GCC Talent - An Xpheno Podcast

When we say Magnificent 7, what comes to your mind? It's their revenues...?...their profits..?...or the kind of products that they are building? This episode dwells into the people angle of the Magnificent 7 in India.

Is Bengaluru at a frictional point where leaders from GCCs cohort are moving out to other GCC Hotspots like Hyderabad? What's the GCC Leadership Quotient of Bengaluru amid potentially changing dynamics among GCCs?

This time for #Telangana. The White-Collar Talent movement across the Big 6 Indian cities has unique patterns. How much of this is driven by GCCs or IT Services Companies? ' #GCCTalentPodcast

How many technology professionals have left India in the last 3 years, and how many have come back?

Are #GCCs building their own #AI talent and not buying from the market? Well, are there substantial AI engineering talent in India? #GCCTalentPodcast

Banking #GCCs, what are the numbers telling us about the talent landscape? Are they scaling up? Whom are they hiring from? Have we hit the talent scale peak?

About 5,000 Senior #GCC Leaders have shared their updated CVs to explore new opportunities. Let's decipher the basis of their optimism!

FAAMG then, MANGO now and 'in between' the Magnificent 7 stocks. How has the talent journey of Big Product companies unfolded in India? #FAAMG story still relevant?

85 Greenfields GCCs came in last year. How many of them do you think went with end-to-end GCC Service providers instead of coming up with their own setup for their start?If it’s a new GCC testing waters in India, an end-to-end GCC Service provider will be the right insurance for a rainy day?"End-to-end GCC service provider specialising in all areas": Could this be a stretched claim? At best, they can be good in a few areas. Which means you enjoy what they are good at and suffer with what they aren’t?

What's working in the Mangaluru/Udupi region in terms of infrastructure, talent, and related ecosystem? Some examples and datapoints....

Exploring Tier 2/3 Towns for your next GCC set up, how about hashtag#Udupi hashtag#Mangaluru region? Want to know the skills landscape? Silicon Beach Program

What would a summary of the 85 Greenfield GCCs that came to India in 2025 look like?

You sure would be able to sync up if we say BIG4 Consulting and GCCs. But... how about we say BIG6 in the context of GCCs? Would you be able to make the connection? Catchup this episode to know what the big names of the Ad media world are doing in India and how many more can India host.

The last 5 years since the pandemic has seen multiple cycles of spikes and troughs in hiring in the Indian IT Sector. The recent trends have however been in favour of GCCs, as being more consistent in hiring compared to IT Services cohort. Do the higher net additions that GCCs cohort have done point at a larger & long-term trend? What do the numbers say?

What are the latent parameters that greenfield GCCs would look at while exploring a location for their setup? Xpheno's 4SP framework can come handy to understand the ask and feasibility of carrying out the hiring plan of Greenfields.

How does the Tech Talent Aspiration Pyramid cause and drive friction at GCCs? What are the frictions in play within the tech cohorts and their spillovers into the GCC talent dynamics?

The power of GCC lies in their Talent and this Talent is powered by the Talent Acquisition specialists. Is there an ideal tenure for TA professionals at GCCs, especially Greenfield GCCs?

A reflection on the leadership hiring among the GCCs in India. Comparing 2 sub-cohorts of enterprises within the GCCs cohort to assess how the hiring trends vary between them.

Bengaluru remains the GCCs capital of India... and that's not without reason. From talent to infra to weather to brands... what drives the Talent Positive state of Bengaluru's GCC ecosystem? Kamal dives into these factors and more on this episode of GCC Talent Podcast.

Only 9% of the 140 Greenfield GCCs setup in the last 30 month hired a Woman leader for their Site Head position? This episode digs deeper into the Gender Diversity challenge in GCC leadership and the transformation that seems to take longer than expected. What are the issues and drivers behind the diversity challenge that persists?

Is it the budget? Time to join? Or greenfield experience... or familiarity with the person that decides your new site head in an unknown country for a GCC? In this episode Kamal Karanth shares his insights from our study of 145 Greenfield GCCs that came to India in the last 30 months.

If a GCC's talent strategy goes wrong, who do they turn to? Would it be IT services companies, BIG4 consulting or the Recruitment Agencies? Don't miss the correlation between the headcount growth of GCCs and IT headcount growht of BIG4. The year-on-year growth of the TA teams of the BIG4 is also notable in this context. It definitely take 2 to tango!

