Launch Your GCC
Global Capability Center Setup across Eastern Europe, LATAM, and Asia
Maxima handles location strategy, team build, infrastructure, and security so you receive a fully operational, ring-fenced engineering hub as a monthly OPEX line. No foreign subsidiary. No CAPEX. No 18-month delay.
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A dedicated engineering hub that ships from day one, without the entity risk
A managed Global Capability Center (GCC) is a ring-fenced engineering team in Eastern Europe, LATAM, or Asia that works exclusively on your roadmap, under your direction, inside Maxima's existing legal entity and delivery infrastructure. You receive the output of a full engineering hub without registering a foreign subsidiary, signing a lease, or building HR infrastructure from scratch.
A DIY GCC build starts with 4 to 6 months of entity setup, followed by real estate negotiation, payroll infrastructure, talent sourcing, and then the onboarding phase. Most organizations do not see productive engineering output for 12 to 18 months.
Maxima's model eliminates the setup phase. The entity exists. The delivery centers across Eastern Europe, LATAM, and Asia are operational, the talent networks are established. You book the capacity and the team starts shipping within 60 days of contract signature.
Everything required to launch and run your GCC, covered
A GCC engagement with Maxima covers four interconnected delivery areas. Each one can be scoped independently, but they are designed to work as an integrated program from location selection through to a running, secure, and auditable engineering hub.
Eastern Europe, LATAM, or Asia: choosing the right region for your requirements
Location selection is a multi-variable decision. Timezone alignment, talent availability by discipline, cost structure, regulatory posture, and existing client infrastructure all affect the answer. Maxima's location strategy engagement produces a documented recommendation based on your specific requirements, not a generic market overview.
EU jurisdiction, US East Coast morning overlap
Deep talent pool across cloud platform, security engineering, SRE, and software development. EU regulatory alignment and GDPR compliance by default. Morning overlap with US East Coast enables real-time collaboration without async handoff.
EU regulatory | GDPR-native | Cloud, Security & SRE talent | US East overlap
24/7 depth, follow-the-sun coverage
One of the world's largest software engineering talent pools. Asia's technology hubs support deep specialization in cloud platforms, data engineering, and software development. The timezone provides follow-the-sun coverage that pairs with an Eastern Europe hub for continuous 24/7 operations.
24/7 coverage | Follow-the-sun | Deep specialization | APAC overlap
US-aligned timezone, same-day collaboration
English-speaking engineering talent with real-time collaboration with US teams. The region behind Maxima's 91-engineer engagement: 90 to 100% retention, 45 to 60-day time-to-hire, 36 to 50% cost reduction versus US equivalent roles. Best fit for US-headquartered clients requiring same-timezone collaboration.
US timezone-aligned | Same-day collab | Specialized engineering | English-speaking
From decision to a running engineering hub
Each phase has defined deliverables and an acceptance gate before the next phase begins.
Location strategy and scoping
Define the engineering profile, headcount target, and timeline. If location has not yet been determined, Maxima's location strategy engagement runs in parallel: cost modeling, talent availability analysis, timezone requirements, and regulatory considerations. We deliver a documented location recommendation and hiring brief.
Secure infrastructure provisioning
Security is fully provisioned in parallel with scoping so it does not delay recruitment. We ensure controlled, policy-enforced access for developers and deliver all required compliance documentation to your InfoSec team within two weeks. Protection is included for all developer tools, and data handling for Eastern Europe hubs is GDPR-aligned.
Recruitment and onboarding
Maxima's established talent networks across Eastern Europe, LATAM, and Asia support 45 to 60-day time-to-hire for senior engineering roles. Onboarding integrates Maxima's HR and business management processes with your organization's standards, so every hire operates as a member of your team from day one.
Production delivery begins
The GCC team is shipping real engineering work. Not 'onboarded,' not 'ramping', delivering against your roadmap through your existing pipelines. The engagement continues to scale at the cadence you define. If at any point you choose to bring the team in-house under a Build-Operate-Transfer, Maxima transfers the team, all IP, and the full engineering runbook.
The 91-engineer engagement that delivered ROI in 18 months
91
Specialists integrated across disciplines
90%+
Retention across the engagement vs. ~30% industry average
36%
Lower cost vs. US equivalent roles
A Tier-1 North American engineering firm serving critical infrastructure sectors needed to scale its engineering delivery capacity without relying on a tightening US labor market.
Maxima identified the optimal LATAM location against three criteria: English-speaking engineering talent availability across the required disciplines, real-time timezone alignment with US teams, and a cost structure that materially reduced operational spend without lowering technical standards.
The engagement covered substation and electrical engineers, SCADA systems integrators, renewables engineers, civil and structural engineers, BIM CAD technicians, project managers, and operational leadership.
Maxima and the client harmonized HR processes, onboarding, performance management, and benefits from day one, so every hire operated as a member of the client organisation rather than a contractor. At the close of the engagement, the client's CHRO stated: "I could not be more pleased with our outcomes to date."
Why the economics of a managed GCC change when you account for all the costs
The comparison that makes DIY look cheaper is always incomplete. It excludes entity setup, real estate, year-one attrition, compliance overhead, and the 12 to 18 months of delay before any engineering output arrives.
Factor
DIY offshore
Managed GCC (Maxima)
Time to first deliverable
12 to 18 months
60 days
Foreign entity required
Yes (you)
No
P&L treatment
CAPEX + OPEX
100% OPEX
Year-1 attrition exposure
~30% industry avg
90%+ retention (LATAM benchmark)
Time-to-hire, senior roles
8 to 12 weeks
45 to 60 days
Security & compliance
Build yourself
SOC 2, ISO 27001, CMMI 3 from day 1
Exit if strategy changes
Entity wind-down 12-18m
30-day notice, keep all IP & scripts
The situations where a managed GCC engagement makes sense
You need engineering capacity you cannot fill in the US or Western Europe at the volume or specialization required.
Your legal or finance team has blocked a foreign entity setup. Maxima's entity-less model removes all of those constraints.
You need engineers producing work inside 60 days, not 18 months. The managed GCC model is the only path to that timeline.
You want the option to bring the team in-house eventually, without proprietary lock-in. Build-Operate-Transfer is included.
30 minutes to a clear GCC deployment plan
We scope your engineering profile, model the cost against Eastern Europe, LATAM, or Asia, and walk through what the 60-day delivery timeline looks like for your organization. No obligation.
We respond within one business day. We will be direct if a managed GCC is not the right model for your situation and tell you what is.