GLOBAL CAPABILITY CENTERS

Build Your Global Capability Center

Turn your India GCC into a strategic business advantage. Building a Global Capability Center is more than expanding your footprint — it's about creating an extension of your business that drives innovation, accelerates delivery, and strengthens long-term growth.

Whether you're planning your first GCC or scaling an established center, SquadXP helps you build the leadership, talent, and workforce strategy that set you up for success.

YOUR GCC JOURNEY STARTS HERE

Every GCC follows a different path, but every successful one starts with the right foundation.

Launch

  • Build your strategy
  • Hire founding leaders
  • Create hiring roadmap
  • Employer positioning

Scale

  • Expand teams
  • Hire specialist talent
  • Enter new locations
  • Scale engineering teams

Optimize

  • Improve workforce performance
  • Reduce attrition
  • Workforce intelligence
  • Hiring analytics

Build with confidence from day one

Launching a GCC comes with complex decisions. Choosing the right location, attracting leadership talent, building engineering capability, and creating a workforce that scales all determine how quickly your center delivers value. SquadXP helps you reduce complexity and build with confidence.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Everything you need to build a successful GCC

FOUNDATION

GCC Strategy & Workforce Planning

Build on insight, not assumptions. Choose the right locations, understand talent availability, benchmark compensation, and create a hiring roadmap aligned with your business goals.

Workforce PlanningTalent IntelligenceLocation AdvisorySalary BenchmarkingHiring Strategy
LEADERSHIP

Leadership Hiring

Build the team that builds your GCC. Identify experienced leaders who establish culture, build capability, and drive long-term growth.

GCC LeadershipEngineering LeadershipProduct LeadershipDelivery LeadershipFunctional Heads
TALENT

Specialist Talent

Access the skills that define your competitive advantage. Build engineering, product, AI, cloud, cybersecurity, enterprise technology, and digital teams that support your global business.

Software EngineeringAI & Machine LearningCloud EngineeringDevOpsProductDataCybersecurity
GROWTH

Scale Your Workforce

Support growth without compromising quality. Expand across functions, locations, and business units while maintaining hiring consistency and workforce stability.

WHY COMPANIES CHOOSE SQUADXP

We help you build more than a hiring plan. We help you build a high-performing organization.

GCC Expertise

Dedicated experience supporting companies building engineering and technology capability in India.

Specialist Talent Network

Access leadership and niche technology talent across high-demand skill areas.

Workforce Intelligence

Data-driven hiring decisions backed by market insights and compensation intelligence.

Long-Term Partnership

Support that continues through launch, expansion, and long-term workforce growth.

BUSINESS OUTCOMES

Every successful GCC creates measurable business value.

Faster Market Entry

Launch with the right people from the start.

Stronger Leadership

Build teams capable of driving innovation and business growth.

Better Hiring Decisions

Reduce hiring risk through workforce intelligence and market insights.

Sustainable Growth

Scale your workforce with confidence as business priorities evolve.

CUSTOMER SUCCESS

Real GCCs, built with SquadXP.

Building a GCC from the ground up

A US SaaS company partnered with SquadXP to establish its India engineering center.

OUTCOME
  • Founding leadership hired
  • Engineering team established
  • Product delivery accelerated

Scaling engineering capability

Supporting rapid expansion across engineering, product, and cloud teams.

OUTCOME
  • Faster hiring
  • Improved hiring quality
  • Sustained growth
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to build a GCC?+

Timelines depend on scope, but with a clear charter we typically place founding leadership within weeks and stand up initial engineering teams inside the first quarter.

Which roles should be hired first?+

Founding leadership sets the trajectory of a GCC, so site and engineering leaders come first, followed by specialists and then delivery teams.

Which cities should we consider?+

We advise on location strategy across India's major talent hubs based on skill availability, compensation and competitor presence for your specific roles.

Can SquadXP support an existing GCC?+

Yes — we support established centers looking to scale capability, enter new skill areas, or strengthen retention and workforce planning.

How do you attract specialist engineering talent?+

We combine deep specialist networks with talent-intelligence data on availability, compensation and competitor movement to reach passive talent traditional hiring misses.

Can you support multi-city hiring?+

Yes. We can manage hiring programs across multiple cities as your GCC footprint expands.

Build a GCC that delivers from day one.

Whether you're launching your first India center or expanding an existing capability, SquadXP helps you build the people, strategy, and workforce needed for long-term success.