series of planned investments by the company in the state.

Furthermore, in September 2023, the firm revealed through social- media posts that it was planning to double its current workforce in the country. With an existing 40,000-strong workforce in Tamil Nadu, the company aims to reduce dependence on China.

Over the next year, the firm intends to double its workforce in India and also increase its investments in the country twofold to support its business expansion. In 2022, reports indicated that Foxconn aimed to hire an additional 53,000 workers within two years, aiming for a total team strength of around 70,000 in India.

The firm is making big moves to expand its presence in the country, focusing on hiring and developing its workforce. Since entering the Indian market in 2005, the company has not only increased its revenue but also made substantial investments and grown its workforce.

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The manufacturing plant, situated in Badhalawadi village just a few kilometres from Talegaon, was officially inaugurated on 11 December 2023. Covering a total area of 40,000 square metres, the initial built-up space is 15,400 square metres.

Operations at the plant are scheduled to commence in January 2024. Hisahiro Nishimoto, group vice president, industry and mobility area (IMBA), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan, and Tomohiro Yoshida, director and head of factory automation division, Mitsubishi Electric India, were present at the event.

The Talegaon site will serve as the central hub for factory automation (FA) manufacturing. Presently, it is producing inverters, also known as variable frequency drives (VFDs), used for motor and controller operation. The new plant will focus on manufacturing various industrial automation and control products.

Yoshida mentioned that the new plant allows them to make FA products locally, cutting costs. Local manufacturing reduces expenses such as transportation and import duties, and naturally creates jobs locally.

This shift aims to make FA products more competitively priced. Currently, the plant has 100 employees, mostly from Pune, and plans to increase to 500 over time as more products are being added to the manufacturing range at the Talegaon plant.

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The plant is set to expand its capabilities and the Group has already acquired a new iPhone assembly plant. While the new facility will primarily manufacture iPhone parts, there is a likelihood of it producing parts for other brands of high-end phones in the near future.

This expansion confirms Apple’s intentions to focus on making India the hub for manufacturing smartphones.

The Tata Group became the first iPhone manufacturer in India when it acquired Wistron’s iPhone assembly plant in Kolar, Karnataka.

At the time of acquisition, in April this year, Wistron’s Indian facility was manufacturing the iPhone 12 and iPhone 14 using eight production lines. Once Tata acquired the plant, Wistron no longer had a presence in the Indian market as this was their only facility producing Apple products in India.

There were mainly three Taiwanese corporations that assembled Apple products in India, namely Wistron, Pegatron and Foxconn. Wistron departed from India, while Foxconn and Pegatron have expanded th their production lines in the country.

It is pertinent to mention here that Apple posted record revenue in India in the June-September quarter. More than 2.5 million units were shipped out of India. Clearly, Apple has been experiencing significant year-on-year growth in the country.

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The California-based company already has a 20,000-strong India team, which forms the lion’s share of its global workforce of 30,000. Its other development and software-delivery centres in India are located in Chennai, Kochi, Coimbatore, Pune, Bengaluru, Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Hosur and Delhi NCR.

The laboratory at the newly-inaugurated innovation hub — UST’s fourth in the country after Kochi, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram —will see engineers and researchers creating innovative solutions in collaboration with clients, partners and academics.

In addition to engineering and computer information science (CIS), the new facility will serve as a research and development (R&D) centre for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT) and other emerging technologies. It will also work to develop SAS platform practices.

The company is eager to leverage the rich talent available locally to strengthen its capabilities, and develop the hub into a global capacity centre to fulfil the needs of various sectors, including telecom, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, insurance and pharmaceuticals.

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The investments also mark the silver jubilee of TKM’s India operations. The new plant will not only enhance the capacity and give a push to the local manufacturing eco-system, but will also pave the way for new technologies, ensuring ‘mobility for all’. The plant will be established in Bidadi near Bangalore and is expected to open doors to further development, investments and job creation, given the growth in the supplier ecosystem that will no doubt happen. This plant will increase the production by 1,00,000 units per year.

Government of Karnataka released a dedicated EV policy in 2017, which was updated in 2021, and has been responsible for “attracting investments of Rs 25,000 crore, spanning the entire electric vehicle (EV) value chain,”revealed M B Patil, minister for large and medium industries and infrastructure development, Government of Karnataka on the occasion. About two lakh EVs have been registered in the State.

Masahiko Maeda, chief executive officer, Asia Region, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, said that the plant “will further elevate TKM’s role in our global vision for a more promising future by creating sustainable mobility solutions that enrich people’s lives worldwide.”

Karnataka will soon finalise a new clean mobility policy, which will position the State as an attractive destination for EV manufacturing, including battery and cell manufacturing, component production, original-equipment manufacturing, charging and testing infrastructure, as well as research and development.

This will further attract investments of Rs 50,000 crore across the entire EV value chain, giving rise to about one lakh new jobs, and “establishing a comprehensive and supportive EV ecosystem in the State,” shared Patil.

Masakazu Yoshimura, MD and CEO, Toyota Kirloskar Motor assured, “We will continue to work together with the government to develop a world-class local ecosystem that promotes the best solutions for India by focusing on improving energy security, promoting economic growth and achieving carbon neutrality.”

The company has been doing its bit for local communities and contributing to ‘Skill India’ through its initiatives of Toyota Technical Training Institute (TTTI) and Toyota Technical Education Program (TTEP) for some time now. In fact, TTTI has trained close to 1,000 students from Karnataka, while 12,000 students have been trained from 63 Institutes across 26 states of India through TTEP.

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This India office is part of the firm’s expansion strategy and a step towards enhancing client- delivery capabilities and talent-base expansion. In trying to integrate itself into the local culture, the Gurugram office has been designed to feature India’s artistic legacy and spirit.

