Global Capability Centers · India

Your own AI-ready engineering center in India, built to the standard of the Fortune 500.

We help US software development firms stand up dedicated, high-performing Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in India, with AI built into how the team works and what it delivers. Partner with us to build it together, or let us run it for you end to end. Every center is tailored to your stack, your clients, and your goals, with enterprise-grade talent, governance, and delivery and without enterprise-level overhead.

Fortune 500 pedigreeLeaders who have built and scaled GCCs for multi-billion-dollar enterprises
90–120 daysTypical time from signed agreement to a productive first team
AI-native deliveryAI-assisted engineering, governance, and GenAI skills built in from day one
US-aligned deliveryOverlapping hours, agile rituals, and single-point accountability
Why a GCC

Grow capacity without giving up control.

Traditional outsourcing gives you people. A Global Capability Center gives you a lasting extension of your company: a team that learns your codebase, follows your culture, and builds institutional knowledge that stays with you.

Significant cost efficiency

Reduce fully loaded engineering costs substantially compared with equivalent US hiring, and reinvest the savings in product and growth.

Access to deep talent

Tap into one of the world's largest and fastest-growing pools of software, cloud, data, ML, and GenAI engineers across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, and emerging tier-2 cities.

Follow-the-sun velocity

Work moves forward while your US team sleeps. Code reviews, QA cycles, and support hand-offs happen overnight, which shortens release cycles.

IP and security ownership

Dedicated teams, isolated environments, and contracts that assign all work product and IP to you, backed by enterprise security controls.

Scale up or down with ease

Start with a pod of five and grow to a hundred or more. We handle recruiting, onboarding, and workspace so you can scale in step with demand.

Win bigger, AI-led deals

A dedicated center with real AI engineering skill makes your firm more competitive on price, capacity, and capability when you bid for larger enterprise and AI transformation work.

Engagement Models

Two ways to build. One standard of excellence.

Choose the level of ownership that fits your stage, budget, and long-term plans. You can start with one model and move to the other as you grow.

Managed / Outsourced Model

Dedicated Offshore Development Center (ODC)

We provide a fully managed, dedicated team that works exclusively on your products under our legal entity. You direct the work. We take care of hiring, HR, payroll, facilities, IT, security, and day-to-day delivery management.

  • No Indian entity or local investment required
  • Predictable monthly per-resource pricing
  • Fastest path to a productive team
  • Dedicated delivery manager and SLAs
  • Flexible ramp-up and ramp-down terms
  • AI-assisted delivery and on-demand AI/ML specialists
  • Option to convert to a BOT partnership later
Best for: Firms that want to add capacity quickly, test the offshore model, or keep a simple operating structure.
ConsiderationPartnership (BOT)Managed / Outsourced
Legal entityOurs at first, then transferred to yoursOurs throughout
Time to first team90–120 days45–75 days
Upfront investmentModerate (shared setup)Minimal
Control over culture and hiringHigh, with joint decisionsHigh over work, managed over operations
Long-term costLowest after transferPredictable and all-inclusive
Ideal team size15+ engineers, growing5+ engineers
AI enablementYour own AI Center of Excellence, owned by you after transferAI-assisted delivery plus AI specialist pods on demand
CustomizationFully tailored operating model, brand, and governanceTailored team mix, tooling, and SLAs
Exit / flexibilityFull ownership pathScale down or convert
Setup Roadmap

From idea to a productive center in about 120 days.

We follow the same proven playbook used to launch capability centers for large global enterprises, adjusted for the speed and budget of a growing development firm.

1
Weeks 1–3

Strategy & Design

  • Goals and scope workshop
  • Location and talent analysis
  • Org design and role mix
  • AI readiness assessment
  • Business case and budget
2
Weeks 3–8

Entity & Legal

  • Entity setup or ODC agreement
  • Tax, GST, and STPI/SEZ advice
  • IP, NDA, and data agreements
  • Banking and payroll setup
3
Weeks 4–10

Workspace & IT

  • Office or managed workspace
  • Network, VPN, and devices
  • Security controls and tooling
  • Access to your dev stack
  • Approved AI tools and guardrails
4
Weeks 5–14

Talent & Onboarding

  • Leadership hires first
  • Engineering hires in waves
  • Joint interviews with you
  • Knowledge transfer plan
  • AI engineering bootcamp
5
Week 12+

Operate & Scale

  • Delivery governance and KPIs
  • AI productivity tracking
  • Quarterly business reviews
  • Continuous hiring and growth
  • Transfer readiness (BOT)
Services

Everything your GCC needs, under one roof.

We cover the full life cycle of your center, from the first strategy workshop to daily delivery and eventual transfer of ownership.

