Thinking of Setting Up a GCC in India? Here’s What Leaders Are Doing to Build Scalable Teams

Have you been thinking about setting up a Global Capability Center (GCC) in India, but you’re unsure where to begin or how to make it scalable from day one?

You’re not alone. I talk to tech leaders, COOs, and HR heads from mid-size to large enterprises every week, and everyone’s facing the same set of challenges. You’re under pressure to deliver faster, tap into global talent pools, reduce costs, and still maintain the high-quality standards your HQ demands. The leadership wants agility, scalability, and innovation. But the real question is: how do you build that kind of team in India without drowning in hiring complexity, cultural barriers, or attrition chaos?

Here’s the good news. The top-performing GCCs in India have already figured this out. And I’ve worked with several of them as a recruitment partner to help scale their teams across AWS, Azure, SAP, Salesforce, full-stack engineering, data science, and even niche leadership roles like Heads of Engineering, CIOs, and AI leads.

So let’s break down what they’re doing differently and how you can set up a scalable, high-performance GCC in India that delivers value from Day 1.

You Don’t Just Set Up a GCC in India. You Build It for Scale.

Most companies underestimate what it takes to build a Global Capability Center that truly delivers. They start with the idea of saving costs but soon realize that cost arbitrage means nothing if you can’t scale the team, retain talent, or align with business outcomes. I’ve seen companies stuck in a loop hiring fast but not hiring right. They lose people in 6 to 12 months, burn management bandwidth, and start doubting their India strategy.

The smartest GCC leaders start by treating hiring not as a task but as a business capability. And they do it by partnering with specialized recruitment firms in India that deeply understand the market, the tech landscape, and leadership hiring at scale.

Whether it’s building cloud-native DevOps teams or hiring 100+ data engineers and analysts in 90 days, we’ve helped global SaaS and product firms solve this exact challenge. Want to explore how we can fast-track your GCC hiring in India? Reach out now

The Biggest Mistake While Setting Up a GCC: Ignoring the Hiring Foundation

You’ve selected the city, the office space, and maybe even set up your legal entity. But have you built your hiring strategy yet? Many companies come to us after trying to scale in-house recruitment, only to realize they’re 4 to 6 months behind on hiring goals. Internal recruiters often lack access to India’s deep but complex tech talent pool.

Before you hire your first employee, you need to answer:

• Who will own hiring in India?

• How will you source niche talent like AWS cloud architects or SAP FICO consultants?

• What is your hiring velocity and cost per hire?

This is where we come in as your India-based recruitment agency with deep experience in GCC hiring strategies. Our clients often engage us even before setting up the physical office, because early hiring defines how fast and well you scale.

Let’s schedule a hiring strategy call. Email us

India’s Top GCC Hubs: Where Are Companies Hiring?

Not all cities in India are equal when it comes to building scalable GCC teams. I’ve seen companies waste months setting up in the wrong cities, only to realize they don’t have access to the right talent especially for emerging technologies like AI, Azure, and Salesforce.

Solution: Based on the 2025 hiring trend data and our own on-ground experience, here are the most promising GCC hubs:

• Bangalore – For cloud engineering, full-stack devs, and product

innovation

Hiring in Bangalore? Most companies look here when they want to hire software developers in Bangalore with experience in AWS, Kubernetes, and Microservices. The competition is fierce, but the talent is unmatched.

• Hyderabad – Great for data science, AI ML, and SAP talent

Companies looking to hire AI and ML data scientists in GCCs are turning to Hyderabad. It’s also a great base for enterprise software like SAP, Oracle, and Salesforce.

• Pune and Chennai – Ideal for finance, automation, and

  cybersecurity hiring

Looking to scale your finance operations or internal audit GCC teams? These cities offer cost-effective, experienced candidates.

• Delhi NCR (Gurgaon Noida) – For leadership hiring and

  enterprise teams

This is where many MNCs are building their executive leadership hiring pipelines including CIOs, VPs of Engineering, and Heads of Architecture.

Want to talk about which city is best for your hiring plans? Connect with us

GCCs Manage High-Volume Hiring But Without Compromising Quality

You need to hire 30, 50, maybe even 200 people in a quarter. How do you do that without compromising on candidate quality? Generic staffing agencies promise volume, but you end up interviewing the same resumes your team already rejected on LinkedIn. Wasted time. Low conversion. Frustrated hiring managers.

Here’s how top recruitment firms in India (like ours) handle high-volume hiring for GCCs:

• We build custom sourcing pipelines by role type developers, testers, DevOps, SAP consultants, etc.

• Use our curated talent pools of pre-screened candidates with real project experience in AWS, Azure, Salesforce, etc.

• Partner with your hiring managers on daily syncs especially when scaling across cities or roles.

One US-based product company scaled their Salesforce engineering team from 0 to 35 in just 70 days with us with an 83 percent interview-to-offer ratio. Let us show you how we do this. Email now

How to Win the GCC Talent War in 2025

The best candidates in India now have 3 to 5 job offers at any given time. Your brand may not be known in the local market yet. So how do you convince top talent to join your GCC?

You’re not just hiring you’re competing. Especially for niche roles like Azure solutions architects, AI ML leads, or Salesforce developers. A delay of even 10 days in your hiring process can mean losing out on top candidates.

Winning companies are doing these five things:

1. Hiring speed – Closing candidates within 7 to 12 days from first interview.

2. India-specific employer branding – Crafting JD language and EVP tailored for India.

3. Strategic recruitment partners – Working with us to act as an extension of their internal team.

4. Leadership hiring alongside tech hiring – Building culture from the top with roles like Heads of Data, CTOs, and COEs.

5. Offering long-term career growth – Positioning GCCs as innovation hubs, not just back offices.

Need help positioning your GCC for India’s top tech talent? Let’s talk

What You Should Be Hiring First (And How We Help You Get It Right)

Most new GCCs start by hiring junior developers and end up with a broken team structure. Without the right leadership and mid-level layer, teams lack direction, culture, and process maturity. This leads to churn and delayed product timelines.

Here’s how we structure the first 3 to 6 months of hiring for new GCCs:

Month 1 to 2:

• Hire 1 to 2 strong leaders Director or Head of Engineering, or a Senior Technical Program Manager.

• Simultaneously start building your tech hiring engine: cloud engineers, backend developers, QA leads.

Month 3 to 6:

• Expand into DevOps, data engineers, UI UX, and product managers.

• Add in-house recruiters and HRBPs only after the initial leadership team is stable.

Want a tailored 90-day hiring roadmap? Email now

We Help You Build, Not Just Hire

Let me be blunt. You don’t need just a recruitment agency. You need a hiring partner that knows how GCCs hire in India across tech stacks, functions, and leadership roles.

We’ve helped:

• A global SaaS firm hire 80 engineers and DevOps professionals in Bangalore.

• A PE-backed FinTech set up their entire CFO office and data science team in Gurgaon.

• An enterprise healthcare product firm build a Salesforce and AI CoE in Hyderabad.

From sourcing and screening to offer rollout and onboarding, we handle everything because we know your brand, hiring urgency, and quality expectations matter.

Want similar hiring outcomes? Let’s start the conversation

India is no longer just a cost-saving destination. It’s a tech talent powerhouse. And the most successful GCCs are the ones that treat hiring as a long-term strategic function, not a checkbox.

If you’re thinking of setting up a GCC in India and want to do it right with scalable, high-quality, and culturally aligned hiring we’re here to help.

Send us your hiring goals and we’ll show you how we helped others build scalable teams from Day 1. Contact now

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