The layout will facilitate collaboration, innovation as well as employee health and wellness. It provides open concept work areas, breakout zones, state-of-the-art meeting rooms equipped with the latest technology and ergonomic furniture to support employee health and wellness.

The aesthetic design emphasises environmental sustainability, which is why it promotes energy-efficient lighting and eco-friendly materials, to ensure a healthy and green workspace.

Praveen Grover, vice president and managing director, AHEAD India, is “eager to collaborate with our clients, offering a diverse array of solutions and services geared towards accelerating their digital transformation and driving positive business outcomes.”

The new delivery centre will “catalyse innovation and digital growth in the country” and is a step in the right direction for the firm that is “committed to leveraging the exceptional technology talent available in India.”

AHEAD serves more than 900 clients through 24 locations in the US.

In the words of Daniel Adamany, founder and CEO, AHEAD, “Through our first overseas delivery location, we aim to make a sustainable and positive impact for our clients.”

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According to Chinmoy Banerjee, corporate vice president & global head – banking and business process services, Hexaware, “We will harness local talent to serve our global clients, with the centre expected to grow from 250 employees to a 1,000-strong workforce within a year.” The launch of this new delivery centre is in line with the strategy “to move closer to where talent is available and help the organisation meet the growing demand in the market.”

Bhopal, which is an educational hub, serves as the perfect location given its proximity to major metropolitan cities, its air and road connectivity, and the presence of a pool of highly skilled IT professionals.

The centre will leverage people, processes and technologies to deliver value and exceptional customer experience. This approach utilises Hexaware’s operational expertise, domain knowledge and business process automation, harnessing the power of next-gen technologies such as Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

R Srikrishna, chief executive officer, Hexaware, is “highly optimistic that the Bhopal centre will open doors to fresh talent pools, offering IT & BPO professionals the chance to contribute their expertise in serving our global clientele.”

Clearly, the company “places immense importance on expanding into emerging cities as a fundamental aspect of its core strategy. This latest expansion “is a testament to its ongoing efforts to broaden our service network.”

Its ‘Revive and Thrive’ initiative will extend support to women professionals at its Bhopal centre too. This programme offers clear pathways to full-time employment for talented women who may have taken a break from their jobs for personal reasons.

Hexaware employs about 27,900 across its over 45 offices in 19 countries.

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About 12 per cent of the platform’s gig workers belong to Maharashtra, while 10 per cent belong to Uttar Pradesh. Karnataka comes in third accounting for eight per cent of the available gig workers, followed by Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Haryana and even Punjab.

Now that services are being offered in seven regional languages, language barriers have been overcome and the platform is now able to cater to diverse clientele.

Founded in 2019 by Kajal Malik and Vidyarthi Badireddy, the Gurugram-based gig platform helps digital firms bag end customers, including shops, for their offerings via a pay-per-task model at minimal customer-acquisition cost or CAC.

The platform has reportedly also managed to retain a whopping 53 per cent of its gig workers in 2023 compared to 2022 when it had retained only about 41 per cent of its gig workers.

The platform has initiated a ticketing system, offering gig workers a means to raise concerns, get them addressed and also give feedback through in-app chat and calls. In order to enhance the user experience of gig workers, the platform also launched a section providing attractive offers, with options to recharge, referral programmes, and even gaming and leagues.

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Nisha Awasthi is presently managing the office as the managing director, while Gaurav Trehan, who was the chief executive officer, India operations, KKR, has now been promoted and will head private-equity operations in the Asia-Pacific.

With the opening of this office, KKR has followed in the footsteps of Apollog Global Management and Citel Securities that have also opened their offices in India to support their global operations.

KKR offers capital markets, alternative asset management and insurance solutions to clients, globally. It has been investing in India since 2006 and has invested significantly across various asset classes and even retail units.

Amongst its recent investments are Lenskart, Jio Platforms, Reliance Retail Ventures, Five Star Business Finance and Avendus Capital.

Last week, the American private-equity firm successfully sold an industrial property of about 4,65,000 square metres, for a total aggregate value of more than $560 million.

This sale included over 50 industrial buildings across Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley. These are all mainly assets in KKR’s Real Estate Partners Americas II fund.

In 2021, the firm sold a 14.5 million square feet of industry property for about $2.2 billion to Oxford Properties Group, a Canadaian a real estate investor.

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A recent Airbus/Oxford Economics survey report reveals that Airbus is already providing a means of livelihood to at least 79,000 people across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. About half of its suppliers come under the category of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the UK. Not surprisingly, Airbus accounts for $875 billion of the UK’s annual gross domestic product and $4.88 billion of the country’s yearly expenditure.

In early September, Airbus had announced its intention to expand its employee base in India by adding 2000 engineers in the coming years. The move is aimed at increasing the total number of employees in India to 5,000. The aerospace company had even signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) in Vadodara. The aim was to establish a specialised engineering programme designed specifically for the aerospace industry. Additionally, the partnership will help cultivate a strong pool of well-trained professionals prepared to meet the growing demands of the thriving aerospace sector.

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In 2022, it was reported that the company hoped to hire 53,000 more workers in two years so that its team strength in the country touched about 70,000.

Last month, that is, August 2023, Foxconn reportedly committed to an investment of about $60 million in Karnataka via two projects focused on manufacturing casing components for iPhones and various tools required for producing chips. This, according to the firm, was just the beginning of many more investments.

In a LinkedIn post through which he wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi a happy birthday, V Lee gratefully acknowledged how Foxconn has managed to grow its business and footprint in India and promised to pump in more finances and create more jobs by Modi’s next birthday.

If things go as planned, the Taiwanese electronics firm should be able to leverage the talent available in the country and invest billions of dollars in the country.

