GCC / Build-operate-transfer

Global capability center services in India (GCC)

Global capability center services with everything handled: your own engineering center in India, talent, operations, and compliance, on a build-operate-transfer path to full ownership.

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What is a global capability center (GCC)?

A global capability center (GCC) is your own engineering and operations center in another country, owned by you, staffed for you, aligned to your roadmap. Unlike outsourcing, the team, the IP, and the culture are yours. Codiot builds and operates GCCs in India, with a build-operate-transfer path to full ownership.

The honest comparison

GCC vs outsourcing.

	GCC with Codiot	Traditional outsourcing
Team ownership	Yours, your brand, your culture	Vendor's employees
IP & knowledge	Stays in your company	Walks out with the contract
Attrition impact	You retain the institution	You restart every rotation
Cost over 3 years	Lower after year one	Flat, margin included forever
Setup effort	We carry it (build-operate-transfer)	None, that's the trap

Capabilities

What we build.

Entity and compliance setup

Registering the legal entity and handling India-specific compliance, payroll, and statutory requirements.

Senior hiring pipeline

You interview and approve every hire; we run the sourcing and screening against your bar.

Office and operations

Physical or hybrid workspace setup, IT, and the day-to-day operational scaffolding a center needs.

Build-operate-transfer

A contractual path to full ownership on your timeline, not an indefinite dependency on us.

Culture and standards alignment

Your engineering practices and culture, transplanted, not a generic outsourcing playbook.

How it works

How it works with Codiot.

Build
Entity, office, hiring pipeline, compliance, payroll, the machinery you shouldn't have to learn.
Operate
Your roadmap, our operational muscle. Weekly rhythm, transparent costs, your standards.
Transfer
When you're ready, people, processes, and paperwork move to your entity. No hostage clauses.

Why Codiot

Stack we use, and why teams choose us.

ReactNode.jsPythonAWSSalesforce

·Senior engineers only, no hand-offs to juniors mid-project
·Overlap hours with US/EU time zones
·Weekly demos and a single point of contact
·Code you own, documented and tested

“Codiot is the engineering behind our entire technology platform. Working across time zones has been seamless, they operate as our own product team.”
Founder, Italian digital innovation company

Is this right for you?

When it fits, and when it doesn't.

Signs you need this

·You want a dedicated offshore team, not a project-by-project vendor.
·Hiring and retaining engineering talent locally is slow or expensive.
·You need long-term control over a team without setting up an entity yourself.
·Existing outsourcing gives you output but not ownership or continuity.

What's included

·Standing up a dedicated team in India: hiring, onboarding, and operations.
·Build-operate-transfer options toward your own entity over time.
·Engineering, delivery, and management practices from day one.
·Infrastructure, security, and compliance for the center.

What's not

·A quick staff-augmentation fix; a GCC is a longer-term commitment.
·Local statutory and legal obligations you choose to hold directly.
·Guarantees of specific individuals; we build a durable team.

When this isn't the right fit

·You need a few developers for a short project; staff augmentation fits better.
·Your long-term headcount need is too small to justify a dedicated center.
·You are not ready to commit to a multi-year offshore presence.

FAQ

Common questions, answered plainly.

How much does setting up a GCC in India cost?

Typical build-operate engagements run well below the cost of an equivalent US team, including our operating fee. We'll model your specific numbers before you commit to anything.

How long until my center is running?

First engineers productive in 6-8 weeks using our existing infrastructure; your dedicated setup completes in parallel over 3-6 months depending on entity structure.

GCC vs outsourcing, which is cheaper?

Outsourcing is cheaper for the first year or for small teams. From roughly 8-10 engineers and 18+ months, a GCC wins: you stop paying vendor margin on every hour, and the knowledge stays with you.

What happens if we want out?

The transfer clause works both directions: you can take full ownership early, or we absorb the team back with a notice period. No lock-in economics.

Why Ahmedabad?

Top engineering talent at well below Bangalore cost, low attrition, and it's where we've hired for 10 years.

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