Program Manager - Partnership & Outreach (Bangalore)

Role overview

Program Manager - Partnership & Outreach (Bangalore) at Lakshya

L&D leadership: As part of the L&D leadership team, own the growth and development of the L&D team.

You will be the face of our skilling vision to the ecosystem and the person accountable for turning it into impactful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• A.
• Program Management & Delivery 1.
• Program strategy to execution: Convert management's skilling vision into operational plans, program structures, budgets, financial models, and delivery roadmaps. 2.
• 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. 3.
• 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. 4.
• Outcome measurement: Define KPIs for training effectiveness, report on them regularly, and drive corrective action. 5.
• Market intelligence: Conduct regular research on industry trends, talent gaps, and the skilling ecosystem to keep programs relevant and high impact. 6.
• Stakeholder Management: Maintain clear communication, reporting, and collaboration with internal teams and external partners throughout delivery. 7.
• B.
• Business Development & Partnerships 1.
• 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. 2.
• Agreements and contracts: Understand, scope out and work on partner agreements, MoUs, SLAs, with working knowledge of legal terms and implications. 3.
• 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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Employment details

• Location: Bengaluru [Karnataka] [India]

About the employer

• Program Manager - Partnership & Outreach (Bangalore) Lakshya Digital

Additional role details

• Bengaluru, India
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• 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).
• 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.