Build with Clarity
Scale with Strategy

At Umami, we partner with tech companies to unlock sustainable growth: clear, focused, and built to last.

Drawing inspiration from our namesake, we bring a sense of depth and balance to every engagement.

Whether serving as trusted advisors or fractional leaders, we embed at the intersection of strategy and execution—building partnerships, launching products, and scaling into new markets with confidence.

Complexity? We help turn it into momentum.

How we build with you

  • Fractional Head of Partnerships to:

    • Design partnership strategies aligned with business and product priorities

    • Build and manage high-value, long-term partner relationship

    • Lead negotiation of agreements that drive mutual value and scale

    • Collaborate closely with product teams to amplify user value through partnerships

  • Advisor or Fractional Lead to:

    • Conduct market research to identify strategic growth opportunities

    • Define clear product vision and a differentiated value proposition

    • Establish product-market fit and build a sustainable business mode

    • Set long-term goals and short-term OKRs to align teams and measure progress

    • Develop actionable roadmaps to prioritize product development

    • Craft expansion strategies for scaling and international growth

    • Guide teams through agile and lean product development practices

    • Build and execute GTM plans for high-impact launches

  • Transformation coach or advisor to:

    • Guide organizations through the shift from project-based delivery to product-led strategy.

    • Introduce and embed user-centric ways of working like Lean, Agile, and Design Thinking

    • Support the move from V-cycle models to iterative product development

    • Help teams adopt a product mindset focused on user value, speed, and learning

    • Mentor cross-functional teams through cultural, structural, and workflow shifts

  • Advisor to government teams building user-centric digital services.

    • Support public sector teams in designing impactful, mission-aligned product strategies

    • Guide OKRs, product roadmaps, and partnership strategy within complex ecosystems

    • Help bridge institutional constraints with startup-style execution

    • Foster alignment across agencies, stakeholders, and user needs

    • Enable lasting innovation through coaching, strategic clarity, and hands-on collaboration

Meet the founder

Hi, I’m Lucia Tahara

I help organizations turn vision into momentum — combining strategy, partnerships, and product thinking to drive real-world growth.

Over the past 20 years, I’ve led global partnerships at Google, launched a startup through early traction and tough calls, and coached founders and teams through moments of transformation

Each chapter of my journey has shaped how I lead, build, and partner today:

  • Google

  • Google Maps

  • Google Arts & Culture

  • Google Shopping

  • beta.gouv.fr

  • National Geographic Institute

  • French National Buildings Database

  • Panoramax

  • Public Expertise for the Ecological Transition

  • radar