Deepinder Goyal is looking for a chief of staff at Zomato: 'You will have to pay Rs 20 lakh'

Zomato co-founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal has announced that he is looking for a chief of staff to help him run the company but the role isn't a conventional one. For starters, the employee would have to pay Zomato Rs 20 lakh in the first year and would be paid more than Rs 50 lakh in their second year.

"I am looking for a chief of staff for myself," Goyal wrote on X. "However, this role is not a conventional role with the usual perks that such jobs come with. In fact, we are making this job unattractive for most people. There is no salary for this role for the first year. You will have to, in fact, pay Rs 20 lakh for this opportunity. 100% of this 'fee' will be paid in the form of a donation directly to Feeding India."

Also, to demonstrate that the company is not trying to save money, Zomato would contribute Rs 50 lakh (equivalent to a chief of staff salary) to a charity of the employee's choice.

"Second year onwards, we will start paying you the usual salary (definitely more than Rs 50 lakh, but something we will only talk about at the start of the Year 2," Goyal added.

On the other hand, listing the perks of the job, the Zomato boss said that the chief of staff would get "10x more learnings than a 2-year degree from a top management school" working with him and some of the "smartest folks in consumer tech".