Build your team in India.
VMG helps international businesses build and operate dedicated teams in India — from your first few employees to a fully functioning India operation, with a pathway to your own Indian entity or Global Capability Centre when the time is right.
- Operating since 2005
- 20+ years with international businesses
- Teams established across India
- Extended-hours and 24/7 experience
Built for SMEs and mid-sized businesses
Start small. Build with confidence.
You do not need a 100-person operation to build capability in India. VMG helps international businesses begin with a small dedicated team and expand as the model proves itself.
Most engagements begin with a handful of roles rather than an office plan.
Start without an Indian entity. Build the team. Prove the model. Scale when ready. Transition to your own India structure when it makes commercial sense.
- 2–5A realistic first step
- 10Once the model is working
- 25+Scale into a larger India operation
Illustrative of the scale VMG works at, not fixed packages.
“Kartik is ideal for both the first time partner seeking to source help out of India, but also for established players who might need ‘backup’ and/or a second source.”
George KopasBusiness partner recommendation on LinkedIn · 2022
Start
Begin with a small number of roles, without an Indian entity of your own.
Build
Recruit a dedicated team, selected for your business and trained on your processes.
Operate
Work virtually across India, from a dedicated office, or through a hybrid of both.
Scale
Add roles and functions as the model proves itself.
Establish
Grow into a larger India operation or Global Capability Centre.
Transition
A clear pathway to your own Indian entity and leadership when commercially appropriate.
Where to begin
What could your first India team look like?
You do not need to move an entire department to India. Many businesses can begin with two or three roles where India offers strong talent, operating flexibility or a meaningful cost advantage.
Construction & field services
- Dispatcher / scheduler
- Permit coordinator
- Estimating or project support
- Administrative coordinator
India teams can support field operations while the work itself remains with your local technicians, project managers and customers.
See how this works in practice →Technology, SaaS & AI
- Software developer / engineer
- QA or technical support
- AI / data operations specialist
- Customer success or sales support
Build technical and operational capability around your existing home-market team rather than outsourcing the entire function.
See how this works in practice →Professional & specialist services
- Research / analyst
- Finance or accounting support
- Professional administrative support
- Healthcare / medical-record support
India offers talent well beyond traditional BPO roles. VMG can help identify professionals suited to the particular capability you want to build.
See how this works in practice →These are examples, not fixed packages. The right team depends on your business, the work involved and how closely you want the India team integrated with your organisation.
Two ways to work with VMG
How would you like to work in India?
Some clients want to develop their own India capability. Others simply want the work performed for them. VMG supports both, and the right answer is usually clear within one conversation.
Build My India Team
For businesses that want to create a dedicated India capability. VMG helps with people, setup, local operations and scaling, and the team works closely aligned with your own organisation.
- You define the roles, the work and the standards
- VMG recruits, establishes and supports the team locally
- Begin with a few people and grow at your own pace
- A clear pathway to your own Indian entity when appropriate
Manage It For Me
For businesses that simply want the work delivered. VMG provides and manages the outsourced team under an agreed hourly or monthly commercial model, with no recruitment, payroll, workspace or India operations for you to take on.
- You define what needs to be done
- VMG provides, trains and supervises the team
- Agreed hourly or monthly commercial model
- The model VMG has operated since 2005
VMG can help you build a dedicated India capability that becomes increasingly integrated with your organisation — and, when you are ready, transition the operation to your own Indian entity and local leadership.
Some clients combine the two models, using dedicated India teams for core capabilities while VMG continues to manage selected outsourced functions.
The economics
The economics can be compelling.
For many professional, technical and operational roles, the total cost of building capability in India can be materially lower than hiring comparable roles in the United States and other developed markets, while providing access to highly qualified professionals.
The actual economics depend on the role, the experience level, the location, the employment structure, the workspace and the operating requirements. VMG can help you compare the realistic cost of building a role or a small team in India before you make a commitment.
You do not need a detailed India plan to start the conversation. Tell us two or three roles you are considering and we can give you an initial view of talent availability, location options and likely India costs.
India-wide
Build where the talent is.
India's talent base extends well beyond any single city. VMG can help establish your team in Bangalore, Delhi NCR, another major Indian city, a Tier 2 location, remotely across India, or through a combination of physical and virtual teams.
- Fully virtual across India. Professionals located wherever the right talent is, working as one team.
- One dedicated office. A single physical location, chosen around the roles you need to fill.
- Multiple Indian locations. Different functions drawing on different talent markets.
- Hybrid structures. Office-based employees combined with remote professionals elsewhere in India.
Bangalore is VMG's home base and one of India's leading talent centres. It is not the only option: VMG has established and operated dedicated client offices elsewhere in India, including a specialist legal-support operation in Noida, near Delhi.
One India team. Many ways to build it. →India operations
Your single point of coordination on the ground.
Recruitment is only one part of building an India operation. Operating it — the paperwork, the workspace, the equipment, the vendors, the local matters that need someone in the same time zone — is where international businesses lose time.
