Job Description – GCC Leader

Client: Leading Global Organization

Location: Bengaluru / India

Experience: 18–25+ years

1. THE OPPORTUNITY

Our client is a leading global organization with a significant international operating footprint. The organization is strengthening its India presence and seeks an exceptional GCC Leader / India Center Head to lead the next phase of growth and transformation.

This is a high-impact enterprise leadership position covering strategy, scale, talent, operations, financial performance, global stakeholder management and transformation.

The leader will build a strategic value-creation, innovation and transformation hub—not simply a delivery center.

2. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

GCC Strategy & Growth

- Define and execute the India GCC strategy with global leadership.- Develop India into a strategic global capability and innovation hub.- Identify new functions, capabilities and Centers of Excellence.- Own the growth roadmap, operating model and expansion agenda.

Global Stakeholder Management

- Build trusted relationships with global business, functional and C-suite leaders.- Translate global priorities into India capability and execution plans.- Establish governance, KPIs, SLAs and executive communication.- Position India as a strategic business partner.

Scale, Transformation & Technology

- Lead significant organizational growth and new capability build-out.- Drive automation, AI/GenAI, data, analytics and digital transformation.- Improve productivity, quality, speed and scalability.- Create a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Talent,



Culture & Operations

- Build a high-caliber senior leadership team and succession pipeline.- Attract, develop and retain leadership and specialist talent.- Own operating budget, productivity, risk, controls and continuity.- Build a high-performance culture and differentiated employee experience.

3. MUST HAVE

- 18–25+ years overall experience; 8–10+ years in senior GCC/GBS/shared-services/global delivery leadership.- Proven experience building, scaling or transforming a GCC, ideally 500+ employees and preferably 1,000+.- Strong global stakeholder and C-suite management, including US/European/global headquarters.- Ownership of a significant operating budget with solid business and financial acumen.- Track record of building senior leadership teams and organizational capabilities.- Experience driving transformation, automation, AI or digital initiatives.- Exceptional executive presence, communication and influencing skills.

4. GOOD TO HAVE

- Financial Services, Investment Management, Private Equity, Alternative Investments or Real Estate experience.- Experience supporting a global investment or asset-management organization.- Experience with a major global organization or portfolio company.- Experience establishing a new GCC or significantly expanding an existing center.- Multi-function leadership across Technology, Finance, Analytics, HR, Operations, Legal or Corporate Services.- Enterprise-scale GenAI/intelligent automation and full operating/P&L; ownership.- Experience managing 1,500–3,000+ employees, international exposure, M&A;/carve-outs/integrations.

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