About Vertara Global
Make India GCC setup predictable for enterprise buyers: clear ownership, honest timelines, and a single operating rhythm from first hire to steady-state scale.
Our story
Vertara Global was founded by GCC builders, not GCC advisors. Our founders led capability centre builds at a Big 4 firm and one of the world’s largest global mining companies standing up teams from a blank sheet of paper, not writing a recommendation for someone else to execute. That distinction shapes everything about how Vertara works. We size engagements the way an operator would, price the way an accountable partner would, and stay past the launch date the way an owner would.
Our vision
To be the most trusted partner for organizations building Global Capability Centres from Nano GCCs to full mid-scale hubs that create real enterprise value.
THE NAME
Vertara draws inspiration from two words – “Vertex”, the summit and the highest point of capability and “Tara”, a Sanskrit word for star, guide to cross over.
Together: The guiding summit, a partner that leads organizations to the peak of their GCC ambition.
What we stand for
Trust
Transparent scoping, milestone-based terms, no silent scope creep.
Ownership
One accountable team across strategy, legal, HR and technology.
Craft
Practitioner judgment applied to every decision.
By the numbers
50+
Years of combined GCC experience across the founding team
6
Sectors
10
GCC builds led by our founders before Vertara existed
Our Foundation
Who are we
Practitioner led GCC advisory, built by operators, not consultants
Founded by GCC builders
Leaders from a Big 4 firm and one of the world’s largest mining companies who built GCCs from the ground up; 6 sectors, 10 GCC builds
50+ years of GCC experience
From business strategy, feasibility to steady state operations
Practitioner DNA
Lived the GCC journey, solved practical problems not just advised on it
Leadership
Led by practitioners. Built to grow.
Strategy, GCC execution and shared services under one senior-led platform with the bench expanding across practice areas.
Neha is an architect and corporate real estate leader with more than 20 years across India and APAC. At a major mining company, she enabled India GCC expansion from the workplace side defining location and space needs, coordinating leasing and fit-out decisions with internal teams and delivery partners, and preparing facilities for occupation and growth. Her work links capacity, employee experience, safety and operational readiness. She brings expertise in portfolio strategy, design, project delivery, sustainability and facilities governance, alongside LEED AP, Green Mark Manager and ISO 9001 internal auditor credentials.
Namit brings more than 20 years of experience in GCC strategy and commercial transformation. During a long career with a Big 4 firm, he built and led a capability hub and supported more than ten GCC set-ups. His work spans business cases, location assessment, operating models, shared services and innovation-led centres of excellence. At Vertara, he leads the strategic and operating-model decisions that turn a GCC ambition into a scalable, governed business capability.
Erica is an attorney and global real estate and operations leader with more than 25 years across industrial, retail, hospitality and commercial portfolios. As head of global real estate at one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, she ran a footprint of more than 4,000 locations and 200 million sq. ft., and led the re-evaluation of its site strategy for Global Capability Centres, weighing talent and skill availability against time-zone, financial and geographic constraints. Earlier, at a global lighting manufacturer, she sat on the executive task force that centralized HR, IT, Procurement and Finance into global business services. At Vertara, she leads client engagement and onboarding, working with HQ leadership teams from the first conversation through to a mandate that is scoped, agreed and ready to build.
Saurabh Agarwal is the Founder & Managing Director of Skill Cube, with over two decades of experience across technology, cybersecurity, consulting, telecommunications and insurance. A former Chief Information Security Officer and Data Privacy Officer, he brings international experience spanning the US, Europe, APAC, the Middle East and Africa. His expertise complements Vertara Global’s focus on enabling secure, scalable and future-ready GCCs. His background in cybersecurity governance, data privacy and talent development is relevant to building strong foundations for new centres, developing specialist capabilities and strengthening operational readiness as businesses scale in India. Alongside Vertara’s strengths in GCC strategy, workplace and operational enablement, Saurabh’s experience offers a complementary perspective on aligning people, technology and security with enterprise objectives.
