In short
For international businesses establishing, expanding or transforming an India capability, such as a Global Capability Centre (GCC), Talfino can support the leadership layer and the critical talent underneath it.
- Leadership appointments for new or expanding GCCs.
- Critical finance and technology capability hiring.
- Market mapping across India and relevant international talent pools.
- Phased hiring support as the capability scales, from leadership appointment through critical team build.
From the first leadership appointment to the critical talent underneath it.
Why the leadership layer comes first
An India capability centre succeeds or struggles on its first few leaders. They set the hiring bar, own the relationship with the parent, and carry local statutory and governance obligations. For many centres, the first senior finance leader matters as much as the first technology leader, because Indian statutory filings need a local owner who understands what they are signing. Our guide for global companies hiring in India covers the sequence in detail.
What we support
- Centre and site leadership, and the finance and technology heads who report into it.
- GCC finance leadership, including Finance Heads and Controllers who can report under the parent's accounting framework while meeting Indian statutory requirements. See GCC Finance Head recruitment.
- Technology and data leadership for engineering, platform, AI and security capabilities.
- The critical team underneath, hired in phases as the centre scales. See critical capability hiring.
Experience
Talfino's founder brings experience supporting leadership and talent requirements inside a large global financial institution, including nearly five years as Talent Acquisition Manager at Citi. Citi is a past employer, not a Talfino client, and this is not an endorsement.
Working across time zones
We work in UK, US and Gulf hours as well as IST, and bill in INR, USD, GBP or AED. Calls are scheduled in your time zone, and you receive a written update every Friday.
Frequently asked questions
What does Talfino mean by a GCC?
In this context, a Global Capability Centre: an international company's own centre in India delivering finance, technology, operations or other capabilities to the wider group.
Which role should a new India capability centre hire first?
Usually the centre or site leader and the senior finance leader, even when technology is the reason for the centre, because governance and statutory ownership need to be in place early.
Can you support the build after the leaders are hired?
Yes. We can extend the engagement into phased hiring of the specialist finance and technology talent underneath the leadership team.
Have a business-critical leadership appointment?
Tell us what the business needs to achieve. We will help define the search around the mandate, not simply the job description.
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