Elsa Ota

Manager, Business, Technology & Sustainability

Paris, Île-de-France, France

About

Experience

  • Business strategy & user research at Sigma Nova
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

  • Manager innovation strategy & operations | frog, part of Capgemini Invent at frog, part of Capgemini Invent
    Jan 2023 - Jan 2026 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    In January 2023, Possible Future joined forces with frog, combining our strengths and unleashing our full potential to help companies spearhead a creative, environmental and social business revolution. The Possible Future team joined a practice dedicated to growth strategy and innovation, composed over 120 people, with studios across the world, shared values, and a mutual desire to drive meaningful change. frog’s other practice groups in design, technology, data, content and venturing make the full team 1000 strong, with 9 studios across North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. -------- Main areas of intervention: (1) Developing product strategies for start-ups or innovation entities (2) Building product-market fit for new products & services (3) Delivering CX strategies with industrial clients Main sectors: Consumer Goods, Energy & Utilities, Digital & Technology 10+ achievements since Possible Future acquisition: - Delivered performance benchmark for retail player (frog team) - Assessed cybersecurity product-market fit & GTM for tech player (intelligent industries team) - Built CX & satisfaction plan for industrial player (frog team & aerospace / defense teams) - Restructured payment solution offer & product strategy and defined IT platform specifications for payment player (IT & business technology teams) - Assessed risks in metals & rare-earths supply chain and defined circularity opportunities for mining players (industry & utilities team) - Defined cleantech strategy for consulting company (industry & utilities team) - Designed resources awareness & circular economy methodology (industry & utilities team)

  • Possible Future (Paris, Île-de-France, France)
    • Senior Project Lead (new products & services)
      Jul 2022 - Jan 2023 · 7 mos

      Possible Future is a B-corp labeled, innovation studio for good. Our mission: creating new products, services and businesses, that address emerging markets in a positive & sustainable way - from high level use case & market opportunity to MVP. Possible Future was acquired by frog, part of Capgemini Invent in 2021 -------- 25+ achievements in consumer goods, fintechs, construction, digital Role: • Coordinated multi-disciplinary teams of 5-10 business analysts, engineers & designers to build new products & services in industry & consumer goods (strategy, innovation roadmaps, ventures, product-market fit pivots in tech) • Actively managed internal daily operations in the Possible Future organisation (growth plan, personnel evolution, business resources). • Co-founder of the What Could Go Right? newsletter, exploring threats to current business models (company/industry), as well as possible solutions, new and evolving trends, untapped niches, new business models or venture opportunities... https://apocalypsepf.substack.com

    • Project Lead (new products & services)
      Apr 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Business & Technology Lead
      Feb 2020 - Apr 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Strategy Consultant at Oliver Wyman
    Jan 2018 - Dec 2019 · 2 yrs

    • Industries : Industry, retail & consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, financial services / banking • Capabilities : Operations, digital / labs, operational effectiveness, pricing, sales & marketing, due diligences • Product Manager for the development of an internal KM platform, responsible for : digital product strategy, functional requirement definition, feature build releases - agile software development

  • Innovation Researcher (Internship) at Orange
    Jan 2017 - Jun 2017 · 6 mos

    • Contribution of design theories to a managerial action plan in order to enhance performance and responsiveness at OINIS (Orange International Networks Infrastructures & Services) • Formalised and transformed the performance model along with the operational teams at the Bercenay-en-Othe teleport / satellite ground station (Troyes area) • Implemented predictive & preventive maintenance engineering schemes based on satellite network data analysis