Optimum Solutions, ABeam Consulting combine opens GCC in Hyderabad to focus on Japanese firms

Singapore-headquartered IT services and digital transformation firm Optimum Solutions and Japanese global consulting firm ABeam Consulting on Thursday (February 26, 2026) announced the launch of a global capability centre in Hyderabad and plans to hire 2,000 professionals, for the facility, by 2030.

The focus of the GCC will be to assist Japanese customers in their enterprise transformation projects. It will serve as a dedicated global delivery hub supporting Japanese enterprises across digital transformation, enterprise modernisation, cloud migration, data engineering and AI-led innovation, the firms said.

Optimum and ABeam Consulting seek to build on their partnership that is built on shared governance and long-term commitment. The GCC will combine ABeam’s consulting leadership and deep relationships with Japanese enterprises with Optimum’s engineering scale and global delivery expertise. The headcount in by 2026 is expected to touch 300.

On choosing Hyderabad for the GCC, Optimum CEO Balwant Jain attributed it to the city’s technology ecosystem, depth of talent availability and connectivity. The company has working with ABeam for about 15 years and latter brings very valuable Japanese relationships and trust.

MD Sumit Malik said a lot of long-term, long-horizon projects will be taken up by the GCC in terms of digital transformation of the client firms. Besides large Japanese companies, the focus would be Japanese corporates who have started setting up manufacturing or trading facilities in India.

“Japanese enterprises are reimagining their business models in response to rapid technological change. India plays an increasingly strategic role in enabling this transformation at scale,” ABeam Consulting President and CEO Takahiro Yamada said in a release.

Both organisations expect an increasing share of their global programme delivery to be anchored in India over the coming years. Backed by combined revenue base of $1.5 billion and a workforce of more than 12,000 professionals globally, Optimum Solutions views the GCC expansion as a critical pillar of its next phase of growth. For ABeam, the GCC strengthens its global delivery ecosystem and enhances ability to support Japanese enterprises navigating increasingly complex technology landscapes.

Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Relationship Officer, Telangana IT Department, Sreekant Lanka, participated in the inauguration of the GCC.