Practice 08 · Global Capability Centres
Build your India capability centre — and make it count.
A Global Capability Centre (GCC) is the captive India centre that global multinationals — especially from the US and Europe — use to run technology, engineering, data, finance and back-office operations. India now hosts more than 1,700 of them. We help enterprises set one up and turn it into a genuine second home for the business.
- Set it upLocation, entity, incentives and the GIFT City / SEZ question — answered for your model, not a template.
- Staff itLeadership-first hiring, then the team — with the employer brand to hold them.
- Scale itFrom a first pod to a multi-function centre owning real mandates, with governance head office trusts.
A GCC isn’t an offshore cost centre. Done right, it’s a second headquarters.
Why we build for mandate, not headcount
India is home to more than 1,700 Global Capability Centres — and the next wave is moving up the value chain, from support functions to product ownership, AI and R&D.
We help you enter that wave deliberately: the right city, the right structure — including GIFT City’s IFSC where it fits — and a centre designed to own mandates, not just fill seats. Most of our GCC mandates come from US and European enterprises building delivery capability in India; Gulf groups are increasingly doing the same.
What we do
Everything from “should we?” to a centre that runs itself.
Location & site strategy
Which city, which model — tier-one hub vs. emerging metro, SEZ, STPI or GIFT City IFSC — matched to talent, cost and your function mix.
Entity & structuring
Entity choice, registrations, incentives and the build-direct vs. Build-Operate-Transfer decision, structured around your tax and control needs.
Talent & leadership
Centre leadership first, then the team — sourcing, employer brand and the frameworks that win in a competitive market.
Build-Operate-Transfer
We can build and run the centre, then transfer it to you once it’s stable — de-risking the critical first two years.
Operations & real estate
Real estate, IT, security and the operating scaffolding — so the centre is genuinely live, not just a signed lease.
Governance & compliance
Data protection, transfer pricing, statutory compliance and the governance head office needs to sleep at night.
Who it’s for
Three ways into an India centre.
US & European multinationals
Companies from the US and Europe standing up — or expanding — an India centre for technology, engineering, data, finance and operations.
Gulf & global enterprises
Gulf groups, family conglomerates and other global firms building India delivery capability they run as one organisation.
High-growth scale-ups
Funded scale-ups setting up an India engineering or operations hub as they cross into a global operating model.
How an engagement runs
From business case to a centre that’s yours.
Assess
Function mapping, location and model options, and a clear business case for the centre.
Build
Entity, real estate, leadership and the first hires — set up to operate, not just to exist.
Operate
We run it to a steady state — delivery, governance and an employer brand that retains.
Transfer
Hand the keys over — a stable, staffed centre owning real mandates, fully yours.
Pairs well with
A capability centre rarely travels alone.
Most GCC mandates sit alongside a market-entry or product build. We line those up from day one.
Thinking about an India capability centre?
Tell us the functions you want to move and the timeline. We’ll show you what the first centre really takes.