GCC Advisory & Strategy

Feasibility studies, location selection, operating model design, and total cost of ownership modeling.

Entity Setup & Compliance

Company incorporation, statutory registrations, labor law compliance, transfer pricing, and ongoing secretarial work.

Talent Acquisition

Executive search for center leaders, technical recruiting with rigorous assessment, and employer branding in India.

HR, Payroll & Benefits

Competitive compensation benchmarking, payroll, benefits, performance management, and retention programs.

Workspace & Infrastructure

Office sourcing and fit-out, managed and flexible workspaces, hardware procurement, and facilities management.

IT, Security & Data Protection

Secure networks, endpoint management, identity and access controls, and alignment with SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR.

Delivery Management

Agile delivery leadership, AI-augmented workflows, engineering metrics, quality gates, and clear escalation paths back to your US leadership.

Knowledge Transfer & Onboarding

Structured ramp-up plans, shadowing programs, documentation, and cultural integration with your home team.

Build-Operate-Transfer

Transfer readiness assessment, legal and asset migration, and a smooth handover of people and processes to your entity.

Engineering capabilities we staff

Senior-led teams across the full product life cycle.

Product Engineering

Modern web, API, and mobile development

  • Full-stack development
  • Java & .NET
  • Node.js & Python
  • React & Angular
  • Mobile (iOS & Android)

Cloud & DevOps

Scalable, secure, automated platforms

  • AWS, Azure & GCP
  • Kubernetes & containers
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Infrastructure as code
  • Site reliability engineering

Data & AI

From data foundations to production AI

  • Data engineering & analytics
  • Machine learning
  • GenAI & LLM applications
  • RAG & AI agents
  • MLOps & LLMOps

Quality & Support

Reliable releases and always-on support

  • QA automation
  • AI-driven testing
  • Performance engineering
  • Security testing
  • L2 / L3 application support
AI Enablement

An AI-native GCC, not just an offshore team.

AI is changing how software is built and what your clients expect to buy. We make AI part of your GCC from the start, so your team ships faster with AI-assisted engineering and your firm can confidently sell and deliver AI solutions to its own clients.

Every AI service is modular. Adopt one capability or build a full AI Center of Excellence, fitted to your stack, your clients' industries, and your risk and compliance needs.

AI Solutions for Your ClientsGenAI apps, copilots, agents, intelligent automation
AI Center of ExcellenceReusable accelerators, patterns, and specialist talent
AI-Augmented EngineeringAI coding assistants, AI code review, test generation
Data & Platform FoundationData pipelines, vector stores, MLOps / LLMOps
Responsible AI & GovernancePolicies, security, IP protection, compliance
Productivity

AI-Augmented Engineering

We roll out and govern AI coding assistants, AI-driven code review, automated test generation, and documentation tools across your GCC, with baseline and ongoing metrics so you can see the productivity gains.

Tailored to: your IDEs, repos, languages, and approved tool list
Build

GenAI & LLM Application Development

Design and build production-grade AI products: retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), chatbots and copilots, document intelligence, AI agents, and workflow automation on leading commercial and open-source models.

Tailored to: your clients' domains, data, and preferred cloud or model providers
Capability

AI Center of Excellence

A dedicated AI pod inside your GCC with architects, ML engineers, and data scientists who build reusable accelerators, reference architectures, and proofs of concept that help your sales team win AI deals.

Tailored to: your go-to-market focus and target industries
Foundation

Data Readiness & AI Platforms

Data engineering, data quality, and the AI platform underneath it all: vector databases, feature stores, model hosting, evaluation pipelines, and MLOps/LLMOps for reliable, monitored AI in production.

Tailored to: AWS, Azure, GCP, or hybrid environments
Trust

Responsible AI & Governance

AI usage policies, data privacy controls, model risk management, and safeguards so client code and data never leak into public models. Aligned with emerging frameworks such as the NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001.

Tailored to: your clients' regulatory needs (healthcare, finance, and more)
People

AI Talent & Upskilling Academy

Hiring for scarce AI roles, plus structured training that turns your full-stack, QA, and data engineers into confident AI practitioners, with learning paths, hands-on labs, and certifications.

Tailored to: each role's current skills and your AI roadmap
Built Around You

No two GCCs are alike. Yours shouldn't be either.

We don't sell a fixed package. Every part of your center can be configured to match your business today and adjusted as it grows.

