Manuel Ott Email & Phone Number

München, Bayern, Deutschland

-Ensuring a customer-centric product development process by conducting user interviews, tests, and direct feedback sessions to gain deep insights into customer needs and challenges.- Deriving new product ideas from customer feedback and validating them directly with potential clients to ensure market readiness and address real pain points.- Conducting market analysis and customer research to identify promising market segments and ensure product-market-fit through continuous testing and early sales validation.- Applying agile methodologies and prototyping to develop user-centric products incrementally, ensuring an excellent user experience.- Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, including development, marketing, it, and sales, to facilitate product development from concept to rollout.- Managing B2B sales activities, including initial outreach, customer acquisition, and sales validation to ensure product-market fit and drive the success of new product launches.- Focusing on continuous improvement through customer feedback and market testing.

München Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- Strategic and operational business management- Leadership of the restaurant’s team consisting of approximately 15 employees- Development of event operations and hosting more than 600 events - Online and offline marketing (print and social media) - Further business operations such as controlling, pricing, purchasing, and sales

Selection of projects that I implement with GIZ projects: - Development of an online training course on the use of the “Waste Flow Diagram” tool to visualize material flows, their sources and sinks - Implementation of a program to promote digital skills of GIZ staff in Mexico

San Salvador, El Salvador

Advisor for Digitalization (& Innovation) for the project "Preventing plastic waste in the Central American and the Caribbean Sea (Circular Caribbean)"Digitalization & Innovation:- Strategic development of a digital project portfolio with innovative approaches to plastic waste prevention in Central America and the Caribbean.- Development, implementation and monitoring of digital solutions in cooperation with private and public actors using agile project management methods such as Scrum or Kanban, e.g. educational game & recycling app, digital system for reusable food packaging, multi-stakeholder platform to measure and improve sustainability indicators for private-sector companies.- Design of innovation processes with a strong user focus, applying agile methods such as Design Thinking or User Experience (UX).- Cross-project leadership of the regional “digitalization working group” of GIZ Central America, to develop the onboarding process for digital collaboration applications.Technical work in the field of sustainability / circular economy:- Content development for the free digital tool “Circular Alternatives” that depicts product and action alternatives for the most common single-use plastic items in hotels and restaurants.- Training of the team in the use of the digital platform of the Waste Flow Diagram methodology.- Support to the communication team in awareness raising campaigns (e.g. with WWF).- Establishment and further development of the project website.- Networking with stakeholders from the private and public sectors as well as civil society.Organization and facilitation of workshops, trainings and events:- Conception and implementation of high-quality digital workshops, trainings and knowledge exchange formats for working interactively or promoting knowledge sharing and capacity building.- Organization and technical support of analogue, hybrid and digital events such as international conferences and cross-sector exchange formats.

Metropolregion München

As an Agile Coach, Project Manager and Environmental Engineer with extensive experience in the areas of innovation, product development and digitalization, I support individuals, teams and organizations in impact-oriented projects and transformation processes.

München Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- Development and management of the academy’s overall product portfolio- Conceptualization of digital as well as on-site workshops and seminars in the areas of digital transformation, agile leadership, innovation, remote work, and hybrid project management- Initiation, implementation, and management of product development projects- Online marketing, offline marketing, and marketing content creation (SEA, SEO, social media, newsletter, website)- Authorship and sales organization of the “Agile Tool Cards” (available here)- (Co-)facilitation of seminars and workshops for international clients of various industries (e.g. automotive, chemistry, technology)- Alignment of corporate goals with department’s goals by using the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) goal setting strategy- Assessment, selection, and onboarding of new colleagues

München Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- (Co-)faciliation of workshops and seminars in the area of agile innovation (Design Thinking, Design Sprint and Business Model Innovation)- Methodical training and support of startups- Startup community building

München Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- (Co-)facilitation of innovation trainings and workshops for the internal startups in "The LAB" Accelerator of Munich Re.- Conception and development of an "Innovation Playbook" with tools from the areas of agile innovation and project management methods- Community management and organization of exchange formats for the startups as well as internal/external stakeholders such as pitching events or Barcamp workshop evenings

München Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- Management of product development with the Lean Startup approach- Project work in a cross-functional team in the areas of marketing, design, human resources and sales- Management of marketing and PR projects, such as the presentation of the startup at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 21st Conference of the Parties in Paris

München Und Umgebung, Deutschland

- Preparation and achievement of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certificate for the shopping mall project “Hofstatt München” in Munich- Construction management of a social housing project in “Parkstadt Schwabing”, a district of Munich

Master Of Science - Ms, Management, 1,6

- Master’s Thesis “Analysis on the growth strategies of German startups: A cross-sector case study” (German grading system: 1.3) - Courses.

Master Of Science - Ms, Management

Semester abroad

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Environmental Engineering, 1,9

- Bachelor's Thesis "Analysis of the change of building use in parallel to the tramway project "Tram 23" by the help of land use mapping".

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Environmental Engineering

Semester abroad

Allgemeine Hochschulreife | Abitur, 1,5

Activities and Societies: - Conflict mediator - Tutor for 5th and 6th graders - Sports mentor