Senior Director of Innovation Strategy
Ultimate Software

Montra Ellis is the Senior Director of Innovation Strategy at Ultimate Software. Montra and her team are responsible for Ultimate’s Innovation strategy and looking forward for impactful product, industry and technology trends. She’s been in the Technology industry for almost 20 years, which has allowed Montra the opportunity to be exposed to a significant number of client verticals in varying degrees. The experiences from those years span from managing worldwide DSP distribution for Texas Instruments to being a road warrior for a boutique Agile Software consultancy before landing at Ultimate Software. Montra has also spoken at various conferences including several on PO roles in the Agile world. She was also on panels focused on “frugal” innovation in Africa and women’s roles and success in Technology.