That is the role VMG plays. You retain your business processes, technical training, work allocation and professional standards. VMG coordinates the local operating environment.
See what VMG coordinates →A recruiter finds candidates. An employment partner handles payroll and statutory administration. A workspace provider supplies the office. VMG coordinates across all of them as your local India operations partner and single point of coordination.
More than recruitment →Recruitment & team building
Sourcing, screening and shortlisting candidates in the Indian market for the roles you define.
Onboarding
Getting new team members set up, documented and ready to work with your managers.
Employment & payroll coordination
Where you do not yet have an Indian entity, coordinating arrangements through established specialist partners.
Workspace
Remote working, coworking or a dedicated office — in Bangalore, Delhi NCR or another Indian location.
Equipment & infrastructure
Computers, connectivity, access and the practical infrastructure a working team requires.
Local vendors
Identifying, engaging and managing Indian suppliers and service providers on your behalf.
Employee & workplace coordination
Day-to-day people matters, attendance and local issues, coordinated with you and the relevant partners.
Operational reporting
Regular reporting to your management, in your time zone, on how the operation is running.
How it works
A clear path from first conversation to a working team.
Six practical stages, from first conversation through to transition.
See the full process →- Understand — the roles, the volumes, the standards and the commercial position.
- Recruit — sourced and screened in the Indian market against your requirements.
- Set up — employment coordination, workspace, equipment and system access.
- Operate — the team works to your processes, with local coordination by VMG.
- Scale — add roles and functions once the model is established.
- Transition — a clear pathway to your own Indian entity and leadership when appropriate.
Capability
What your India team can do
Examples of functions that can potentially be established in India, depending on your requirements and the roles you want to fill. The right mix is determined against your actual work, not selected from a menu.
- Customer Service
- Dispatch & Scheduling
- Back Office
- Administrative Support
- Finance & Accounting Support
- Technology
- Engineering / Design
- AI & Data Operations
- Sales Support
- Legal / Professional Support
- Specialised Teams
Selected experience
We have been building dedicated India teams for more than 20 years.
Client names are confidential, so these engagements are described by sector and location. Each one involved recruiting a team, establishing the operating environment and running it in practice.
From one employee to nearly 25 in Bangalore
A dedicated India operation that began with a single employee and grew to nearly 25 before being transitioned to the client.
Read the case study →A specialist legal-support operation in Noida
A dedicated Noida operation staffed with medically qualified professionals working as medical-record summarisation specialists.
Read the case study →A dedicated operations team supporting near-24/7 field activity
Dispatch, scheduling and permit coordination for US field operations, across extended hours.
Read the case study →Why VMG
Two decades of building India teams for international businesses.
Your local India operations partner.
VMG brings together the people, local coordination, workspace, providers, vendors and operational support needed to establish and run an India team.
- India-wide execution. Teams built physically or virtually across India, including major metros and Tier 2 locations.
- Build and transition experience. Dedicated operations established, operated and later transitioned to client control.
- Specialist as well as support roles. Technology, legal-support operations, medical-record summarisation, dispatch and digital operations.
- Founder-led. Hands-on involvement and direct access to senior leadership.
- Local execution. You do not need to coordinate multiple Indian suppliers independently.
Coverage
Work when your business works.
An India team does not have to operate only during Indian business hours. Depending on the role and the client requirement, teams can be structured to work US, UK, Australian and other international business hours. VMG also has experience supporting shift-based operations, extended-hour coverage and 24/7 requirements.
US and international business hours
Dedicated India teams can be scheduled to overlap substantially or fully with your working day where the role requires real-time interaction.
Shift-based and 24/7 operations
Where continuous coverage is required, teams can be structured across multiple shifts.
Weekends and holidays
Operational teams can also be planned for seven-day and holiday coverage where the business requirement calls for it.
These arrangements depend on the role and are planned in advance; they are not a default expectation of every employee. A US field services team includes dispatch professionals working across extended hours.
No plan required
Curious whether India could work for your business?
You do not need to have an India strategy already worked out.
Tell us one or two roles that are expensive, difficult to recruit or capable of being performed remotely. We can give you an initial view of whether India makes sense, the kind of talent that may be available and what a sensible starting structure might look like.
Founder-led
Founder-led and hands-on.
VMG is led by Kartik Isvarmurti, who has been building and managing India-based teams for international businesses since 2005.
Prospective clients deal directly with senior leadership from the first conversation. For companies exploring India for the first time, this provides a practical local point of contact while the operation is being established.
“He and his team took on every challenge we presented with resourcefulness and efficiency. Throughout our work together, Kartik consistently demonstrated excellent communication skills…”
Bob BryantClient recommendation on LinkedIn · 2025
Employment & payroll coordination
Where you do not yet have an Indian entity
VMG can help coordinate appropriate employment, payroll and statutory arrangements through established specialist partners. The details are set out during the proposal and implementation stage, alongside the broader work of local operations, people, coordination and management.
Talk to VMG
Tell us what you are considering building in India.
A short conversation is usually enough to establish whether an India team suits your requirement, what it would realistically involve and how quickly you could begin.