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It is now in the process of expanding its market outside of the US, which involves integrating Simplify360’s product into its own portfolio and tapping the rich talent available in India. Simplify360 already served about 150 customers in India at the time of being acquired by Nextiva.

The voice-over-internet-protocol company has made a name in the connected communications space, powering billions of conversations annually, across its cloud business phone networks, text and team messaging, video meetings, and so on.

The company aims to offer a holistic solution that will bring together conversations in a single platform so what insights can be derived from data to provide better customer experiences.

It is looking to expand in earnest outside the US, and India is definitely one of its favourite locations that promises fast growth.

In December last year, Nextiva had laid off its head – partner development along with 14 per cent of its workforce, unable to handle the challenging economic situation.

In 2021, the value of Nextiva stood at $2.7 billion after its funding round. Globally, it enjoys about five per cent market share in the cloud communication and cloud conversation space. Its customer base is at least one lakh strong, including small and medium-sized businesses.

Tomas Gorny is the co-founder and CEO of Nextiva.

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Recently, Avaada managed to obtain a funding of about $1.3 billion. The firm, which has an energy capacity of 4GW, is in the process of constructing operational renewable energy capacity of 3 GW. This capacity will be scaled up to at least 30 GW in the next seven years.

The company is working towards establishing a million tonne per annum green hydrogen facility as part of its green hydrogen, green ammonia and green methanol projects. This is a step in the right direction, given the fact that India’s renewable energy sector is growing and evolving rapidly with the government having set a target of 500 GW installed renewable capacity in seven years, along with a target of net-zero emissions by 2070.

Avaada hopes to be known as ‘sand-to-molecule’ company, and is working on establishing a 3 GW solar module manufacturing unit. It is also working towards increasing its cell-to-module capacity to 5 GW in two years’ time.

Vineet Mittal is the chairman and founder of Avaada Group.

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Mercari India emerged as Mercari Group’s first centre of excellence in the summer of 2022, driving innovation and technical expertise while bridging the gap between Japan and India. It will hire specialised teams focusing on backend, mobile development, infrastructure and more. These new hires will fortify the company’s engineering workforce and also foster diversity and inclusivity within the CoE. The Centre comprises versatile teams specialising in various technical domains, ensuring a holistic approach to technical contributions.

Mercari, a community-powered marketplace, has more than 22 million active users in Japan, and hopes to build a robust ecosystem where value circulates while developing financial and crypto services based on an e-commerce-type platform.

The team in India presently has about 40 members, who have been supporting

Mercari’s operations in Japan, working closely with the Japanese development team, which includes members from over 50 countries.

Shintaro Yamada, group CEO, Mercari, along with Naoki Aoyagi, senior vice president, Japan region, Sayaka Eda, senior vice president, corporate & chief financial officer, Ken Wakasa, VP & group CTO, along with Vish Magapu, India head, Mercari were present for the launch, along with employees, partners and customers from across the region.

Accroding to Wakasa, “The inauguration of our new CoE underscores Mercari’s commitment to nurturing innovation and technical expertise on a global scale. With our growing team of talented professionals in India, we are ideally positioned to drive technological breakthroughs and deliver exceptional experiences to our customers worldwide.”

“We are thrilled to commemorate the successful journey of Mercari India’s Center of Excellence. Over the past year, our team of highly skilled tech talents has played a pivotal role in driving innovation and enabling Mercari’s growth,” said Magapu.

Magapu added, “Mercari strongly believes in India’s potential to create new innovations. Our India CoE is committed to developing applications for Mercari Japan reinforcing our dedication to delivering seamless user experiences worldwide.”

The new office boasts unique spaces catering to various needs, including areas for large-group communication and meetings, open-door sessions and offsites; designated project areas for teams to collaborate offline; and comfortable lounge spaces for casual chats, embodying Mercari’s vibrant culture.

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The unified customer experience management (Unified-CXM) platform for modern enterprises will hire 400 new engineers in the next couple of months. It will also be taking on over 200 interns, offering them opportunities to learn and grow.

The new office is designed to provide a flexible and inclusive work environment for the company’s growing team in India, and further embodies the company’s values for working, living and being — called ‘The Sprinklr Way.’

Equipped with state-of-the-art amenities, such as a modern gym, the new office will support employee well-being and productivity. It will also provide nourishing and healthy meal options to the staff throughout the day.

According to Rohit Munjal, vice president, culture and talent, India and Asia Pacific, Sprinklr, “India has always been a strategic market for us. We’re thrilled to expand our commitment in the region with our new state-of-the-art facilitydesigned to attract and retain top talent, while supporting our global customers”.

Munjal aims “to create a work environment where our employees can thrive while making our global customers happier. In this new office space, we hope employees are inspired to bring their best, authentic selves to work.”

Using advanced AI, the New York City-headquartered Sprinklr’s unified customer experience management (Unified-CXM) platform helps companies deliver human experiences to its customers across any modern channel. The enterprise software company works with over 1,000 global enterprises and brands, including Microsoft, P&G and Samsung.

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Having been in India for well over two decades now, India is the software company’s largest base outside of the US, with more than 7,800 employees across five campuses. It is the centre of Adobe’s business development and software innovation.

The new sustainable office is part of Adobe’s expansion plans and is designed with the aim of maximising employee experience and in line with the company’s hybrid model of work.

Each floor of the new tower will facilitate employee collaboration, connectivity and creativity. The building is, therefore, thoughtfully designed with co-working spaces for collaboration alongside the most modern workstations, quiet ‘focus rooms’, bright meeting rooms and so on.

Clearly, the company is all geared up to attract the best of talent. The new tower is another stepping stone to making India its biggest hub, by increasing capacity.

