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. Key Responsibilities 1. 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 2. 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 3. 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