Global Mobility for GCCs in India: Trends, Challenges, and the Path Forward

India’s GCC ecosystem has grown more than two-fold in the last decade, evolving from cost-optimisation hubs into innovation and capability powerhouses. What’s fuelling this transformation is not just world-class infrastructure or expanding digital capability. It is the movement of talent and knowledge across borders. Global mobility is, in many ways, the invisible current powering the GCC engine. For over two decades, Lex Visas has partnered with global corporate enterprises to move talent seamlessly, enabling leadership rotations, rapid project deployments, global collaborations, and cross-border innovation. We have seen first-hand how strategic mobility frameworks accelerate GCC growth, while fragmented or reactive processes slow it down.

The GCC Evolution Story

GCCs in India began as offshore extensions focusing on operational efficiency. Today, they are centres of excellence driving R&D, product innovation, advanced analytics, cybersecurity, and critical global functions. With this evolution comes a deeper dependency on high-quality talent mobility.

GCCs now rely on rapid leadership movement, skill-based project assignments, and global knowledge-transfer cycles. Whether it’s a U.S. product leader relocating to India for capability building or an Indian engineer leading a technology rollout in Europe, mobility agility defines business agility. Research shows that the ability to deploy and rotate key talent quickly is among the top three differentiators for GCCs scaling globally.

Why Global Mobility Matters Strategically?

• Speed-to-market: In global projects, delays in deploy­ing talent directly impact delivery timelines and client confidence.
• Compliance assurance: With immigration, labour, taxation, and social security rules differing across regions, expert corporate immigration support is essential to protect the organisation and the assignee.
• Talent experience: A seamless assignment that covers documentation, relocation, family support, and readiness improves engagement and retention.
• Cost efficiency: A strategic mobility program avoids duplication, penalties, and attrition, delivering predictable outcomes.

Emerging Global Mobility Trends for GCCs

Governments are tightening compliance yet competing for top talent, leading to digital visa systems, short-term project visas, and remote-work permissions. Mobility is now integrated into global talent strategy, influencing hiring and retention decisions. Forward-thinking GCCs are adopting end-to-end mobility partnerships, integrating immigration, relocation, and compliance under one umbrella. At Lex Visas, our single-window solution has helped many GCCs in India achieve higher efficiency, better compliance visibility, and improved employee satisfaction.

Partnering for Growth: The Future-Ready Mobility Model

To scale globally, GCCs must build a mobility ecosystem centred on:

• Employee-centric experiences
• Data-driven decision-making
• Integrated global partnerships
• Predictive compliance and transparent workflows

Ultimately, a GCC’s ability to expand globally is only as strong as its global mobility framework.

As GCCs shape India’s global economic narrative, mobility becomes the bridge connecting opportunity, talent, and impact. At Lex Visas, we believe that when mobility is strategic, not transactional, growth becomes unstoppable.