Hyderabad Becomes The Hartford’s India Home
- Global Technology Centre launched in Financial District
- Industries Minister Sridhar Babu cites global leaders
Hyderabad: Hyderabad became The Hartford’s first home in India as the State government announced the launch of the Global Technology Centre of The Hartford in the city on Monday. Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu formally launched the facility. This marks the company’s first-ever entry into India.
The Global Technology Centre spans about 1,60,000 square feet in the Financial District. The company designed the centre to operate in a start-up-like environment. It will focus on rapid prototyping and development. It will also enable seamless cross–time-zone collaboration with the company’s technology hubs in Hartford, Charlotte, Chicago, and Columbus.
The new Global Technology Centre will support the company’s enterprise-wide technology transformation journey. It will place a strong focus on artificial intelligence, digital innovation and engineering excellence. Therefore, the centre is expected to play a key role in advancing the organisation’s global capabilities.
The facility is expected to scale to a headcount of nearly 1,200 over the next few years. As it expands, it will strengthen advanced digital, engineering and AI-led capabilities for the organisation globally. Meanwhile, the launch reinforces Hyderabad’s growing profile as a hub for global capability centres.
Addressing the occasion, Industries Minister Sridhar Babu said Hartford’s decision to begin its India journey in Hyderabad follows a familiar pattern. He cited examples of global companies choosing the city for expansion.
“When Microsoft expanded beyond the United States, their first major development centre outside the U.S. was built here. When Google entered India, they chose Hyderabad and created their largest campus outside Mountain View, he said.
“In recent years, global leaders like McDonald’s, Vanguard, Dai-ichi Life and Marriott International have also made Hyderabad their landing point in India, building GCCs that drive advanced digital engineering, AI-led operations and global capability building” Sridhar Babu said.
The launch of The Hartford’s Global Technology Centre further adds to Hyderabad’s position as a preferred destination for multinational firms entering India.
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