The Indian teams are engaged in digital learning and print business, contributing to product development across document cloud, increasing the reach of experience cloud solutions and enhancing the creative apps with AI- enabled tools.

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The IT services company, which has headquarters in Bengaluru and New York, has set aside a budget of about Rs 200 crore for expansion. As part of this expansion, it will hire 3,000 fresh graduates in South India, to serve its healthcare customers in the US.

In India, Vee Technologies has delivery centres in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana. Outside India, its delivery centres exist in Manila in the Philippines, as well as various locations across the US. These centres serve clients across the engineering, design and healthcare sectors.

The Company’s software, analytics and strategic IT services are enjoyed by some of the best hospitals in the US.

It is the aim of the Company to increase the workforce in Tamil Nadu three fold by 2025.

Chocko Valliappa is the CEO and managing director of Vee Technologies, which was launched back in 2001, with a small team of about 50 employees.

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Earlier this year, TresVista had expanded its Pune office making it its largest delivery center covering 100,000 sq. ft with a seating capacity of 1,300.

The Company already has a strong presence in Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, New York, London, and Singapore.

The new office in Bengaluru will create jobs and opportunities for talents across locations and also contribute to the region’s growing reputation as a corporate powerhouse.

The Company is aiming to drive high growth by expanding its global presence.

The new Bengaluru office offers a comfortable and vibrant environment. It includes a recreational room with games such as foosball, carom, pool table, gaming console, and so on, as well as pantry facilities, breakout rooms and sleeping pods, to create a friendly, comfortable and efficient working environment. Equipped with modern digital workplace solutions, the new office space has working booths for secure and seamless virtual meetings.

The global enterprise offers a diversified portfolio of services enabling its clients to achieve resource optimisation by leveraging an offshore capacity model. Its 1,500 employees across offices in North America, Europe and Asia offer services pertaining to industry research, valuation, fund administration, accounting and data analytics.

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The strategic collaboration with Tech Mahindra is aimed at fast-tracking its ramp-up in India, which will witness the hiring of over 6,000 people in the next two years. The Company is primarily looking for talent with digital and cloud skills capable of managing the cloud and digital capabilities of its global customers.

This new Centre will deliver intelligent digital solutions and efficient cloud services to the global clients of T-Systems International, the European IT services provider.

The Centre will house a dedicated team to deliver cutting-edge technology solutions in digital and cloud. It is hoped that the Company’s access to the market, talent from tier II cities and competitive pricing will help build up the flexible capacity for T-Systems International’s delivery needs.

Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of T-Systems International is confident that this “expansion into Nagpur will benefit T-Systems’ strategy to scale in India to support our growth plans”. He believes that this tie-up will help achieve the Company’s “target of being the leader in our select markets by building an integrated portfolio of scalable Digital & Cloud services.”

Anant Padmanabhan, MD, T-Systems ICT India, reiterated how “after having successfully ramped up in Pune and Bengaluru, we wanted to tap into talent in other locations to further scale our operations, and chose Nagpur as our next location to expand, in partnership with Tech Mahindra”.

CP Gurnani, MD & CEO, Tech Mahindra, admitted, “Ease of Doing Business (EODB), availability of manpower, and access to infrastructure have accelerated Nagpur’s potential to become the next digital hub for cutting-edge innovation”. He also pointed out that “this will further help generate employment for local talent and provide them with opportunities to learn and grow with a global team.”

With around 28,000 employees worldwide, T-Systems generates annual revenues of about 4 billion euros.

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Having begun with just 50 employees, the tech solutions company now has over 450 employees, and is still growing. It hopes to have a headcount of at least 700 by the middle of next year.

The development teams at the Gurugram centre, will work on DP World’s latest cutting-edge trade and logistics solutions to revolutionise the manner in which trade flows through every link of the global supply chain, creating stability, security and profitability for cargo owners.

Pradeep Desai, CTO, DP World, revealed that the Company is “ investing heavily in end-to-end logistics, trade finance, e-commerce and market access, all for benefitting cargo owners. In addition, efficiencies can be achieved in supply chains by using IoT to run operations, digital twins to monitor activities and movement of cargo via alternate modes of transport using optimization techniques”.

DP World’s global logistics solutions are opening up markets to traders, while financial solutions such as Trade Finance by DP World — an online platform — connects lenders with borrowers around the world who fund their trade projects.

India’s digital economy is expected to reach $1 trillion by 2025, and its talent pool of techies is growing at a fast pace. The hired tech professionals and engineers will get to work on various technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate trade flows.

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The Company hopes to hire more than 1,000 engineers in Mysuru over the next two years as part of its expansion plans in the city.

The new delivery and design centre will help meet the rising demand for engineering services.

With eight floors, this Module X Campus will be able to accommodate more than 1,300 engineers who will serve clients across various industries, globally.

It is hoped that new talent with skills in the areas of embedded, digital products and solutions, hi-tech, medical, automotive, telecom, design automation, plant engineering, validation and verification and so on will be drawn towards the Mysuru centre.

The Mysuru campus of LTTS presently has 4,000 engineers and is spread over an area of about 35-acres. The campus, which grows its own medicinal plants, follows sustainable business practices, including rainwater harvesting, STP water recapture, and organic farming programmes.

The Company’s net profit rose 22.8 per cent year on year (YoY) to Rs 282.4 crore. It has outperformed its targets for financial year 2023. The Company managed to achieve $1 billion annualised revenue run-rate in Q2 on constant currency basis.

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Not only is the Bangalore-based company investing Rs 50 crore over the next couple of years in Vizag (Visakhapatnam), but is eager to create jobs for the local youth. Through this new centre, it hopes to provide employment to about 3,000 people across the country over the next year, and about 6,000 in the next two years.

