Lakshya Digital

Global game art development services

Program Manager - Partnership & Outreach

Program ManagementUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 10 years of project or program management experience, including 2–3+ years in skilling, learning and development, or corporate training.
At least 3 years in a managerial role leading a team.
A proven track record of planning and delivering large-scale training programs.
Ability to build partnerships, negotiate, and close deals, ideally in business-to-business or business-to-government settings.
Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
Knowledge of budgeting, financial modeling, and profit and loss.

Responsibilities

Convert management's skilling vision into operational plans, program structures, budgets, financial models, and delivery roadmaps.
Plan and run large-scale skilling programs on time, within budget, and to global standards, covering cohort planning, trainer deployment, infrastructure, and milestones.
Work with Production Leadership to design and update industry-aligned curricula in art, animation, game development, quality assurance, and related disciplines, ensuring compliance with government and regulatory frameworks.
Define key performance indicators for training effectiveness, report on them regularly, and drive corrective action.
Conduct regular research on industry trends, talent gaps, and the skilling ecosystem to keep programs relevant and high impact.
Maintain clear communication, reporting, and collaboration with internal teams and external partners throughout delivery.
As part of the learning and development leadership team, own the growth and development of the L&D team.
Identify and close partnerships with government agencies, skill councils, universities, and colleges, and own the financial sustainability and scalable model for expansion across regions and institutions.
Understand, scope, and work on partner agreements, memoranda of understanding, and service-level agreements, applying working knowledge of legal terms and implications.
Represent Lakshya as a Champion of Learning at industry events, government forums, and academic platforms; support co-branding and plan outreach activities and awareness programs promoting industry and talent needs.

Desired Qualifications

Experience in creative industries such as gaming, animation, or visual effects; experience working with government agencies, skill councils such as NSDC and NCVET, and academia.

Program Manager - Partnership & Outreach (Bangalore)

Lakshya Digital · Bengaluru, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-01

Workplace: on_site

Department: Lakshya India

Description

This is a senior level position at Lakshya to build and scale skilling and educational initiatives with external partners (Government, Universities and Educational institutes). You will be the face of our skilling vision to the ecosystem and the person accountable for turning it into impactful outcomes.

Requirements

10+ years in project/program management, with 2-3+ years in skilling, L&D or corporate training.
3+ years in a managerial role leading team
Proven track record of planning and delivering large-scale training programs
Demonstrated ability to build partnerships, negotiate, and close deals, ideally in B2B or B2G settings
Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
Well versed with budgeting, financial modelling, and P&L.
Strong advantage: experience in creative industries like gaming, animation, VFX; working with government agencies, skill councils (NSDC, NCVET), and academia.

Key Responsibilities

A. Program Management & Delivery

Program strategy to execution: Convert management's skilling vision into operational plans, program structures, budgets, financial models, and delivery roadmaps.
End-to-end delivery: Plan and run large-scale skilling programs on time, within budget, and to global standards, covering cohort planning, trainer deployment, infrastructure, and milestones.
Curriculum and quality: Work with Production Leadership to design and update industry-aligned curricula (art, animation, game development, QA, and related disciplines), ensuring compliance with government and regulatory frameworks.
Outcome measurement: Define KPIs for training effectiveness, report on them regularly, and drive corrective action.
Market intelligence: Conduct regular research on industry trends, talent gaps, and the skilling ecosystem to keep programs relevant and high impact.
Stakeholder Management: Maintain clear communication, reporting, and collaboration with internal teams and external partners throughout delivery.
L&D leadership: As part of the L&D leadership team, own the growth and development of the L&D team.

B. Business Development & Partnerships

Partnership growth: Identify and close partnerships with government agencies, skill councils, universities & colleges, and own the financial sustainability and scalable model for expanding across regions and institutions.
Agreements and contracts: Understand, scope out and work on partner agreements, MoUs, SLAs, with working knowledge of legal terms and implications.
Branding and thought leadership: Represent Lakshya as a Champion of Learning at industry events, government forums, and academic platforms, and support co-branding. Further, chalk out outreach activities and awareness programs for promoting the industry and talent needs.

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About the Company

Lakshya Digital

Global game art development services

Lakshya Digital provides art development services for video games, leveraging 800+ professionals across India, the US, the UK, Japan, and the Philippines. It combines international and Indian talent and uses a proprietary SWAT automation tool to coordinate tailored art work, enabling more content and faster turnaround with cost efficiency. Its global studio network, client-centric approach, and industry partnerships (NGF, NASSCOM, Keywords Studios) set it apart from competitors. The company aims to help partners scale content production, hit deadlines, and reduce costs while preserving quality.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Gurugram, India
Founded: 2004

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