End-to-End GCC Setup for a UK EdTech Company's First India Operations

The Challenge

A well-funded UK-based EdTech company was scaling rapidly in the APAC and Middle East markets and needed to build a 50-person engineering and product hub in India to support 24/7 product operations and accelerate development velocity.

They had no India presence whatsoever — no registered entity, no accounting firm, no office, no bank accounts. Their UK leadership team had never hired in India before and was deeply uncertain about compliance, payroll, and how to attract quality talent as an unknown brand.

Timeline pressure was real: a Series B covenant required the India team to be "operational" within 5 months.

Our Approach

We activated our full GCC Enablement stack — covering legal, infrastructure, talent, and operational onboarding.

**Legal & Compliance Setup (Month 1)** - Private Limited company registration under Companies Act 2013 - PAN, TAN, GST, Professional Tax, and Shop & Establishment registrations - Payroll structure design with salary benchmarking for Pune market - Transfer Pricing policy drafted with partner CA firm

**Office & Infrastructure (Month 1–2)** - 60-seat managed workspace secured in Baner, Pune — a key tech talent hub - IT infrastructure (networking, endpoint management, MDM) provisioned and tested - Collaboration tools configured to integrate with UK team's existing stack

**Talent Acquisition (Month 2–4)** - Employer brand campaign on LinkedIn and Naukri positioning the company as a "UK-backed, Pune-built" opportunity - Hired 30 engineers (React, Django, AWS) and 8 product/operations roles - Created structured interview guides and competency frameworks for future hiring

**Operational Handoff (Month 5)** - Embedded HR partner for first 6 months to manage payroll, compliance, and grievances - Documentation playbook handed to client for future independent hiring