QualiZeal Appoints Sunil Upadrasta as India Head, GCC
Hyderabad is home to QualiZeal’s 3 Global Delivery Centers (GDCs) and around 80% of its 1,100+ strong workforce. The company’s sharpened GCC focus comes as Hyderabad consolidates its position as one of India's most important GCC destinations
Hyderabad: QualiZeal, a global leader in Trust-first, AI-native Quality Engineering and AI Assurance, is sharpening its focus on Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in Hyderabad to meet growing demand, with plans to add 600+ new professionals in the city by 2028 across AI, Cloud, Data Engineering, Digital Engineering, and Enterprise Applications. To strengthen its GCC business development efforts, the company has appointed Sunil Upadrasta as Vice President and India Head, GCC, to drive new-logo growth, market expansion, and C-suite engagement.
Hyderabad is home to QualiZeal’s 3 Global Delivery Centers (GDCs) and around 80% of its 1,100+ strong workforce. The company’s sharpened GCC focus comes as Hyderabad consolidates its position as one of India's most important GCC destinations. The city hosts 515+ GCCs, approximately 1 in 4 of India's 2,117, making it the country's second-largest hub. Telangana is home to 300,000+ GCC professionals, while 50% of all new BFSI GCC entrants in India last year chose Hyderabad, and 165+ GCC units in the city are linked to Forbes Global 2000 companies. As these centers take greater ownership of products, platforms, and AI, QualiZeal, as a GCC-enabler, is strengthening its commitment to partnering with them.
QualiZeal aims to make Hyderabad a key center for delivering next-generation engineering and AI assurance capabilities to GCCs worldwide. The company is advancing towards Vision 2028, its ambition to become the fastest Indian IT services company to reach $100 million in annual revenue, with strategic GCC partnerships expected to drive significant revenue. The 600+ planned hires will build specialized capabilities for its GCC engagements, and the company is also exploring strategic partnerships within Hyderabad’s growing GCC ecosystem. Its IP ecosystem of QMentisAI™, ValidAIte™, and NexaAI underpins this offering.
Pradeep Govindasamy, Co-Founder, President & CEO, QualiZeal, added, “GCCs are becoming increasingly strategic to enterprise growth and innovation, creating a greater need for specialized partners who can deliver across Quality Engineering, digital engineering, and AI assurance. At QualiZeal, we are strengthening our capabilities and strategic partnerships to meet these evolving needs. Our continued investment in Hyderabad’s talent ecosystem reflects our commitment to being a trusted, long-term partner to GCCs, helping them accelerate innovation and deliver measurable business outcomes.”
A technology leader with 23+ years of experience across sales, business development, delivery, digital transformation, and P&L management, Sunil has held leadership roles at Atos Syntel, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and Reliance Retail.
Speaking on his role, Sunil Upadrasta, Vice President and India Head, GCC, QualiZeal, said, "As part of QualiZeal’s GCC strategy, my priority is to build deeper strategic partnerships with GCC leaders, helping them accelerate AI adoption while ensuring the systems they develop are trustworthy, transparent, compliant, and resilient. GCCs today face a dual challenge: scaling AI adoption and owning global products and platforms, while navigating rising regulatory scrutiny and expectations around responsible AI. By co-innovating with GCCs and giving them full ownership of the solutions we create, we can help them innovate faster and manage risk effectively."
With continued investments in talent, AI-native engineering capabilities, and strategic partnerships, QualiZeal is strengthening its GCC business and expanding its role in Hyderabad's technology ecosystem, helping GCCs move from AI ambition to measurable, trusted outcomes.
