NEW DELHI — The CEO of Indian food delivery giant Zomato has stoked a public debate by advertising a chief of staff job with an unusual twist: there will be no salary initially and the position instead comes with a 2 million rupee (S$31,800) "fee".

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal sought "down to earth" candidates in social media posts late on Wednesday (Nov 20), saying they must also have "Grade A communication skills" and be willing to help build Zomato, its quick delivery business Blinkit and other verticals.