GCC SETUP

Build a Global Capability Center.
Without Building Anything Yourself.

Stand up a fully operational offshore capability center — entity, leadership, engineers, office, infrastructure, compliance — and have it humming in 90 days. RemoteEngine runs the build; you keep the IP, the team, and the cost savings.

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90 daysTo Operational
60-70%Cost Savings
100%You Own the IP
4Build Hubs
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GCC Build · Bangalore Day 47 of 90 · On track
Active
Entity Incorporation Day 1–14 · Complete
Done
Banking & Compliance Setup Day 14–28 · Complete
Done
Leadership & First Hires Day 28–60 · In progress
8/12 hired
Office & Infrastructure Day 45–75 · Upcoming
Queued
Go-Live & Handover Day 75–90 · Upcoming
Queued
Budget tracking $284K / $420K
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Entity active PAN, TAN, GSTIN on file
Compliant
WHAT IS A GCC?

The Center That Used to Take a Year to Build.
Now Takes a Quarter.

A Global Capability Center (GCC) is a wholly-owned, dedicated team — usually offshore — that builds product, runs operations, and absorbs deep IP for your company. Unlike outsourcing, the team is yours: same brand, same culture, same long-term retention.

RemoteEngine handles the parts that make GCC builds slow and risky — entity setup, regulatory filings, banking, talent attraction, office, and compliance — and hands you a humming center you fully own.

  • You own the entity, the team, and the IP — start to finish
  • Operational in 90 days, not 12–18 months
  • 60–70% cost savings vs onshore equivalents
Modern office space — capability center
BUILD MODELS

Three Ways to Stand Up Your GCC

Same outcome — different commitment, control, and timeline.

Direct Build

You own everything from day one

  • We set up your subsidiary, banking, compliance
  • Hire under your entity from week one
  • Full control of culture, ownership, and IP
  • Higher upfront commitment, lowest long-run cost

Best for: Enterprises with 50+ planned hires in 12 months

Most popular

Build-Operate-Transfer

We run it. You take it over when ready.

  • RemoteEngine builds and operates the center for 12–24 months
  • You set the strategy; we run hiring, ops, and admin
  • Transfer to your entity (or our subsidiary) at any agreed milestone
  • Lowest risk, smoothest ramp

Best for: First-time offshore builds, growth-stage companies

Managed GCC

A permanent team under our roof, dedicated to you

  • Team hired under RemoteEngine's entity, dedicated to your work
  • No subsidiary, no compliance overhead for you
  • Convert to your own entity later if scale justifies it
  • Fastest go-live: 30–45 days

Best for: Teams under 30 people, or piloting before full GCC

THE 90-DAY ROADMAP

What Happens Between "Yes" and "Live"

Week 1–2

Strategy & Charter

Location selection (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Manila, Mexico City), team blueprint, budget, regulatory plan, and a signed program charter.

Week 2–4

Entity & Compliance

Subsidiary incorporation, tax registrations (PAN, TAN, GST, etc.), banking, statutory licenses, transfer-pricing structure with your tax advisors.

Week 4–9

Leadership & Critical Hires

We deploy our local recruiting pods to source and hire your country head, engineering leads, and first 10–20 engineers — under your brand.

Week 6–10

Office & Infrastructure

Office lease (or premium flex space), IT & security setup, equipment procurement, identity provider integration, and physical access management.

Week 10–12

Onboarding & Go-Live

Engineers onboarded, integrated into your stack and rituals, plus a documented operating playbook handed to your country head.

Day 90+

Steady-State Operations

Ongoing HR, payroll, compliance, facilities, and finance ops — or a clean transfer to your team. Your call.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Every Function a Center Needs — Stood Up & Staffed

Entity & Legal

Subsidiary incorporation, statutory licenses, transfer-pricing setup, IP holding structure — handled with your counsel.

Location Strategy

Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Gurugram, Manila, Mexico City — we'll match the talent pool and cost profile to your roadmap.

Talent Acquisition

Local recruiting pods, technical assessments, and employer-brand activation — staffed by recruiters who place in this market every week.

Payroll & Benefits

Local-currency payroll, statutory benefits, health insurance, retirement plans — same platform as our global payroll product.

Office & Workspace

Lease negotiation, fit-out, premium flex space, or hybrid — including access control, security, and reception.

