# Daniel Sigvardsson > Product Designer, 0-1 partner Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/danielsigvardsson As an award-winning multi-disciplinary product designer Daniel has propelled acquisitions, IPOs, and successful launches for over 75 early-stage companies going from either 0-1 or 1 to N. Design for 5+ exits for early stage startups (e.g HackerMeter-Pinterest, MixBit-Verizon, Stackshare-Fossa, BoardVantage-Nasdaq) Daniel brings expertise in Vibe Design & Coding, Consumer & Enterprise Software, UX/UI Design, User Centric Design, Agile Development, Design Strategy, Rapid Prototyping, Interaction Design, Wire-framing, User Testing, Design Systems, iOS HIG, Cross-Platform design, System Thinking, Data-Driven Design, Startup Development, Figma, SaaS, Growth hacking, LLM Design principles, User Research Learn more at see recent work at www.diverseawareness.com ## Work Experience ### Product Design Lead @ ThalamusGME Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area My mission at ThalamusGME is to help build the future of physician recruitment by shaping a platform that is human-centered, equitable, and trusted—one that connects the right doctors with the right hospitals to best serve patients, while advancing transparency and fairness across the GME ecosystem. ### Product Designer @ Diverseawareness Inc. Jan 2013 – Present | san francisco bay area Hello Startup founder(s), you’ve found who you’re looking for—we’re uniquely qualified to become your design partner. We've helped propel acquisitions, IPOs, successful launches, and in every case, have delivered exceptional digital products, services, and brand experiences. Chances are you've already seen our work, as we've thrived for over a decade, partnered with 75+ startups, and launched hundreds of projects. We thrive on tackling complex challenges and turning them into intuitive designs. Agile in our approach, we specialize in quick execution, making us ideal partners for early-stage companies across a diverse range of industries. ### Sr. Product Designer Native @ StubHub Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 - Growing use of native surfaces to enhance app performance and user engagement, resulting in measurable ROI through increased user retention, higher engagement, and improved overall conversion. - Led experiments to drive user adoption by optimizing content relevancy and tracking user signals (Home). - Managed ongoing GI design tasks, improving user experience across all native surfaces. ### Head of Design / Founding Designer @ Teleseat Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area We set out to improve meetings by making the ones that really count more efficient and allowing teams to access everything they need; prior, during and after (even in the case of skipping or missing a meeting. - Solo designer in a five-person team for a $1M angel-invested meetings workflow product. - Built a scalable design system that cut development time by ~30% with minimal design input. - Integrated user-centric principles into the product roadmap, bi-weekly evaluations of user feedback. ### R&D Product Designer @ Twitter Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 Research and development product designer for camera/recording in iOS. - Conducted in-depth analysis of user behavior with existing camera features on Twitter and Vine. - Synthesized new concepts, presenting to stakeholders for buy-in. - Led to implementation of quick access, advanced editing, and dynamic filters, enhancing user interaction. Tried keeping Vine alive! :( ### Founding / Lead Product Designer @ MixBit Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | san mateo - Acquired by BlueJean Network (Verizon) - Lead and solo designer for a $30M Google Venture Startup - Designed three major releases that drove the app's growth from zero to 600k downloads in under a year. - Drove product direction with internal (Cofounders YouTube Chad Hurley/Steve Chen) and external Investors (Google) iOS awards: App Store - Best New Apps App Store - Essentials Photo & Video Lovely UI ### Co-Founder/Designer @ Peanut Butter Dynamite Jan 2009 – Jan 2015 Co-founder and product designer. Products sold in 50 physical stores in both the EU and across the US. Sold online through: houzz.com, Fab.com, Modcloth.com, UncommonGoods.com. Featured in: ApartmentTheraphy.com Betterlivingthroughdesign.com DesignSpotter.com HGTV.com ### Creative Director/Founding Designer @ Shopilly Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | san francisco bay area Responsible for all aspects of design; branding, visual, user experience web and iOS. ### Lead Designer @ Fjord Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 Lead mobile and tablet UI designs for a US nationwide rollout of an educational tool for the University of Phoenix. - Created a fully virtual classroom with a focus on learning, quality of learning materials and cultivating lifelong connections. - Developed an immersive “classroom” that supported portability and quality education. - Emphasized communication to create student-to-student networking. ### Sr. Art Director @ Ottoboni Jan 2009 – Jan 2012 | Stockholm, Sweden Art director and lead designer for multiple global accounts such as; The Absolut Company, The Swedish Armed Forces, Pernod Richard, and Skanska. - Managed and mentored designers through discovery, concepts, design, and implementation. - Implemented design thinking and human-centered methodologies. ### Sr. Art Director @ Foreign Advertising Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 Art director and lead designer for multiple global accounts such as adidas, Procter & Gamble, H&M, and Ladbrokes. - Managed and mentored designers through design thinking, human-centered methodologies, process and professional growth. - Part of new business, pitching and growth team internally - Collaborated with concept agencies (180la.com and Strawberryfrog.com etc.) to ensure creative ownership for digital efforts on shared accounts. ### Sr. Interactive Designer @ Electronic Arts Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 Interactive creative consultant for EA's mobile gaming department. ### Art Director @ Real Pie Media Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 Art director and lead designer for Universal, Fox, MGM, and Warner. - Managed and mentored designers through discovery, concepts, design, and implementation. - Presented and pitched concept designs for client key accounts. - Worked directly and integrated with special needs clients such as Sasha Cohen to create digital assets for major movie studios. ### Designer @ 65media Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 Designer for Activision, Fox, Sony, Pixar, Disney, Red Bull ### Designer @ BCBG Max Azria Jan 2004 – Jan 2005 Visual designer ## Education ### BA in Visual Communication Intercontinental University of Design ### AA in Commercial Photography OCC ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/danielsigvardsson - Website: https://diverseawareness.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/danielsigvardsson JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/danielsigvardsson/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05