1Engagement structure

  • Partnership (BOT), managed, or a hybrid of both
  • Custom transfer timing and terms
  • Start managed, convert to BOT later

2Team composition

  • Your mix of engineering, QA, DevOps, data, and AI roles
  • Seniority levels and leadership structure
  • Dedicated pods per client or product

3Technology & AI stack

  • Your languages, frameworks, and cloud
  • Your choice of AI tools and model providers
  • Integration with your existing toolchain

4Location & workspace

  • Tier-1 hubs or cost-efficient tier-2 cities
  • Dedicated office, managed space, or hybrid
  • Branded workspace in your identity

5Governance & compliance

  • Security controls matched to your clients' needs
  • Reporting cadence, KPIs, and SLAs you define
  • Industry-specific compliance (HIPAA, PCI, SOC 2)

6Working model & pricing

  • Shift overlap aligned to your US time zones
  • Per-resource, cost-plus, or outcome-based pricing
  • Flexible terms to ramp up or down
The People Behind It

Enterprise experience, sized for your firm.

Our leadership team has designed, launched, and scaled Global Capability Centers in India for multi-billion-dollar Fortune 500 companies. We bring the same frameworks for governance, talent, security, and delivery, adapted so a growing US development shop can benefit from them.

You get senior people who have done this many times before, not a sales team learning on your dime.

  • Setup: Hands-on experience launching GCCs from the ground up in major Indian tech hubs
  • Scale: Grown centers from first hire to large, multi-function engineering organizations
  • Governance: Built operating models that satisfy enterprise audit, security, and compliance teams
  • AI: Led enterprise AI and automation programs, from early pilots to governed production rollouts
  • Culture: Created centers that attract top talent and keep attrition below industry averages
How We Work With You

Built on transparency and shared goals.

One accountable partner

A single US-facing engagement lead who owns outcomes, not just headcount.

Open-book pricing

Clear visibility into salaries, overhead, and our management fee.

Measured by results

Shared KPIs for velocity, quality, retention, and time to hire, reviewed every quarter.

Time-zone overlap

Planned overlap with US Eastern and Central hours for stand-ups, reviews, and planning.

FAQ

Common questions

How is a GCC different from traditional outsourcing?

With outsourcing, a vendor delivers projects using its own shared staff. With a GCC, you get a dedicated team that works only on your products, follows your processes, and builds lasting knowledge of your business. It functions as an extension of your company, and under the partnership model it can eventually become fully yours.

What is the minimum team size to get started?

Under the managed model, you can start with a pod of about five engineers. For a Build-Operate-Transfer partnership, we usually recommend planning for 15 or more engineers over the first year so the economics of your own entity make sense.

Do I need to set up an Indian company?

Not for the managed model. The team works under our entity. For the partnership model, we operate the center under our entity at first and then help you form your own Indian subsidiary when it's time to transfer.

How is my intellectual property protected?

All work product and IP are assigned to you by contract. Every team member signs confidentiality and IP assignment agreements, and we use dedicated, access-controlled environments, device management, and audit logging aligned with standards such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001.

Can I interview and approve the engineers?

Yes. We source and screen candidates, and you take part in final interviews and approve every hire. Many clients also send leaders to India during the launch to help set the culture.

How do you handle attrition?

Through market-competitive pay, clear career paths, meaningful product work, and strong engagement programs. If someone does leave, we manage backfill and knowledge continuity at no extra recruiting cost to you.

How does AI fit into our GCC?

In two ways. First, your team works in an AI-augmented way, using governed AI coding, testing, and documentation tools to deliver faster. Second, you can add AI specialists or a full AI Center of Excellence to build GenAI and machine learning solutions that your firm sells to its clients. You choose the level of AI investment that fits your plans.

Is our code and client data safe when the team uses AI tools?

Yes. We only deploy enterprise-grade AI tools with data-retention and training protections, enforce a written AI usage policy, restrict which repositories and data can be exposed to AI tools, and log usage. For sensitive clients, we can use private or self-hosted models that keep all data inside your environment.

Can you customize the setup to our specific needs?

Always. Team mix, tech and AI stack, location, security controls, reporting, and pricing structure are all designed around your business. Many clients start small with one model and adjust as they grow.

What does it cost?

Cost depends on team size, role mix, location, and engagement model. The managed model uses a simple monthly rate per resource. The partnership model uses open-book cost-plus pricing. We'll prepare a detailed total cost of ownership estimate during our first strategy session.

Let's Talk

Plan your India GCC with people who have done it before.

Book a no-obligation strategy session. We'll discuss your goals, recommend the right model, and outline a realistic timeline and budget.

  • 30-minute discovery call with a senior GCC leader
  • Model recommendation tailored to your stage and plans
  • AI readiness snapshot with quick wins for your team
  • Indicative cost and timeline for your first team
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