Karan Verma
Animation Director @Lakshya Digital
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WORK HISTORY
Animation Director @Lakshya Digital
Gurugram, IN
Lead and scale a 110+ animation team across multiple locations including Leads, driving consistent delivery across a multi-project portfolio. Direct animation across 10-12 concurrent productions, balancing creative vision, gameplay requirements, and technical constraints for both Mocap and Keyframe projects. Define and execute outsourcing strategy, managing multiple external vendors and improving delivery efficiency by 20–30%. Own production planning, budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation, contributing to 10–15% cost optimization. Partner with global clients and stakeholders to drive project alignment, delivery strategy, and long-term collaborations. Build leadership depth by developing Leads and Supervisors, improving team autonomy and scalability. Drive pipeline innovation and workflow transformation, reducing turnaround times by 15–25%. Establish studio-level quality benchmarks and review systems, reducing feedback cycles and improving client satisfaction. Lead organization-wide training and talent development initiatives, capacity planning, resource management, performance reviews, annual appraisals and increments, strengthening retention and internal growth pipelines.
EDUCATION
SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Computer Applications
Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC)
AD3D +
Ansal Institute of Technology
Doctor of Computer Science
ABOUT KARAN VERMA
Animation Director with 16+ years of experience in game development, specializing in both motion capture and keyframe animation pipelines. Proven track record of leading large-scale distributed teams (110+ animators and Leads) and delivering high-quality animation across globally recognized titles.Experienced in end-to-end production, outsourcing management, pipeline optimization, and leadership development, with deep exposure to international clients and multi-studio collaborations. Passionate about building scalable animation systems and elevating team performance to meet production standards
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