This is part of Randstad’s endeavour to expand its presence across smaller cities cities and “mini-metros” to narrow the gap between employers and talent.

Given the fact that Vizag has a rich pool of talent skilled in business intelligence, machine learning (ML), full-stack development, Python, animation, graphics and so on, the Company hopes to use the new centre to tap talent from the tier 2 and 3 cities across the country.

The Vizag sourcing centre will have at least 100 new employees who will handle domestic hiring for big information technology (IT) companies in India.

The Company will also provide skilling and training programmes to candidates via its Randstad Skilling Academy, which will make the local youth more employable.

Presently, Randstad India has a workforce comprising about 1,500 non-IT employees located in Andhra Pradesh itself.

The launching of the Vizag centre is integral to Randstad’s expansion plans and business-growth strategy.

Viswanath PS is the MD and CEO of Randstad India.

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The Company that primarily serves pharmaceutical and medical technology firms plans to invest heavily in India and towards developing the talent pool available in Hyderabad.

The Centre covers more than 70,000 sq ft and is capable of accommodating 500 employees.

The facility was inaugurated by Jayesh Ranjan, principal secretary, IT and industries.

The Company helps life sciences and high-tech innovators to streamline operations, scale in a strategic manner and handle risks. It also ready is associated with 28 global life sciences brands and 14 global semiconductor brands.

Jason Blessing is the president and chief executive officer of Model N.

The Hyderabad centre is key to the Company’s global oeprations and aims to keep expanding its pool of engineering talent.

Roche Pharma has also set up a Global Analytics and Technology Centre of Excellence (GATE) in Hyderabad, which will offer innovative data-driven solutions. This is the second such centre for the Company in India.

This GATE centre in the City will develop data science and advanced analytics related capabilities for Roche Pharma in Hyderabad. In the future, it will expand its offerings to include forecasting, data management, DevOps, and so on.

Last week, Infor, the US-based ERP solutions company also announced the launch of its new development centre at Hyderabad’s Hitech City. Clearly, Hyderabad is attracting a lot of global companies and is becoming a hub of opportunities for Indian youth.

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Since its inception in 2018, Meddo Health has recorded a growth rate of 120 per cent. Having established a presence in the tier 2 and 3 cities across India, the platform has recently added 30 senior leaders, including regional heads, managers and team leaders in the operations and IT department.

Saurabh Kochhar, CEO and founder, Meddo Health said the hiring plans prove the Company’s “commitment to accelerate Meddo’s growth strategy”. He believes, “it is imperative to bring new talent to help us fuel the growth. We have added new hires with expertise in delivering strategic results and excellence.”

Meddo Health is operational in Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Jaipur and Chandigarh with dedicated healthcare centres.

The four-year old health-tech platform already has more than 4,000 doctors on board.

To facilitate scalable business growth, Meddo Health has been investing resources in disrupting the healthcare industry. It is recognised as a people-centric company that has recorded an attrition rate of ten per cent in FY22.

To get the right talent, the platform also plans to explore new channels of job postings, mainly tying up with new-age HR tech platforms.

Meddo Health helps in supply-chain intermediation, which helps doctors with cost optimisation, as well as maintenance of the quality of services at the clinic. It emphasises care management, coordination and continuity of care through its holistic care-management approach. It has already served over one crore patients and curated over 500 doctors with more than 350 smart clinics and over 20 specialties.

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The Company will hire IT talent locally in Brazil, for the development and delivery of tech solutions and services in the areas of cloud, engineering and digital.

The tech centre and the hiring of local talent is part of the tech firm’s attempt to scale up operations so as to be able to better serve its rapidly expanding customer base across industries, both local and global.

By delivering the best tech solutions to help clients locally and globally, HCLTech aims to be the most sought after digital partner for customers in Brazil.

The Company presently has over 2,11,000 employees globally, working from about 52 countries.

In Brazil itself it has about 1,100 employees in Sao Paulo, where it established its first office about 13 years ago.

Anil Ganjoo is the chief growth officer, Americas and executive sponsor, Brazil, HCLTech.

Last month, the Indian tech multinational was in the news for laying off over 300 employees as part of its budget-cutting exercise. No official or public announcement had been made about these layoffs, but Money Control reported that employees working on Microsoft projects in India, Philippines and Guatemala had been impacted the most.

The laid off staff were involved in projects that monitored, curated and edited content for Microsoft’s news platform, MSN, from India, Europe, the US as well as other parts of the world.

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The global customer service software and services company is gearing to hire 9,000 people for voice and chat processes to be able to serve its international clients. It will also tap into talent available in the Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities of India, offering them the option to work from anywhere.

The firm that offers intent-driven customer solutions and contact centre services, has rolled out an ‘earn while you learn’ initiative for its employees. This allows them to work even while they continue their education. It also has initiatives such as ‘campus to corporate’ that facilitate on-the-job learning along with coaching and training in soft skills to ensure smooth induction of freshers and talent from smaller towns.

The customer-engagement solutions company already has a diversity ratio of about 31 per cent. It has been working to create a gender diverse, safe and accepting work environment for its employees.

It plans to focus on hiring more women and members of the LGBTQi community so that it can uphold its commitment to diversity and inclusion. One-third of its India team comprises women.

Its new-age conversational AI platform coupled with its two decade-long experience in the contact centre space aims to help global brands deliver natural and seamless conversations across digital and voice channels.

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It will be relying on its hackathons to tap quality talent and also pick the best talent via placement drives, in line with its ‘Grad Recruitment Programme’.

The firm is on the lookout for talent in the areas of product and design, and engineering.

The Company is working towards offering research students opportunities to apply their research in the Company. It is keen to be part of the research projects of various institutes and collaborate with them to plug any skill gaps in their curricula.

