# Salesforce India CEO Arundhati Bhattacharya highlighted that while job disruption is unavoidable, new roles will emerge.

*genai · news · 2026-04-26 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- Salesforce India expanded its Hyderabad workforce from 2,000 to over 16,000 in ten years.
- AI-driven skill evolution in India's IT sector is occurring at an unprecedented, near-daily pace.
- Human oversight will remain crucial as automation takes over repetitive IT tasks in India.
- AI adoption in India may increase overall economic demand and create jobs beyond the IT sector.

**Companies:** Salesforce
**Countries:** India

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