What influences the Culture you build in a Greenfield GCC? The people you hire or what you do with them after you hire? The oft asked questions from Greenfield GCCs is primarily around our 4SP framework. Do Greenfields just emulate the template from the Global HQ or do they create one of their own? Where people are hired from plays a part in culture setting? What happens if leaders are mandated to avoid hiring their past colleagues from their previous company? Does the ask on these fronts make hiring complicated?

1300 leaders hired by the Top 125 GCCs in India. Is the dropoff rates in leadership hiring in GCCs on the rise? How many of the leadership movements triggered due to the entry of new GCCs every year? The scale and action in the Leadership Hiring in Indian GCCs is too big to ignore and makes one wonder if we are witnessing a Bull market in leadership hiring space in India.

In the Build-Buy-Borrow model of talent consumption, are GCCs at a disadvantage when they start borrowing talent at the greenfield stage? This episode explores the Pros and Cons of rebadging talent at GCCs.

Didn’t all 1700+ GCCs which came to India so far, came in for talent diversity, scale and cost arbitrage? Yes they did, and they went to the 6 big cities where physical and social infrastructure is almost a given. So... do our tier-2 cities have a chance to become and be the next hotspots for GCCs...? Would narrative around mounting costs and crumbling infrastructure of tier-1 locations be enough? Is there more to make a compelling pitch to get GCCs to expand or set foot into Tier-2 locations?

Close to 100 Global MNCs came to India over the last two years to set up their greenfield  GCCs in India. Any idea how they are faring on scaling up their talent ? In this episode of Xpheno’s GCC Talent Podcast, Kamal Karanth co-founder of Xpheno, deciphers the talent scale scorecard on the Greenfield GCCs that have been set up in India over the previous 24 months. And what are the frictions and challenges in play that impact the volume and velocity of a greenfield's scale up?

In this episode of GCC Talent, Co-founder, Kamal Karanth, and Head of Xpheno Executive Search, Siddharth Verma, sit down to discuss all things Hyderabad.What is motivating senior talent to migrate to the city? What are the deciding factors in favour of Hyderabad when attracting talent?All this, and more on the City of Pearls in the episode.Tune in to find out more.

What are the build-buy-borrow models of talent consumption that enterprises use? Do GCCs tend to borrow talent more than either building or buying talent? Is there a clear advantage that one of the models has over the others in case of GCCs? Co-founder, Kamal Karanth, delves into these and other questions along with Xpheno’s Business Head of IT Staffing, Sundar Eshwar.

In today’s episode, co-founder Kamal Karanth unpacks the lay of the land when it comes to Diversity in GCC Leadership with Siddharth Verma, Head of Xpheno Executive Search.Does India’s leadership talent pool complement the diversity aspirations that global brands bring here? Is there a play book that GCCs can use to boost gender diversity in leadership?

In this episode, we explore the talent dynamics of Banking GCCs and their journey from Scale to Niche.Co-founder, Kamal Karanth, explores the unique talent demands of banking GCCs with our GCC Specialist, Kedar Pathak.They discuss the growing focus on tech-savvy talent, the evolving role of automation, and the impact of regulations on workforce structures. 

In today's episode, we dive deep into the ever-evolving definition of the GCC Head in India. Co-founder Kamal Karanth sits down with Siddharth Verma, Head of Xpheno Executive Search. Together, they dissect the latest trends when it comes to hiring the GCC Head. From the influx of expat leaders to the rise of Gen Z talent, this episode explores the who, what, why, and how much behind recruiting the perfect GCC Head.

In this episode, we explore a topic that's been generating a lot of buzz: the evolving relationship between GCCs and IT service providers.Co-founder Kamal Karanth sits down with Xpheno’s in-house GCC Specialist, Kedar Pathak. They unpack the recent surge in GCC growth, the changing talent landscape, and whether GCCs are poised to become a true competitor to the established IT service provider model.

The GCCs boom in India opened a whole new cohort of opportunities in close proximity to global marquee brands and bellwethers. GCCs have a high appetite for Senior and Leadership talent and they go out to pick Top Talent. In return Top Talent is also seen aspiring for GCC roles. Its a great cusp to be at. In this episode of GCC Talent, Siddharth Verma, Head of Xpheno Executive Search joins Co-founder Kamal Karanth to talk about leadership hiring in GCCs. 

In this inaugural episode, our co-founder Kamal Karanth sits down with our in-house GCC Specialist, Kedar Pathak. We have set our sights on Pune – a city brimming with talent. We'll analyse its strengths, competitiveness, and how emerging technologies are transforming its workforce.