ThoughtWorks expands to Mumbai with new office

MUMBAI: Software consultancy ThoughtWorks announced a new office in Mumbai to cater to its BFSI clientele. The company intends to accelerate engagements with Indian Business Houses (IBHs) by offering digital and data management capabilities and solutions in areas like artificial intelligence and machine learning for fintech businesses through the new Centre of Excellence. The company is already present in Pune with an employee strength of 250 people.
Sudhir Tiwari Managing Director, ThoughtWorks India said, ‘’The Indian BFSI industry is experiencing a seismic shift. Banks are turning to digital natives like ThoughtWorks to build digital platform capabilities and deliver exceptional service at scale. Banks are working on the business imperative of creating futuristic systems and architecture by putting technology at the core of their organization. For us and our India growth plans, Mumbai, India’s financial capital, makes perfect sense as the next step. We are delighted to set foot into the city and leverage our more than 25 years of tech expertise here.’’

ThoughtWorks’ Mumbai office will be located at the Hiranandani Business Park in Powai. The company said it will also invest in high intensity training and programmes for its employees. The Mumbai center will initially be supported by ThoughtWorks’ Pune office, with plans to further expand its workforce in the city.

This addition takes the total number of the company’s India offices to seven, with the other six spread across Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Gurugram, Hyderabad, and Pune. The company has 40 offices across 14 countries overall.