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# Business Head - F&O at Paytm

- **Company:** Paytm
- **Location:** Mumbai, India
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/paytm/00765276-c16d-47cf-99d2-85c8c91ada3c

## Job description

Title: Business Head – F&O

## About Us

Paytm is India's leading digital payments and financial services company. Our platform offers a wide range of payment solutions to consumers and merchants, including utility payments, money transfers, and Paytm Payment Instruments (PPI) such as Paytm Wallet, Paytm UPI, and Paytm Payments Bank Net-Banking. We also provide merchant services, advertising, and a Mini app store. With a focus on growth and engagement, we leverage data science to drive sustainable success. We offer credit services sourced from financial partners to further support merchants.

## About the Role

We are looking for a highly driven Business Head – F&O to lead the Futures & Options business for Paytm Money. This role will own the F&O business strategy, P&L, product roadmap, growth initiatives, and customer lifecycle. You will work closely with Product, Growth, Analytics, Risk, Compliance, and Operations teams to drive business growth, improve trader engagement, and strengthen Paytm Money's position in the derivatives market.

## Responsibilities

Own the F&O business P&L and drive key business metrics including MTUs, retention, premium turnover market share, and ARPU. Define and execute growth strategies across acquisition, activation, engagement, and retention of F&O traders. Partner with Product teams to build the F&O roadmap, including order types, margin products, trader tools, pricing, and analytics. Drive lifecycle marketing and engagement initiatives to improve trader activation, retention, and wallet share. Monitor business performance through dashboards, metrics, and experiment-led decision making. Track competition, market trends, and SEBI/exchange regulations to adapt business strategies. Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Customer Support, and Operations teams to deliver a seamless, compliant, and high-trust trading experience. Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to execute strategic initiatives and achieve business growth targets.

Expectations / Requirements

5+ years of experience in the stock broking industry with strong expertise in the F&O/Derivatives business. Deep understanding of options, futures, margining, trader behavior, and Indian market structure. Experience in Product Management, Business Management, Growth, or Product Marketing within the broking or fintech ecosystem. Proven track record of driving business metrics such as MTUs, retention, premium turnover, ARPU, or revenue growth. Strong analytical skills with experience in business reporting, cohort analysis, experimentation, and data-driven decision making. Good understanding of the Indian broking landscape, discount brokerage models, and SEBI regulations. Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and execution skills. Active F&O trading experience will be an added advantage.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field. MBA is preferred.

## Why Join Us

Build and scale one of India's fastest-growing F&O businesses. Own the strategy and execution of a high-impact business vertical. Work alongside talented teams across Product, Engineering, Growth, Risk, and Analytics. Be part of an organization shaping the future of investing and wealth creation for millions of Indians.

## Compensation

We offer competitive compensation reflecting your contribution. If you are the right fit, we believe in creating wealth for you. If you're ready to build and scale the future of derivatives trading at Paytm Money, we'd love to hear from you!

## About Paytm

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Paytm is India’s leading full-stack payments and financial services platform, enabling digital payments for consumers and merchants while distributing loans, insurance, and investment products.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NSE: PAYTM)
- **Headquarters**: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- **Founded**: 2010
- **Founders**: Vijay Shekhar Sharma

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Payments, Financial Services, Marketing Services
- **Target customers**: B2C (consumers) and B2B (MSMEs, enterprises, online platforms)
- **Mission/purpose**: “To bring 500 million unserved and underserved Indians to the mainstream economy.” [paytm.com/about-us](https://paytm.com/about-us)

## Products & Services
- **Payment Services (Consumer & Merchant)**: QR code payments, Soundbox devices (with real‑time audio confirmation), All‑in‑One POS terminals, online payment gateway, UPI (including UPI Lite), and card acceptance. _Type_: Hardware + SaaS platform.
- **Financial Services Distribution**: Merchant loans, personal loans, insurance, and equity broking (via Paytm Money). _Type_: Service / marketplace.
- **Marketing Services**: Advertising, travel ticketing (bus, movies, flights), deals & gift vouchers. _Type_: Platform / marketplace.
- **Paytm Money Ltd**: Investment platform for mutual funds, stocks, NFOs. _Type_: App / brokerage.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed in provided sources (publicly traded; market cap fluctuates).
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at **$758.2M** (LinkedIn, 2025); 39,368 active on‑roll employees in FY 2025. [linkedin.com/company/paytm](https://linkedin.com/company/paytm)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Not listed in provided sources (historically backed by SoftBank, Ant Financial, etc. – not verifiable from search results).
- **Growth Signals**: 18.7% YoY headcount growth (+4,811 people); serves **44M+ merchants** and **300M+ consumers**; deepened penetration in tier‑2/3 cities; successfully transitioned to a Third‑Party Application Provider (TPAP) for UPI under a multi‑bank model. [paytm.com/about-us](https://paytm.com/about-us), [paytm.com annual report](https://paytm.com/document/ir/annual-reports/fy2024-25/Paytm_Annual_Report_2024---25.pdf)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full‑stack merchant payments leader** – owns the merchant relationship, aggregates all major payment instruments, negotiates rates, and provides cutting‑edge hardware (Soundbox, POS).
- **AI‑powered operations** – in‑house platforms Paytm ARMS (merchant lifecycle insights) and Periscope (fraud detection) automate onboarding, segmentation, pricing, and retention.
- **Largest fleet of Soundbox devices** on the street, creating a sticky subscription revenue stream.
- **Massive two‑sided ecosystem** (consumers + merchants) enabling high‑margin cross‑sell of loans, insurance, and marketing services.

## Strategic Focus
- **Payment‑led growth** – continue strengthening merchant payment leadership and expanding the omni‑channel platform.
- **Scale high‑margin financial services** – loan distribution, insurance, and equity broking.
- **Embed an AI‑first approach** across all products and internal processes to drive operating leverage.
- **Explore international expansion** of its technology‑led merchant payments and financial services distribution model. [paytm.com annual report](https://paytm.com/document/ir/annual-reports/fy2024-25/Paytm_Annual_Report_2024---25.pdf)

## Why Work Here
- **Benefits**: Medical insurance for self & family, wellness webinars, mental health support, maternity/paternity benefits, ESOPs, annual bonus, car lease, mobile device lease, employee discounts (Paytm Xtras), learning reimbursement, internal job mobility. [paytm.com/careers](https://paytm.com/careers)
- **Culture**: Innovation‑driven, purpose‑oriented (“simplify lives and fuel growth for millions”), with a strong emphasis on AI and technology. [paytm.com/careers](https://paytm.com/careers)
- **Work policy**: Most roles are **on‑site** (Noida, Mumbai, and other locations). [jobs.lever.co/paytm](https://jobs.lever.co/paytm)
- **Engineering culture**: Self‑driven learning, internal mobility, and the opportunity to work on products used by hundreds of millions of users.

## Sources
1. [Paytm Careers Page](https://paytm.com/careers)
2. [Paytm Job Openings (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/paytm)
3. [Paytm About Us](https://paytm.com/about-us)
4. [Paytm LinkedIn Profile](https://linkedin.com/company/paytm)
5. [Paytm Annual Report FY2024‑25 (PDF)](https://paytm.com/document/ir/annual-reports/fy2024-25/Paytm_Annual_Report_2024---25.pdf)

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