Hi I'm Dan,an experienced design leader with 15+ years building great products and teams.
Experience
Nov 21 – Sep 26
VP of Design
Ignition
Led a sustained improvement in the core product experience, resulting in 5x growth in product-led acquisition, 27% reduction in churn and 30% reduction in cost to serve.
Dec 17 – Aug 21
VP of Design
Culture Amp
Scaled the Design practice from 6 to 32 people across Product Design, Brand Design, User Research, Visual Design, Design Ops and Content Design, as the business grew from ~$150m to a ~$1.5b valuation.
Oct 2014 – Jul 2017
Head of UX
Domain
Led the complete redesign of Domain’s core experience across desktop and mobile, increasing NPS by +40 and helping drive growth in consumer usage and revenue, as Domain’s valuation grew ~8x (~$220m → ~$2b).
Apr 12 – Oct 14
Director of UX
BigCommerce
Hired and led the UX team as the ecommerce platform's store count grew from 15k ->55k, overseeing a redesign of the core product, marketing and support sites, as well as iOS app & app marketplace launches.
Dec 08 – Feb 12
Senior UX Architect
PTG / Sitback
Working at two agencies I was UX lead on complex projects for a diverse range of clients such as Tourism Australia, Subaru, CBA, City of Sydney, Macquarie Bank & Sydney Water.
Jun 05 – Dec 07
Co-founder
Slidepath
Co-founded SlidePath to commercialise IP from my PhD research, scaling the company to 14 people before its €3.7m acquisition by Genetix Group.
Portfolio
As AI reshapes how products get made, I’ve begun combining design leadership with hands-on product development. Below are a few examples of this, along with some older IC work.
Core experience redesign
Domain
Objective
Facilitate price increases
Role
UX research & design lead
Outcomes
↑40% enquiries ↑35 NPS
I led the redesign of Domain’s core search and browse experience to help justify upcoming listing price increases for real estate agents. I owned the research and UX design, working alongside visual designers to improve the experience. The redesign delivered a 25% increase in property listing revenue, 40% more consumer enquiries and a 35% increase in post-launch NPS.
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Side projects
VendromatConnect vending operators with qualified venues that are ready to talk. Vendromat uses AI to replace cold prospecting with verified opportunities and warm introductions.
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