Cornelia Elsaesser
Cornelia Elsaesser

Customer centered business acumen

Actively looking · Member since 26 Oct 2026
Location
Beijing, China
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Remote Only
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am an internationally experienced leader working at the intersection of strategy, transformation, and organizational development. I translate strategic requirements into practical organizational, governance, and operating models.

I lead international, cross-functional teams and align stakeholders across product, operations, supply chain, production, purchasing, logistics, and qualification functions. My work focuses on creating clarity, decision-making structures, and sustainable performance in complex environments.

I have extensive experience in organizational change, digital transformation, governance design, KPI management, capability building, and strategic target-picture development. I combine technical, business, and organizational perspectives to enable change.

In my current role in Beijing, I support the introduction of new vehicle and powertrain generations, including battery, motor, and eATS technologies. I lead a team of more than 30 employees to align strategy, product maturity, and operational requirements.

I am seeking a role where I can strategically support companies through complex transformation and change initiatives. I bring adaptability, conflict management, customer orientation, creativity, negotiation skills, and resilience to my work.

Skills

26 capabilities

Experience

Career history

Senior Manager | New Variant Tryout and Validation BBAC

I design organizational framework conditions for the successful introduction of new vehicle and powertrain generations, including battery, motor, and eATS technologies.

I lead an international, cross-functional team of more than 30 employees, aligning strategy, product maturity, and operational requirements. I develop governance and decision-making structures and manage cross-functional collaboration in a complex transformation environment.

Senior Manager | BodyTec Management and Cross-Sectional Functions Mercedes-Benz

I supported organizational change processes at the interface of strategy, people, and processes. I led an interdisciplinary team of 12 employees to advance organizational, qualification, and transformation initiatives.

I developed target images and strategic fields of action for future requirements. I also designed cross-site governance, control, and collaboration models for a dynamic operating environment.

Executive Assistant & Project Lead Vehicle | Site Manager Compact Cars Mercedes-Benz

I translated strategic target images into effective organizational and control structures while directly supporting plant management in strategic transformation and change initiatives.

I developed governance, KPI, and decision-making mechanisms for sustainable organizational management. I led cross-divisional stakeholders to align strategy, organization, and performance.

Engineering Project Lead | Digital Supply Chain Audi AG

I helped shape the digital transformation of supply chain and logistics processes in a cross-functional environment. I developed and coordinated control and capacity concepts to support a resilient supply chain.

I supported strategic digitization initiatives to develop organizational skills and competencies. I managed group-wide stakeholders across purchasing, logistics, production, and qualification.

Education

Learning history

Udacity Online Academy

Nanodegree, Data Science and Machine Learning Foundations

Training in data-driven decision-making, business analytics, predictive modeling, statistics, machine learning, and data-based problem solving. Developed skills in visualizing and communicating analytical insights to executives and stakeholders.

Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences, EPF Sceaux (Paris)

Bachelor and Master of Science Engineering & MBA, Engineering, Business Administration, Strategy, Performance Management and Organizational Developmen

International double degree focused on strategy, performance management, and organizational development. Graduated with distinction (1.1) and combined technical, business, and organizational perspectives for sustainable transformation and change.

Mercedes-Benz

Six Sigma Green Belt, Process Improvement and Data-Based Problem Solving

Certification in data-based problem solving and sustainable performance improvement. Applied DMAIC and statistical methods to analyze complex business and process challenges, identify risks and value levers, and implement fact-based improvement measures.

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