IT & Security

Endpoint procurement & MDM, SSO/SCIM, ISO 27001-aligned security policies, VPN, data-residency controls.

Compliance Watchtower

Labor, tax, SEZ/STPI benefits, data privacy, sectoral rules — monitored and applied every quarter as regulations shift.

People Operations

Onboarding, employee experience, performance frameworks, training programs — your HR rituals, run locally.

Reporting & Governance

Monthly business reviews, P&L visibility, hiring funnel analytics, attrition tracking — straight into your finance stack.

BUILD HUBS

Where Your GCC Could Live

Talent depth, cost profile, infrastructure maturity — we'll help you pick. Or build in more than one.

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Bangalore

Deepest tech talent pool in Asia. Strong in AI/ML, platform, and product engineering. STPI benefits available.

Cost index: ★★☆☆☆  ·  Talent: ★★★★★
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Hyderabad

Lower attrition than Bangalore, strong in product engineering and big-data. Excellent commercial real estate.

Cost index: ★★☆☆☆  ·  Talent: ★★★★☆
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Pune / Gurugram

Strong fintech & enterprise SaaS talent. Mature corporate ecosystems and infrastructure.

Cost index: ★★★☆☆  ·  Talent: ★★★★☆
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Manila

English fluency, US-overlap timezone, strong in CX engineering and SaaS support functions.

Cost index: ★★☆☆☆  ·  Talent: ★★★☆☆
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Mexico City

Same timezone as US East/Central. Strong engineering and product communities. USMCA tax benefits.

Cost index: ★★★☆☆  ·  Talent: ★★★★☆
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Buenos Aires

Highly bilingual engineers, strong product and design talent. US-overlap business hours.

Cost index: ★★☆☆☆  ·  Talent: ★★★★☆
Office tower — capability center
WHY REMOTEENGINE GCC

The Build Partner That Operates Centers, Too.

Most GCC advisors hand you a slide deck and disappear. We've built and now operate centers — meaning the playbook isn't theoretical, the recruiters are already there, and the compliance team isn't a vendor we'll introduce you to.

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90 Days, Not 12 Months

We use our existing local infrastructure, recruiters, and compliance partners to compress the build by 4–6×.

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Operate, Then Transfer

BOT model lets us run the center until you're ready — no operational risk while you're still figuring it out.

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One Dashboard for the Whole Build

Live view of entity status, hires, infra readiness, and budget — accessible to your CFO, CTO, and country lead.

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End-to-End Integrated

Recruitment, payroll, EOR, contractor management — already on our platform. No vendor handoffs.

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FAQ'S

Common GCC Questions

The questions CFOs, COOs, and engineering leaders ask before they greenlight a build.

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What's the difference between a GCC and outsourcing?

Outsourcing means a third party owns the team and the work — usually under a project SOW. A GCC is your team, in your entity (or our managed entity), working full-time on your roadmap. Higher retention, deeper IP ownership, lower attrition.

Do we have to set up a legal entity to start?

No. The Managed GCC model uses our existing entity in the country — you start hiring in 30–45 days with no incorporation work. You can convert to a wholly-owned subsidiary later when scale justifies it.

How is this different from an EOR?

EOR is for individual hires across many countries. GCC is for a concentrated team — typically 20–500 people — in a single hub with leadership, office, and a clear charter. You can use both: EOR for early hires, then graduate to a GCC once you cross 20 engineers in one market.

What does pricing look like?

Two components: a one-time setup fee (covers entity, banking, office, IT — typically $50K–$150K) and a per-employee monthly fee that includes payroll, compliance, HR, and facilities. Direct Build is lowest long-run cost; Managed GCC is fastest to ramp.

Can we tap into SEZ or STPI benefits in India?

Yes. We structure the entity to qualify for SEZ or STPI benefits where applicable, with your tax advisors involved from day one. Most clients save 8–12% additional tax through these schemes.

Who runs the center once it's live?

Your country head. We recruit and onboard them, sit with them through the first 6 months, and then step back into a managed-services role for ongoing compliance, payroll, and facilities. They report to you.

Stop Talking About a GCC. Start Building One.

30-minute strategy call. You'll leave with a location, a team blueprint, and a 90-day plan.

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