Atlassian’s ‘Team Anywhere’ initiative offers employees flexibility to work from home, from anywhere in the world, and it hopes the policy will attract talent from all over India too.

Presently, its India R&D team is the one that is growing at the most rapid rate, globally.

Globally, Atlassian seeks to hire about 25,000 people over the next four years.

In August 2022, the Sydney-based technology firm had made headlines when it began construction of its office tower in Sydney’s Central Station, which is said to cost over a billion dollars.

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About 90 of the new branches will be in metro and urban areas, and the rest will cater to the rural and semi-urban areas of the State.

Presently, HDFC’s network of 709 branches and about 3,200 ATMs has reached all the districts and the over 280 talukas of Maharashtra. About 1,375 business correspondents and 15,116 business facilitators are part of the network.

The credit to deposit ratio is reportedly more than 100 per cent in 29 districts, while the total advances in Maharashtra stood at over Rs 3.28 crore in March 2022. Its deposits were at Rs 4.35 crore. As a result, its market share is 13 per cent in terms of overall business.

Last month, the Bank made headlines when it opened its all-women branch in Kozhikode, in the northern region of Kerala. About 21.7 per cent of the Bank’s total workforce comprises women right now. The Bank is now working towards improving the figure to 25 per cent in the next three years. The Kozhikode branch is another step towards fulfilling this target and also upholding the Bank’s commitment to diversity.

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The multinational company, headquartered in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, has offices in Chennai Hyderabad, Texas, Dubai and Romania.

Karunya Sampath, co-founder & CEO, Payoda said, “To keep pace with time, we have put in place a strategic hiring plan wherein the strength at all our centres would improve. Even as we would continue to have most team members from India, we foresee expansion in our global teams in the near future.”

The strategic need-based hiring plan, for the next three years, will target the technology, sales, HR, admin and marketing departments. I

Payoda’s unique step-by-step pre-onboarding engagement process, allows candidates to get acquainted with policies and processes even before they join.

The Company’s Integrated Learning Programme offers a blended experience, combining work and learning, ensuring best-in-class opportunity for team members to get deployed in projects that bank on the latest / trending skills.

Offering diverse tech-powered services such as experience design, advanced analytics, cloud transformation, digital web and mobility, product engineering, block chain, robotic process automation, quality engineering and Internet of Things, Payoda follows a hybrid work model at present. The teams work from office thrice a week, and enjoy the flexibility to work remotely for the remaining two days.

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Presently, the startup is seeking innovative and dynamic professionals for the roles of customer support head, customer support agents, senior product analyst, product manager – fraud and risk, head – credit and risk, collections lead and so on. It is also looking for talent in marketing and credit risk data science.

Raghunandan G, founder and chief executive officer, Zolve, said, “Being a dynamic solutions and services provider in the fintech space, Zolve is always on the lookout for talented and dynamic professionals”.

Douglas T Hamilton, who recently joined as chief compliance officer, said that he is looking forward to applying his expertise and learning to “contribute to the company’s vision of providing hassle-free financial services to global citizens”.

Anandapadmanabhan Ramabhadran, from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has also been taken on board to drive business and growth at Zolve.

Having strengthened its core team with Hamilton’s and Ramabhadran’s appointment, Zolve is “looking forward to having more new colleagues in the coming days and months.”

Zolve, managed to raise $15 million in seed funding in February 2021, and another $40 million in a Series A funding round. The startup offers a financial services app, an FDIC-insured US bank account, and a high-limit credit card to new immigrants in partnership with a partner bank, the moment they arrive.

The Company was founded by Raghunandan, who had founded TaxiForSure, which was acquired by Ola Cabs in 2015.

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The global outsourcing firm intends to hire 5,000 employees, overall, in the next four years and is working towards launching its fifth office space in Bengaluru soon.

The Pune office will serve as its largest delivery centre in the country, and will be able to accommodate 700 employees. The overall capacity of the office has thus reached 1,300.

The friendly, comfortable and efficient workspace comprises a library, a medical room, and an open recreational room.

It is designed to seamlessly integrate all company functions, and establish an inclusive ecology. The open areas and breakout spaces are meant to promote a tranquil environment. There are pantries too, to incorporate an adaptable working style and an engaging, collaborative work culture into the infrastructure.

The focus of the Company is more on training and development, and it understands the need to update and refresh every employee’s skill set. It is part of the organisation’s culture to expand and diversify one’s knowledge constantly. To facilitate this, the new office space has a state-of-the-art training centre with sound-proof partitions that can seat more than 120.

The facility hopes to attract the best of talent and cater to the Company’s increasing client base worldwide.

The firm currently has a strong presence in Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, New York, London and Singapore from where it serves over 1,000 clients across 80 countries and diverse asset classes.

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Its local hiring in India is already underway, with plans to begin upskilling programmes, including the Zoho Schools of Learning as part of its strategy to scale operations and expand to other geographies.

With a 10,000-strong global workforce, Zoho already has a significant presence in India and the US and is rapidly expanding into Cape Town, Jeddah and Egypt.

Since the majority of the talent in the cities comes from the small towns and rural areas of India, according to Prashant Ganti, head of products, tax, account and payroll, Zoho, it is time to tap this huge talent pool and invest in upskilling them.

Even while Zoho is working to improve its audio/video capabilities, the Company will continue investing in tech and also plans to pump finances into the development of India’s deep-tech ecosystem.

The offerings of the Company include HR solutions in the form of Zoho People and financial management solutions through Zoho Books, in addition to Zoho Inventory, Zoho CRM, and Zoho Site.

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Equipped to accommodate 130 employees, the Company is actively hiring for its editorial, operations and sales teams, and is gearing to expand its workforce in India by 30 per cent.

