Career
Bajaj began his career in 1994 with Bajaj Auto.[9][10] During his years at Bajaj Auto, he held various leadership roles[11][12] in finance, legal, and international business functions within the organisation.[13][14][15] He was credited with bringing American-style supply chain management to Bajaj Auto, using General Motors as a model.[16][17][18] Currently, he serves as the non-executive director of Bajaj Auto.[19]
After Bajaj Auto's demerger in 2007, Bajaj took charge as the managing director of Bajaj Finserv.[20][21][22] Also, he took on additional roles like the chairman of Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, vice chairman of Bajaj Finance, and managing director of Bajaj Holdings & Investment Limited in 2012.[23] Market analysts indicated in 2015 that Bajaj is shaping his company in a manner similar to GE Capital.[24][25] In 2023, he led the launch of Bajaj Finserv Mutual Fund.[26]
Bajaj was the deputy chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Western Region for 2018–19.[27] He was also elected as the chairman of the CII Western Region for 2019–20.[27] For 2020–21, he was elected as the vice president of CII.[28] In June 2021, he got elected as the President Designate of CII for 2021–22.[29][30] In May 2022, he took charge as the President of CII for 2022–23.[31][32]
Currently, he is the chairman and managing director of Bajaj Finserv.[33][34][35] He was reappointed as managing director for five years in May 2022.[36]
As a part of the Confederation of Indian Industry's B20 India Secretariat, Bajaj was appointed as one of the B20 India participants, a position in which he fulfilled a part of a group that led the business agenda during India's G-20 presidency.[37][38]
