GCC Scaling Excellence: A Blueprint for Rapid Talent Consolidation Across Multi-Vendor Teams

Client Overview

A global leader in the automotive industry partnered with PE to establish and scale its Global Capability Centre (GCC) in India. The client, a renowned German automotive giant, sought to leverage India’s advanced engineering talent and digital expertise to enhance its capabilities in automated driving, infotainment, and digital services. PE played a key role in enabling a seamless workforce transition, ensuring business continuity and strategic growth.

Why India was Chosen as the GCC Destination

• Access to Skilled Talent: India offers a robust pool of highly skilled mechanical and software engineers, making it an ideal choice for establishing a Global Capability Centre (GCC).
• Thriving Engineering Ecosystem: The country’s vast and diverse engineering expertise supports automotive software and digital innovation.
• Strategic Location: Pune was selected for its rich talent availability in CAD/CAM and specialised software like CATIA, NX, and SolidWorks—critical for automotive product development.
• Technology & Innovation Growth: India’s rapidly evolving IT and engineering landscape fosters innovation, scalable solutions, and digital transformation. India’s rapidly evolving IT and engineering landscape fosters innovation, scalable solutions, and digital transformation.
• Scalability & Future Expansion: A large and expanding talent base ensures sustainable growth, enabling further investments in automotive R&D and digitalisation.

The Challenge: Rapid Workforce Transition Across Multi-Vendor Teams

• The client needed to transition over 500 technology professionals from five different vendors across India.
• A key challenge was consolidating the distributed workforce into three designated locations within a strict three-month timeline.
• The transition had to be seamless across all vendors and locations while maintaining workforce stability and business continuity.
• Salary cost optimisation within a 25% compa-ratio was a critical success factor.
• The overall success depended on efficient execution while minimising disruption and ensuring cost-effectiveness.

PE’s Solution & Key Outcomes

• Conducted behavioural assessments for all 500 transitioning employees within two months, deploying 15+ assessors across locations for in-person evaluations.
• Executed a comprehensive market study to establish a competitive compensation and benefits framework, ensuring 87% of employees met the 25% benchmark.
• Developed detailed MIS reports to present key insights to senior leadership.
• Successfully onboarded selected employees, achieving a 100% success rate in timely talent delivery and conversion.
• Effectively communicated the company’s culture beyond compensation, reinforcing organisational values and long-term vision.
• Implemented a seamless end-to-end onboarding programme for all transition employees at the India GCC.
• Led leadership hiring efforts, bringing in top-tier talent for key positions to strengthen the organisation’s capabilities.

Through PE’s strategic workforce transition expertise, the client successfully scaled operations, optimised costs, and strengthened its digital innovation capabilities, reinforcing its long-term commitment to India’s automotive and technology ecosystem.