Swiggy is hiring a 'gifting curator'. Candidate needs to have 'exceptional taste and aesthetic sensibility'

The job description was shared on X by a Swiggy assistant vice president based in Bengaluru. (Representational image: Unsplash)

Swiggy is looking to hire a "gifting curator" who would be able to put together high-end gift products to be used globally. Shivangi Srivastava, assistant vice-president of new initiatives at the food delivery giant, shared the "interesting job description" on X.

"Here is a very interesting job description which we are hiring for at Swiggy," she wrote. "Looking to onboard a gifting curator with the ability to curate high-end gift products in India and worldwide. We're looking for someone with exceptional taste and aesthetic sensibility. Please DM."

Here is a very interesting job description which we are hiring for at Swiggy.Looking to onboard a gifting curator with the ability to curate high end gift products in India and worldwide. We're looking for someone with exceptional taste and aesthetic sensibilityPlease DM

Shivangi Srivastava (@shivangi_sriv) December 27, 2024

While the post generated some buzz on social media, Swiggy did not have further details on the opportunity on its website. It also reminded users of rival Zomato's public call for a chief of staff in November. "After reading the first line I thought Swiggy is hiring a chief of staff as well," commented X user Kshitij Kulshreshtha (@kshitijkulsh).

On November 20, 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 percent 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.