The new office is designed to offer creative freedom with a focus on employee well-being and flexible work culture.

The Knot Worldwide operates a suite of lifestyle brands — that inspire, inform, and celebrate people amidst the biggest and most enjoyable moments in life — across 16 countries in North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

All employees at The Knot Worldwide have the option to work from home for the rest of the year. For those that seek in-person collaboration, the new Gurugram office for WeddingWire India employees takes into account accessibility and facilitates collaboration. It will facilitiate the hybrid form of work.

With a worldwide wedding boom, The Knot Worldwide is expecting demand for its service to surge. WeddingWire India, which was launched in mid-2017, is a wedding technology platform that connects engaged couples with local wedding professionals and wedding service providers.

As Emily Markmann, chief human resource officer, The Knot Worldwide, said, “The Indian market and WeddingWire India brand are an integral part of The Knot Worldwide’s growth strategy, and we’re excited to offer an upgraded in-person space that fosters collaboration and creativity among team members as they work to provide best-in-class wedding planning solutions for Indian couples and wedding professionals.”

All employees will be required to observe COVID protocol. The new office includes three meeting rooms, multifunctional space with ergonomically designed furniture at each workstation, and a stocked pantry.

The Company’s wedding-related services operate through global wedding brands, including The Knot, WeddingWire, Bodas.net, Hitched, and Matrimonio, among others.

It also provides pregnancy and parenting-related content and tools through The Bump and helps people plan celebrations through The Bash.

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Currently, Wipro employs about 85 pople in the region and is now planning to take this number to 350 in the coming years.

Local talent accounts for about 95 per cent of the workforce in Norway presently. In the coming years, Wipro plans to further improve this figure and provide major jobs to local talent in the region.

As per the hiring plans, the Company is looking to hire in areas and roles such as IT consulting, engineering and industry domain.

“To help our clients realise their transformation goals, we will be looking to hire for a range of roles, all in the local market,” said Vinay Firake, senior vice president & managing director, Nordics, Wipro.

Maintaining diversity in the workforce is yet another area of focus for the Company. Therefore, the new hiring will be done keeping in mind the need to have a diverse set of talent in the Company and build a culture which make employees realise their full potential.

“Our employees are the drivers for growth, and their happiness is key for our success. As our society gets increasingly diverse, we also need to make sure that our workforce represents this diversity,” said Firake.

To support this, Wipro has decided to maintain a hybrid work culture and employees are welcome to work from office full time, if they so wish.

Firake also shared that Wipro is “upgrading and doubling our office space in Oslo this year”.

There has been a surge in the number of companies demanding digital transformation in the region, making Norway a strategic market unit for Wipro in Europe.

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Talking to HRKatha, Pradeep Gupta, chairman & MD, Axis My India, shares that the Company has a large field force, which carries out a lot of research and data- collection activity. This hiring campaign will majorly focus on adding a large number of young Indians to this field force.

As part of the ‘Mission India’ campaign, the Company has released a video which is more than just a job posting. It is a video ad through which the Company has tried to communicate with prospective candidates using a story telling approach. The video ad shows a highly patriotic youngster who can easily land a job with a bank but opts to sacrifice that opportunity to serve a larger purpose at Axis My India instead.

In an earlier interaction with HRKatha, Gupta described the culture of Axis My India being quite military like, with discipline and focus on objectives at work being the key requirements to make the cut for a job, especially as part of the field force. This has been clearly depicted in the ad, where the protagonist prepares for his job like a soldier.

“When we look to hire people for field work, discipline and focus on work are the two key attributes we look for in a person,” shares Gupta. By discipline, Gupta means that the person should have good habits, such as being punctual, sleeping and waking up on time and being focused while on duty.

Stressing on the ‘focus’ bit, Gupta explains that use of mobile phones at work is rather distracting. That is precisely why “we do not allow employees to keep cell phones on their desks. Their cell phones are kept in a separate room,” shares Gupta.

“While it is possible to train people to build the skills required to carry out the role, good habits and attitude cannot be taught”

Pradeep Gupta, chairman & MD, Axis My India

As part of the assessment for a place in the field force, candidates are required to fill a questionnaire, wherein they are asked about their sleeping habits and also about some of the biggest challenges they have faced in their life.

Gupta observes that people who come from humble backgrounds are more suitable for field work at Axis My India. This is because they can easily connect with people in the rural areas and relate to their problems. Also, youngsters between the ages of 18 and 30 years are more suitable for field work as it involves a lot of physical work.

While hiring for the field force at Axis My India, more emphasis is given to the soft skills the candidates possess and their habits. Regular smokers or alcoholics are not a great fit for this role, points out Gupta. “While it is possible to train people to build the skills required to carry out the role, good habits and attitude cannot be taught,” reasons Gupta.

Axis My India is also looking for talent for technology and analytics roles where the priority is on core skills, but discipline and focus are expected from the individual.

According to Gupta, the ad will help the organisation attract the right set of people because it depicts the true ethos of Axis My India. The ad clearly conveys that those who are willing to sacrifice their time spent on social-media platforms and are also ready to work on certain weekends are the ideal candidates for the Company.

Amidst the rising demand for tech talent, Axis My India is also looking to attract and retain some quality tech talent.

Gupta further mentions that the Company wishes to hire people such as Pradeep Mehra, whose candidly shot video recently went viral on social media. The video shot by film maker Vinod Kapri, shows a young Mehra running a 10 KM stretch back to his home from a fast food outlet, where he works late hours, just because he aspires to join the army.

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With more organisations opting to digitise their important documents, the demand is expected to surge. It hopes to take the headcount to 100 by 2022. As Shivam Sigla, founder and CEO – Leegality, points out, “Since paperwork is vital to keep commercial transactions flowing – we saw a dramatic rise in interest for our platform among businesses of all sizes – especially after the lockdown in 2020. Today, our business market size is worth US$ 4 billion – so the opportunity is huge.”

