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Xpheno operates in India’s evolving talent and GCC ecosystems, addressing the growing demand for specialised skills and rapid hiring.
Our services focus on IT, Engineering, and GCC Staffing, backed by data-driven research and a distributed delivery network.
India now hosts nearly 50% of the world’s Global Capability Centers (GCCs), employing approximately 1.9 Million people. The sector generated US$65 Billion in FY 2024, with projections indicating potential growth to $ 100–110 Billionby 2030.
Outlook: At Xpheno, we maintain a GCC-firstfocus, developing leadership and specialist hiringstrategies tailored for product development,engineering, and multi-functional teams. Ourfootprint of over 325 full-time equivalent (FTE)employees across six GCC hubs enables localiseddelivery and faster turnaround.
In the past 30 months, over 160 new greenfield GCCs have been established, of which 73% are US headquartered. Hyderabad attracted 45% of these greenfield projects, and the existing capacity has already surpassed 1,40,000 roles.
Outlook: We prioritise advisory services that include location intelligence, organisational design, and ramp-up plans. Additionally, we are expanding our delivery teams in Hyderabad and other high-growth micro-markets to meet greenfield demand.
India is home to more than 1,250 US companies, over 480 EMEA companies, 45 Japanese companies, 30 Canadian companies, 25 Singaporean companies, and 15 Australian companies, highlighting a diversified enterprise landscape.
Outlook: We align our search and staffing pods with the geographic locations of headquarters (US/EU/JP) and sector-specific needs, deploying our Skill, Speed, Scale, and Price framework to standardise delivery while adapting to local compliance and cultural requirements.
Bengaluru continues to be India’s GCC capital, hosting over 890 units and a talent pool exceeding 7,40,000. Other significant hubs include NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, and Chennai. Hyderabad is increasingly recognised as a preferred location for new units.
Outlook: Our recruiters and account teams are integrated across all six hubs, with the Udupi Center of Excellence facilitating research-led sourcing and multi-city execution to minimise cycle times.
The combination of Technology and Manufacturing accounted for 51% of greenfield establishments. In comparison, Engineering (38%) and IT (11%) together represent 49% of roles in the greenfield workforce.
Outlook: We emphasise Engineering ProfessionalServices and IT Staff Augmentation to supportdesign, R&D, platform, and product teams.This is paired with leadership hiring to stabiliseoutcomes during the critical first year ofoperations at scale.
Xpheno will continue to align its delivery with the growth corridors and skill needs of GCC by supporting greenfield and expansion programmes through leadership hiring and specialist staffing in IT and engineering, guided by hotspot talent maps. Leveraging insights from GCC Research, we will assist clients in making informed decisions regarding sector mix, location, and function development. We will also utilise the Udupi Center of Excellence and our recruitment hubs to enhance speed-to-hire, governance,and compliance.

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