Tide to hire 300 for its Hyderabad global development center (GDC)

• Total headcount in Hyderabad GDC to be over 350 by the end of 2021

Hyderabad, March 3, 2021: Tide, the UK’s leading digital business financial platform, today announced that it plans to hire another 180 engineering and product development talent and over 100 staff for roles such as customer support at its global development center in Hyderabad by end 2021. Taking the total headcount at its GDC here to over 350 by the year end. Tide’s India headcount is due to grow by 300 skilled professionals in 2021 to take the total headcount in India to over 400 by end 2021. Tide also announced plans to hire another 50 people in areas such as marketing and support in India for its corporate office in Gurugram as it seeks to replicate its success in the UK market, in India.
 
In his comments, Guy Duncan, Chief Technology Officer, Tide, said, “As we look to scale globally, we have a growing need for the best technical talent, which is fortunately readily available in India. The Hyderabad center is key to our ambitious global expansion plans - fueling the constant innovation that is required for Tide to stay ahead in its mission to deliver higher value to its  SME members globally.”
 
Added, Gurjodhpal Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Tide India, “While Tide’s global development center in Hyderabad has a global mandate and role, it is integral to our India plans as well. It is a huge advantage to have such capability locally and I am confident the team will help us tune our offering better for Indian SMEs and deliver superior support to them when we roll out our offering here in India.”