Hyderabad has quietly emerged as India’s second-largest product engineering GCC hub after Bengaluru, with a strong concentration of global teams building and owning core products across SaaS, cloud and data platforms, cybersecurity, edtech and media technology, as well as life sciences-focused digital products.
Sources told AIM that Telangana has attracted over 75 greenfield GCCs in 2025, compared to 40+ in Karnataka. This signals a notable shift, with Telangana overtaking Karnataka as the leading destination for new GCC establishments in India.
1.Amgen
US-based biopharmaceutical giant Amgen has inaugurated a new technology and innovation centre in Hyderabad, as part of a planned $200-million investment through 2025, with further funding likely in the coming years.
The facility, spanning about 524,000 sq ft in HITEC City’s IT hub, aims to accelerate the company’s digital and technological capabilities across its global organisation, leveraging AI, data science, and digital solutions to advance its pipeline of medicines and improve enterprise efficiency.
The centre has already begun hiring, with 300 employees onboarded shortly after signing the lease, with plans to expand to over 2,000 staff by year-end. The centre is expected to offer roles across AI, data science, life sciences, and other global capabilities.
2. ABC Fitness
ABC Fitness, a US-based technology provider for the fitness industry, launched its first innovation hub in Hyderabad. The new centre will focus on software and product development, accelerating AI-driven features and customer-centric solutions for the fitness sector, and is expected to create around 200 tech jobs in its first year, including roles in software engineering, cloud, data science, UI/UX, and cybersecurity.
Over the next five years, the centre is expected to grow significantly in both team size and strategic responsibilities.
3. Vanguard
American investment management giant Vanguard launched its first India GCC in Hyderabad. The new centre will focus on engineering excellence, cloud modernisation, data analytics, AI, machine learning, and cybersecurity. It will feature collaborative labs to drive innovation across Vanguard’s digital platforms and enterprise solutions.
Vanguard’s India GCC is expected to reach around 300 employees by the end of 2025 and is projected to grow to over 2,300 tech professionals by 2029, making it one of the firm’s largest tech hubs worldwide.
4.McDonald’s
McDonald’s has established its first GCC in India in Hyderabad, and has leased around 200,000 sq ft of office space at RMZ Nexity Tower in the city’s IT corridor, making it one of its largest GCC facilities outside the US, capable of seating about 2,000 employees.
The Hyderabad GCC focuses on business, technology, analytics, enterprise data, cloud, cybersecurity, and AI-related functions, acting as a global hub to expand McDonald’s in-house expertise and talent base.
McDonald’s has begun recruiting for roles spanning infrastructure engineering, testing, cyber defence, cloud operations, facilities management, HR, and related areas.
Hyderabad was chosen over other cities like Bengaluru due to its talent pool, infrastructure, and quality of living, and the move is seen as part of a broader trend of global firms choosing India for strategic GCC expansions.
5. Miltenyi Biotec
Miltenyi Biotec, a global leader in cell and gene therapy (CGT) solutions, launched its India operations this year with an office in Hyderabad—the Miltenyi Innovation and Technology Centre (MITC)—as a CGT centre of excellence.
The centre, one of the first of its kind in India, aims to support scientists, researchers, clinicians, and industry experts with classroom and hands-on training, research expertise, and access to advanced platforms, including the CliniMACS Prodigy, for CGT development and manufacturing.
MITC aims to foster local innovation in therapies, from proof of concept to clinical development and commercialisation, and to strengthen India’s life sciences ecosystem by enabling easier access to expertise and accelerating the development of novel treatments, including CAR-T cell therapies for blood cancers.
6. Heineken NV
Netherlands-based brewer Heineken NV has chosen Hyderabad as the location for its first GCC in the Asia-Pacific region, committing an investment of ₹2,500–3,000 crore.
The new GCC will focus on technology, digital transformation, AI, data operations, and business support services for the company’s global operations.
The centre is expected to generate up to 3,000 jobs for tech professionals in the city over the coming years.
7. Citizens Financial Group
US-based Citizens Financial Group opened its first GCC in Hyderabad in partnership with Cognizant, located within Cognizant’s new campus in the city.
Launched in April, the centre is expected to grow to around 1,000 IT, data and analytics professionals by March 2026, serving as a key part of Citizens’ digital transformation and enterprise technology strategy.
It will focus on accelerating innovation in areas including enterprise technology, customer experience platforms, data analytics, cloud, cybersecurity and product development, helping reduce reliance on third-party vendors and speed up delivery of modern banking solutions.
8. Costco Wholesale Corporation
US retail giant Costco Wholesale Corporation plans to establish its first technology-focused GCC in Hyderabad, India.
The Hyderabad centre is expected to start with around 1,000 employees and scale up over time, concentrating on technology, research and development, analytics, cloud, cybersecurity and related high-value functions, working closely with Costco’s global teams.
9. Sonatype
US-based Sonatype, an AI-driven open-source cybersecurity company, has opened its GCC in Hyderabad, focusing on innovation in supply chain security and software engineering.
The facility, located in HITEC City, launched with about 50 engineers, and plans to scale to over 200 deep tech professionals by the end of 2026, including product leaders, data scientists, AI experts, and cloud developers.
The centre will play a key role in advancing Sonatype’s Nexus platform, enhancing automation, scalability and customer experience, and supporting enterprises with compliance frameworks such as CERT-IN guidelines and SBOM requirements.
10. Goodyear
Tech Mahindra is in advanced discussions to set up a GCC in Hyderabad for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
The proposed centre is expected to focus on Goodyear’s research and development (R&D) and IT operations, tapping into Hyderabad’s strong tech talent pool. Initial plans indicate the GCC will employ around 300 professionals in 2025.
The initiative aligns with Tech Mahindra’s broader strategy under CEO Mohit Joshi to expand higher-value engagements, improve margins, and shift toward capability-driven models, including Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) GCC setups.
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