Karolis Skinkys (born 16 November 1989) is a Lithuanian football executive, who currently works as the sporting director of the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters FC.

He played an integral role in the process of team selection and internal leadership management,[4] and during his tenure, the club rose to the top of the A Lyga in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Karolis began implementing a new approach at the Blasters,[10] with new supporting staff that included a tactical analyst and a fitness coach for the first time in the club's existence.

[12] He also changed the foreign signing policy of the club, bringing in some players like Gary Hooper, Vicente Gómez, Costa Nhamoinesu and Bakary Kone despite a limited budget.

On 23 February 2023, Karolis signed a five-year contract with the Blasters till 2028, after the club qualified for consecutive playoffs for the first time in its history.