Global Capability Centre Setup.
Stand up your India GCC — engineering, ops, analytics or shared services — without an entity, without an office and without local HR headaches.
A GCC, on TMS infrastructure, in 45–60 days.
Most companies set up an India GCC the old way: register an entity, find office space, hire HR, hire IT, hire payroll, then start hiring engineers — 9 to 12 months of upfront work and ₹0.5–1 cr in commitments before the first line of code. TMS gives you an alternative: ramp 50–500 GCC staff on TMS payroll across India, with co-working or hub-based seating in 8 metros, statutory compliance handled, and a clear path to your own entity later if needed.
What TMS handles in a GCC engagement
Talent acquisition
Engineering, SRE, data, product, ops, customer success and shared-services hiring at scale — from a 25,000+ pre-vetted talent pool.
Payroll & compliance
TMS is the legal employer. PF / ESI / PT / LWF / gratuity / IT / professional tax across every state, all run cleanly.
Office & infrastructure
Plug-and-play hub seating in Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, NCR, Kolkata and Ahmedabad — or co-working as you scale.
IT & security
Asset procurement, MDM, VPN, access controls and SOC2-aligned policies — managed by our IT team or aligned with yours.
Programme management
A dedicated GCC programme manager owns the engagement: monthly steering, headcount tracking, attrition reporting and capability planning.
Path to entity (optional)
When you're ready, novate the headcount onto your own Indian subsidiary — typically 18–36 months in, with full service continuity preserved.
How a GCC engagement runs
Brief
30-minute call to scope the GCC charter, target headcount, capability mix and timeline.
Proposal
Scope: hiring plan / site / payroll / IT. Fixed per-FTE monthly fee. Within 48 hours of brief.
Engagement
Hiring + onboarding ramps 10–30 hires/month. Site activated. SPOC + GCC programme manager.
Steady state
Monthly steering with leadership; quarterly capability review; optional path to own-entity novation at 18–36 months.
Skip 9 months of entity setup. Ship your GCC in 60 days.
A Global Capability Centre is a strategic offshore unit — not a vendor team. India is now home to 1,800+ GCCs because of cost arbitrage, deep STEM talent, and an English-speaking workforce. TMS makes the setup invisible to you: we run as the legal employer + workforce partner while you build the centre's identity, culture, and tech roadmap.
What TMS does during the GCC build
Foundation (Week 1-2)
- ✓EOR setup for Phase-1 anchor team
- ✓Office / coworking shortlist & coordination
- ✓Brand identity guardrails for employee comms
- ✓Hub-city selection support (Pune / Hyderabad / Bengaluru / Chennai)
Hiring (Week 3-8)
- ✓Mass-hiring playbook tuned to your role mix
- ✓Recruiter pod assigned: tech + non-tech + leadership
- ✓Background verification and compliance onboarding
- ✓Weekly hiring funnel review with stakeholder dashboards
Operations (Week 6 onwards)
- ✓Payroll, PF/ESIC/PT/LWF filings handled on TMS books
- ✓Employee benefits administration (insurance, leave, F&F)
- ✓PoSH compliance: IC setup, training, annual report
- ✓Monthly compliance calendar covering 30+ statutes
Transition (Year 1+)
- ✓Entity-setup support when you’re ready to graduate to your own legal entity
- ✓Asset & contract handover playbook
- ✓Employee transfer with no break-in-service for statutory purposes
- ✓Continued HR consulting on retainer if needed
Which is right for your India play?
A simple comparison across key decisions. Most foreign companies start with EOR, scale into a GCC, then transition to a fully-owned entity when headcount and permanence justify it.
●OUR REACHLive EOR flows from across the world
Numbers reflect active GCC setups in India by HQ region (industry estimates, 2026).
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a GCC and why does India dominate?
A Global Capability Centre is a captive offshore team owned by a parent multinational. India hosts 1,800+ GCCs employing 2M+ professionals — driven by talent depth, English proficiency and time-zone overlap with both US and Europe.
Do we need our own Indian entity to run a GCC?
Not initially. You can ramp 50–500 staff on TMS payroll in 45–60 days. Once steady-state is proven and headcount justifies it (typically 200–300 FTEs), novate to your own subsidiary with full continuity.
How does GCC differ from EOR or contract staffing?
EOR is for individual hires. Contract staffing is for flexible workforce. GCC is a captive offshore programme with strategic capability — engineering, R&D or shared services — under your operational direction, on TMS payroll.
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