GCC Consultant, your CXO-Partner

Looking for an experienced, hands-on Partner for your GCC CXO?

Waqt Gurus Consultant will provide an immediate impetus with the flexibility and experience to hit the ground running on Day ‘0’. WGC CXO Partner will make time, information, and decision-making more effective, along with driving better alignment, operating rhythm, efficiency, innovation, and a higher degree of predictable success.​

HQ Alignment, Relevance
Change Management
Cultural Alignment
Cost Management
Year-on-Year
Value
HQ Alignment, Relevance

Clear definition of the GCC’s unique value proposition and position within the organization. Align the GCC’s objectives with (1) the parent company’s mission and vision and (2) the goals of the global CXO owning the GCC India entity.

Change Management

Successful organizational change involving GCC, means, implementing effective change management strategies that are necessary to facilitate smooth execution & adoption across the Co.

Cultural Alignment

‘Culture eats strategy for breakfast’. Building a cohesive organizational culture & bridging cultural gaps between the GCC and the parent Co can be a challenge, affecting comms. & collaboration.

Cost Management

Balancing cost-efficiency with quality service delivery can be tricky. Controlling operational costs and driving engineering excellence while maintaining service is a tough balancing act.

Year-on-Year
Value

GCCs need to put together a multi-year blueprint for value strategy to move up the value chain every year, e.g., moving from cost arbitrage and low-complexity tasks or services to high-value, innovation, and BHAG of top-line contribution.

Our Consultant help GCC Leaders drive better alignment, operating rhythm, efficiency, innovation, and a higher degree of predictable success.

GCCs generate tremendous organizational value and create multiple opportunities. Our dedicated ‘rock of Gibraltar’, Practitioner Consultant assists clients in transforming uncertainty into advantageous centers. The consultant works collaboratively with organization Executives (HQ & Local) to identify and leverage the potential within their India GCC, enabling them to thrive in an ever-changing business landscape.
 
Waqt Gurus Consulting is committed to supporting management decisions and India Leadership in making the India Captive Center – GCC Strategy a success.
 
By identifying systemic or structural issues, we empower organizations across all industries to enhance their India Center – GCC, Operations, Talent, Communications, Strategic Differentiator, and Regional Competitiveness. We believe in building strong relationships, fostering open communication, and demonstrating thought leadership that contributes to a successful launch and long-term success of our Clients India Captive Center – GCC Strategy.

We provide strategic, transformational, and technical offerings in GCC Operations.

Our key vectors to GCC consulting

GCC - India Center Maturity Stages

Global Capability Centers (GCCs) maturity levels can vary depending on their capabilities and evolution. While there isn’t a universally standardized framework for assessing GCC maturity, organizations may use various models or criteria to evaluate their GCCs. Here is a simplified version of the typical stages of GCC maturity
01.

Emerging Center

In this stage, the center is newly established or in its initial years of operation. It typically handles basic, low-complexity tasks or services. It has limited process standardization and optimization cross the functions.
02.

Operational Center

The center has been operational for a few years and has gained experience. It manages more complex tasks and processes. Begins to standardize and optimize processes.
May still have limited strategic influence.
03.

Global Excellence Center

The center plays a critical role in the parent company’s global operations. It handles advanced and strategic functions. Well-established process standardization and optimization. It provides valuable insights to the parent organization.
04.

Emerging Center

The center is recognized as a global leader in its field.
It drives innovation, engineering, products, support, research, and development. Often serves as a hub for specialized services and expertise. It has a strong strategic influence on the parent organization.
05.

Center of the Future

At this stage, the India Center is at the forefront of technological advancements and industry trends. It continuously reinvents itself and the services it offers. Drives disruptive innovation and transformation within the parent organization. Sets industry benchmarks and standards. At this stage, it also contributes to the top line of the parent company.
It’s important to note that these maturity levels are not rigidly defined, and different organizations may have variations in their assessment criteria. The journey from one maturity level to another requires careful planning, investment, talent development, and a clear strategic vision. Many GCCs aspire to reach higher maturity levels to become more integral to their parent companies’ global operations and to contribute significantly to innovation and efficiency.

CXO-Partner

WGC GCC Consultant – A Practitioner with real-world GCC Experience.

Waqt Gurus Consultant comes with over two decades of overall experience, including over 15+ years of playing the role of Chief of Staff, COO, and Chief Transformation Officer for GCC, GBS, ITC, GIC, etc., across Banking and Financial Services, Hi-Tech, Semiconductor, SaaS Start-Up (Series B and C Funded) Firms with the India Centers having 10,000 to 110 professionals.
 
WGC’s CXO-Partner will be a hands-on Partner working with your Executives to transform your India Operations at warp speed.
Strategy & Planning
Operational Excellence
Change Management
Strategic Sourcing
Maturity Blueprint
Strategic Planning

Assist in defining and refining the GCC's strategic objectives and alignment with the parent company's goals. Conduct market research and competitor analysis to help the GCC identify growth opportunities and potential threats.

Operational Excellence

Assess the GCC's operational processes and recommend improvements for efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Help the GCC Managers stay up-to-date with the latest technological trends and implement digital transformation strategies.

Change Management

Guide the GCC through organizational change initiatives, ensuring that transitions are smooth and employees are aligned with new strategies. Help in managing resistance to change and facilitating effective communication and adoption.

Strategic Sourcing

Help the GCC identify strategic sourcing (outsourcing and/or insourcing) opportunities, whether it's for technology, talent, or other resources, e.g., an i2i HUB model. Assist in vendor selection/consolidaton and contract negotiation.

Maturity Blueprint

As an unbiased Consultant, conduct maturity assessments to evaluate the GCC's current state and identify areas for improvement. Recommend a roadmap for addressing value opportunities and define the growth phases.

Who are you hiring?CXO-Partner, Consultant, Practitioner with real-world experience
What would be the Stakeholders?Working with the Regional, Local CXO/Executive Leadership (India CEO, Country Manager, Managing Director, CHRO, R&D, and Function Leaders) and Global CXO/Function Leaders.
Engagement Modes?In-Person & Virtual
Flexible Duration?4 Weeks to 6 Months

Value Opportunity

Executives to take advantage of the paradigm shift in the evolution of work, worker, and workplace.

Need an immediate impetus?
Cant wait for onboarding cycle?
Need a hands-on senior expert?
Need engagement flexibility?
Need a doer, execution?
Need a fresh perspective?
Need an outside-in view?

Hire a CXO-Partner to transform your GCC to achieve its goals.

COs are investing, and existing COs continue to expand in India Centers* to take advantage of costs, talent, scale, market, and significant value within the India ecosystem.

Our success Mantra

Our Portfolio

Transform your Global Capability Center.

Drive Operational Excellence. Drive Innovation.

WGC GCC Transformation Services.