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Job Description – GCC Head About Blackstone
Blackstone is one of the world’s leading alternative asset managers, with a significant global presence across real estate and other investment businesses. Its real estate portfolio companies operate across multiple geographies and leverage global capabilities across Technology, Finance, Operations and other corporate functions.
We are hiring for one of our clients, a Blackstone real estate portfolio company, which is looking to establish and scale a new Global Capability Center (GCC) with a global mandate.
CONFIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH GCC Leader / India Center Head Client: Leading Blackstone Portfolio Company | Location: Bengaluru / India | Experience: 18–25+ years 1. THE OPPORTUNITY Our client is a leading Blackstone portfolio company with a significant global operating footprint. The organization is strengthening its India presence and seeks an exceptional GCC Leader / India Center Head to lead the next phase of growth and transformation. This is a high-impact enterprise leadership position covering strategy, scale, talent, operations, financial performance, global stakeholder management and transformation. The leader will build a strategic value-creation, innovation and transformation hub—not simply a delivery center. 2. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES GCC Strategy & Growth • Define and execute the India GCC strategy with global leadership. • Develop India into a strategic global capability and innovation hub. • Identify new functions, capabilities and Centers of Excellence. • Own the growth roadmap, operating model and expansion agenda. Global Stakeholder Management • Build trusted relationships with global business, functional and C-suite leaders. • Translate global priorities into India capability and execution plans. • Establish governance, KPIs, SLAs and executive communication. • Position India as a strategic business partner. Scale, Transformation & Technology • Lead significant organizational growth and new capability build-out. • Drive automation, AI/GenAI, data, analytics and digital transformation. • Improve productivity, quality, speed and scalability. • Create a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. Talent, Culture & Operations • Build a high-caliber senior leadership team and succession pipeline. • Attract, develop and retain leadership and specialist talent. • Own operating budget, productivity, risk, controls and continuity. • Build a high-performance culture and differentiated employee experience. 3. MUST HAVE • 18–25+ years overall experience; 8–10+ years in senior GCC/GBS/shared-services/global delivery leadership. • Proven experience building, scaling or transforming a GCC; ideally 500+ employees and preferably 1,000+. • Strong global stakeholder and C-suite management, including US/European/global headquarters. • Ownership of a significant operating budget with strong business and financial acumen. • Track record of building senior leadership teams and organizational capabilities. • Experience driving transformation, automation, AI or digital initiatives. • Exceptional executive presence, communication and influencing skills. 4. GOOD TO HAVE • Financial Services, Investment Management, Private Equity, Alternative Investments or Real Estate experience. • Experience supporting a global investment or asset-management organization. • Blackstone or other major private-equity portfolio company experience. • Experience establishing a new GCC or significantly expanding an existing center. • Multi-function leadership across Technology, Finance, Analytics, HR, Operations, Legal or Corporate Services. • Enterprise-scale GenAI/intelligent automation and full operating/P&L; ownership. • Experience managing 1,500–3,000+ employees, international exposure, M&A;/carve-outs/integrations. 5. TARGET COMPANY UNIVERSE Priority Tier 1 — Global Financial / Investment / PE Blackstone • KKR • Goldman Sachs • JPMorgan Chase • Morgan Stanley • Citi • Bank of America • Barclays • UBS • State Street • Fidelity • Northern Trust • Wells Fargo Priority Tier 2 — Asset Management / Financial Services Vanguard • BlackRock • Franklin Templeton • BNY • Deutsche Bank • HSBC • Standard Chartered • Societe Generale • BNP Paribas • American Express Priority Tier 3 — Mature Global GCC / GBS PepsiCo • Walmart • Target • Lowe’s • Shell • BP • Philips • Siemens • Schneider Electric • Unilever • Johnson & Johnson • Pfizer • AstraZeneca • Microsoft • Amazon • Google • Adobe • Dell Technologies Additional pool: Leaders from large multinational organizations with sophisticated India capability centers should be considered where they demonstrate the required scale, global exposure and transformation capability. 6. TARGET TITLES • GCC Managing Director / Managing Director – India GCC / India GCC Head • India Capability Center Head / Global Capability Center Leader / Country Head – GCC • India Site Head / India Center Head / Global Delivery Head / Global Operations Head • Head – Global Business Services / GBS Managing Director / Shared Services Managing Director • Global Services Head / India Operations Head / President – Global Services • VP / SVP – Global Capability Center / Chief Operating Officer – India GCC Search principle: Title should not be the primary filter. Scope, scale and leadership impact matter more than designation. 7. CANDIDATE SCREENING SCORECARD Assessment Area GCC strategy & transformation Weight 20% Scale / organization leadership Global stakeholder management Talent & leadership development Business / financial ownership Technology / AI / automation Industry relevance Executive presence & cultural fit Total 8. IDEAL CANDIDATE 15% 15% 15% 10% 10% 5% 10% 100% A proven GCC builder and transformation leader, not simply a large-team operations manager. The strongest candidate combines global exposure + GCC scale + business acumen + technology orientation + talent leadership + executive presence. 9. CONFIDENTIAL SEARCH POSITIONING A rare opportunity to lead the India GCC of a leading Blackstone portfolio company, with direct influence on global strategy, organizational scale, transformation, technology, AI and long-term value creation.
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