The Company will be hiring entirely via social media, employee referrals, consultants and applications through job portals. The onboarding and induction processes will be carried out online.

About 20 positions are currently open across product, tech, marketing, sales, customer success, support, operations and legal functions. It has developed a 100 per cent remote onboarding and orientation process, which will make it possible for people from anywhere in India to be tuned in to the work and systems followed by the Company.

This five-year old startup, helps organisations across industries offers a unified eSign, eStamp and document workflow platform that allows businesses to sign and manage critical paperwork digitally in a fast, easy and legally enforceable manner. This allows businesses to enhance customer experience, improve their operational efficiency and create a more secure environment for key commercial transactions.

This Indian SaaS-based solution was founded by alumni of the National Law School, Bangalore.

Today, Leegality boasts of a revenue of about Rs. 1 crore per month and serves over 750 organisations, including startups and even banks. Some of the brands it caters to are, HDFC, Axis, ICICI, Bank of Baroda, SBI, IndusInd, Udaan, NoBroker, Dunzo, Razorpay, and WeWork .

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Embracing an innovative approach, it is helping businesses “sail through these tough times”. According to Yogita Tulsiani, director and founder, iXceed Solutions, “from maintaining organisational culture, acquiring and retaining talent, engaging a remote workforce to market acquisition and expansion” the Company has been “constantly working on solving the pain points of HR professionals today.”

The pandemic presented HR with challenges in the form of trust-building for employees amidst the remote working scenario.

iXceed Solutions leverage tools and strategies that create valuable relationships with talent. To help businesses keep their employees engaged and satisfied, the Company is re-emphasising adopting innovative ways that result in employee commitment, not through high-salaries, appraisals, or appreciations. Inducing the work methods that share a sense of ownership with employees and nurture emotional connect, iXceed results in employee commitment for sustained businesses in global markets.

Currently on an expansion spree, iXceed is building a framework that creates valuable relationships for businesses and people by providing efficient talent solutions. It has introduced new lines of business around the adoption of digital solutions and is also leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to create sustainable businesses and connect talent with global opportunities.

With constantly evolving ways of working, business organisations are accelerating transformation through new-age technology. The adoption of technology has mitigated risks associated with talent management in the remote-work culture. Moreover, businesses globally are investing heavily in adopting technology tools that help talent managers to rethink and realign employee activities at work.

By automating and tracking relevant data, iXceed Solutions tries to help businesses expand and sustain in international markets, creating growth and encouraging a learning culture for employees.

iXceed wants to be the partner of choice when it comes to international expansion for Indian high- growth firms. To expand its client portfolio, the Company is exploring competitive global markets to cater to diverse domains – medical (hospitals and medical institutes), as well as banking & financial services.
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he Company touched a revenue of $10 million in the last FY and aims to expand its footprints in the American and Asia Pacific markets in 2021.

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“We are excited that a global leader, like Microsoft Corp. is expanding its investment in Georgia with tech jobs that will be truly beneficial to the company and our state,” said Governor Brian P. Kemp.

Midtown Atlanta has gained immense popularity, and therefore, it has now become a top innovation district and a hub for tech companies.

The expansions will be in the midtown area in a 523,000 sq. ft facility in the popular Atlantic Station district. The new office will also have a retail space, which is scheduled to open in the summer of 2021.

The newly-built enterprise will reportedly be a client-facing workplace, focussing upon AI and cloud services, including retail space for engaging directly with customers.

In the words of Terrell Cox, general manager, Microsoft,  “Atlanta has a rich culture and history of innovation, making it a unique place for tech growth. We are excited to expand our presence and further engage with the community and surrounding region, contributing positively to technical opportunity, digital fluency, and economic development.”

Currently, the Satya Nadella-run enterprise is operating a cloud computing engineering centre in the Coda Building at Technology Square, maintaining offices in Alpharetta and Buckhead in the state.

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More than half of the Company’s global employee base is in India, which proves how significant a role its India workforce plays in its global business.

Taking advantage of the learning ability of the youngsters in its workforce, who are keen to acquire new skills and grow, the Company is concentrating on reskilling its employees to make them future ready. A significant 65 per cent of its India workforce comprises those under the age of 30. Capgemini is also offering special programmes for the mid-level managers who possess 10 to 15 years of experience and are keen to upskill and move on to project management and architectural roles.

In preparation for the expansion, the Company has created space at its centres over the last two years. Its largest development centre is at Airoli, near Mumbai.

Unlike other similar companies, Capgemini does not believe in investing in research and development or creating new products or putting money into startups. Instead, it prefers to focus on customer-specific improvements and collaborating with startups on important technologies.

The Company has not undergone any restructuring nor has there been any involuntary attrition except for the usual exits owing to non-performance.

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This India Development Centre (IDC) will be similar to the ones in Bangalore and Hyderabad, and is expected to expand as much. It will see the Company’s engineering teams from across groups — such as artificial intelligence (AI) and research, cloud and enterprise, and experience and devices — working together.

According to Rajiv Kumar, managing director, Microsoft India Research & Development Centre, this new centre will take the IDC closer to its goal of becoming “a world class development centre and also a source of innovation for the next billion users.”

At the IDC-NCR, Microsoft will also introduce Mixer — its live-streaming gaming platform team— to India so that it becomes the first centre outside Redmond, US, to host the team.

Microsoft’s first IDC in India was set up in Hyderabad, way back in 1998. It is one of its largest R&D centres outside the Redmond headquarters.

Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft is expected to visit the country very soon. He will reportedly be addressing clients, young achievers, students, developers and entrepreneurs.

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