Flipkart to hire 5,000 employees in 2025 amid quick commerce, fintech and AI push

Walmart-owned Flipkart will hire 5,000 employees in 2025 to strengthen both its quick commerce and fintech wings, as reported by Moneycontrol.

The e-commerce giant is also investing heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives.

Flipkart's hiring plans

It announced its hiring plan at Flipster Connect, an internal town hall held on May 26.

A large chunk of the new roles will support Flipkart Minutes, the firm’s quick commerce arm, and Super.money, its fintech platform.

The hiring push comes as Flipkart targets rapid scale-up across these verticals while preparing for a potential IPO and a shift of its legal domicile from Singapore to India.

As part of its plan to expand the offerings on May 22, Super.money is officially launching a co-branded Axis Bank credit card offering 3 per cent cashback for every UPI scan and pay transaction.

The card is based on the RuPay network, which can be linked to customers’ UPI accounts. 

“Payments is not a revenue line for us, and 100 per cent will come from financial services,” said Super.money founder and CEO, Prakash Sikaria.

The quick commerce company is under pressure to improve its finances, having been asked to cut monthly cash burn by nearly half, from $40 million to $20 million.

The annual burn target is set at $250 million.

Flipkart is targeting 30 per cent growth in customer and order volumes by June, driven primarily by the fashion segment, which now accounts for nearly 40 per cent of new customers, as well as hyperlocal delivery and fintech.

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CEO lauds operations

The town hall featured senior leaders, including Seema Nair (SVP and CHRO), Hemant Badri (SVP and Head of Supply Chain), and Ramesh Gururaja (SVP, Consumer Shopping Experience).

Group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy said Minutes is “doing very well”, playing a key role in Flipkart’s efforts to carve a significant slice of the hyperlocal market.

Nair spoke about Flipkart’s evolving talent strategy, which includes a strong focus on upskilling, AI enablement, and preparing teams for the company's future ambitions.

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