Rahul is a Chartered Accountant with more than a decade as a finance leader across pharma, medical devices, manufacturing and mining multinationals. At one of the world's largest global mining companies, he led IFRS closing and reporting and managed offshore finance teams. As General Manager Finance at an Indian biopharmaceutical company, he ran financial control, statutory and internal audits, treasury and tax, alongside transactions such as QIPs, slump sales and acquisitions. He is a Partner at A T R S & Co, Chartered Accountants, Vertara's consortium partner for finance, audit and compliance and independent professional support, subject to separate engagement and acceptance by ATRS & Co.
JOIN VERTARA
We are growing the bench
Three practice-leadership roles are open
We're building practice leadership across the capabilities that help GCCs get built and scaled.
Legal & Entity Setup
Entity structuring, statutory setup, contracts, compliance frameworks and governance for GCCs from Nano to mid-scale.
People & HR Advisory
Org design, leadership hiring strategy, compensation, HR policies and workforce planning for newly built centres.
Digital & Technology
Technology strategy, IT operating model, automation, data and AI, and cybersecurity for centres built digital from day one.
Let’s build the right GCC — and build it to last.
Interested in joining Vertara? Discuss the role with us.
Trust
Enterprises building lasting India capability
The capabilities we deliver, backed by the experiences of leaders building and scaling in India.
EB““They treated our GCC like a product launch — clear owners, honest timelines, and no theatre. We went from board approval to a productive seed team without losing a quarter.”
MC““The connected model mattered. Talent, workspace, and ops stopped being three vendor conversations and became one plan our CHRO and CFO could both trust.”
SL““We needed India capability without losing parent-culture alignment. GCC Advisor sequenced leadership hires and workspace so nothing raced ahead of readiness.”
EB““They treated our GCC like a product launch — clear owners, honest timelines, and no theatre. We went from board approval to a productive seed team without losing a quarter.”
MC““The connected model mattered. Talent, workspace, and ops stopped being three vendor conversations and became one plan our CHRO and CFO could both trust.”
SL““We needed India capability without losing parent-culture alignment. GCC Advisor sequenced leadership hires and workspace so nothing raced ahead of readiness.”
EB““They treated our GCC like a product launch — clear owners, honest timelines, and no theatre. We went from board approval to a productive seed team without losing a quarter.”
MC““The connected model mattered. Talent, workspace, and ops stopped being three vendor conversations and became one plan our CHRO and CFO could both trust.”
SL““We needed India capability without losing parent-culture alignment. GCC Advisor sequenced leadership hires and workspace so nothing raced ahead of readiness.”
EB““They treated our GCC like a product launch — clear owners, honest timelines, and no theatre. We went from board approval to a productive seed team without losing a quarter.”
MC““The connected model mattered. Talent, workspace, and ops stopped being three vendor conversations and became one plan our CHRO and CFO could both trust.”
SL““We needed India capability without losing parent-culture alignment. GCC Advisor sequenced leadership hires and workspace so nothing raced ahead of readiness.”
AR““Advisory that survived contact with reality. Their location and org design work held up when we actually had to hire and fill a floor.”
JO““The EOR bridge kept delivery moving while our entity formed. Transfer to captive payroll was clean — our audit team was impressed.”
RM““As an India centre head, I finally had one partner who spoke both HQ language and local operating reality. Hiring quality held as we scaled past 150.”
AR““Advisory that survived contact with reality. Their location and org design work held up when we actually had to hire and fill a floor.”
JO““The EOR bridge kept delivery moving while our entity formed. Transfer to captive payroll was clean — our audit team was impressed.”
RM““As an India centre head, I finally had one partner who spoke both HQ language and local operating reality. Hiring quality held as we scaled past 150.”
AR““Advisory that survived contact with reality. Their location and org design work held up when we actually had to hire and fill a floor.”
JO““The EOR bridge kept delivery moving while our entity formed. Transfer to captive payroll was clean — our audit team was impressed.”
RM““As an India centre head, I finally had one partner who spoke both HQ language and local operating reality. Hiring quality held as we scaled past 150.”
AR““Advisory that survived contact with reality. Their location and org design work held up when we actually had to hire and fill a floor.”
JO““The EOR bridge kept delivery moving while our entity formed. Transfer to captive payroll was clean — our audit team was impressed.”
RM““As an India centre head, I finally had one partner who spoke both HQ language and local operating reality. Hiring quality held as we scaled past 150.”
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