Danielle Thompson

Design Match

Connecting amazing talent, with ambitious startups.

Founder

StubHub

• Led the complete overhaul of the point of sale (POS) system, focusing on user-centric redesign for streamlined operations.
• Commanded design strategy for high-stakes industry deals, delivering compelling visuals for key partnerships.
• Optimized and governed the design system, ensuring consistency for enhanced brand coherence and development speed.

Senior Designer

No Capital, LLC

Vice Chairman Of The Board

Studio Moku

http://studiomoku.com

Danielle is a seasoned UX/UI product designer, specializing in the fintech market. Collectively she's helped companies raise over 18 million in seed and VC Funding in the last two years. Her interfaces have serviced over 100 million users. Data drive Danielle's designs and are often powered by React. She believes in staying lean and testing regularly. Danielle works well in small teams and with first-time founders.

Toptal

User Experience Designer

• Effectively represented and marketed the Toptals employment brand, the organization's business objectives and career opportunities to potential candidates
• Summarized candidate's strengths and needs relative to role and to culture at Toptal 
• Readily identified and address objections; assed when to pursue or withdraw
• Built long-term candidate relationships

Recruiter

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

• Guided the development of cloud-based sample analysis tools for scientists, physicians, and researchers, enhancing workflows.
• Designed innovative systems to connect to the St. Jude Cloud ecosystem, improving data management.
• Managed and visualized complex medical data, including genomic data, to support better sample analysis.
• Created new workflows and tools for improved sample analysis in the cloud.

Product Owner

Moonfare

• Spearheaded the transition to Jira for design processes, resulting in a significant performance boost.
• Restructured the design team to enhance efficiency and collaboration.
• Played a pivotal role in fostering design-led thinking and expanding the corporate workforce during Moonfare's growth from 70 to 300 employees.

Head of Design

Dream Team

Chief Operating Officer

Livesport

• Launched a new product with over one million visitors within its first year.
• Rebuilt the existing product using a modular system, optimizing development time.
• Managed project timelines, estimates, and milestones.
• Executed design implementation within three months by collaborating with developers.

Lead Product Designer

Blackboard

• Led research initiatives and created new design processes to enhance user experience.
• Developed cross-platform secure encryption module and designed user flows and prototypes.
• Utilized internal analytics and third-party data to rework design ideas for optimal results.

Lead UX Desigenr

Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not.

I've dedicated my professional life to bridging this gap, creating more opportunities for creative individuals worldwide.

Currently building -  Design Match (http://designmatch.io), a platform that connects designers with exciting work opportunities in startups.

I've created spaces like Design Club for creatives to connect, and Dream Team to link startups with stellar product teams. Freelance Travel Network teaches freelancers to seek inspired work. Each endeavour works towards my ethos: "Empower creators to craft a better world."

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JPNB Consulting Ltd

Recruitment

Andros UK Limited

Responsible for developing the Bonne Maman brand and the Andros UK desserts range into convenience stores, forecourts, cash and carry, wholesalers.

- Pure Business Development role
- Generated over 2 million of new business
- Responsible for the marketing budget of the convenience channel, circa 150 thousand pounds

Commercial Manager

DS Smith

Responsible for the profitability, growth and deliverables of 30M business and a team of 6 Territory Managers. Out of 11 customers I grew 8 of them, lost 1 to a tender (850K account) and retained the last 2 despite poor performance from the supplying factory. Opened up Primark for my colleagues of the Paper Division, which became a 50M paper bag business.

UK Division - National Sales Manager

My job was to help the Group R&D Director to build his team with scientists and technical experts throughout the Group. Once done I managed key projects of technology transfer & roll out from companies acquired throughout the entire Group. Extensive training in change management and culture change to overcome local boundaries.

Commercial Manager - Central R&D Team

Implemented a customer survey across 3 divisions, 10 countries and 125 clients. Initially 1 of 4 project managers, “promoted” to manage the other 3.

Assistant to the Group Commercial Director

Deloitte Luxembourg

Tax and Financial advisory of a portfolio of clients:

- Financial audit of initial tax situation
- Legal and Tax research
- Preparation of advanced tax structures and negotiation documents
- Drafting of tax ruling
- Occasional drafting of marketing documents such as the Maritime Brochure

Knowledge Sharing initiative:

Participation in company wide culture change effort to generate more feedback and spread knowledge across functions and seniority

Tax Consultant

Eversheds

Employment Law, litigation and advisory:

- Litigation: responsible for drafting summons, pleadings and lead legal research in complex cases 
- Advisory: responsible for legal research and writing memorandum on complex acquisition & restructuring and their consequences for employees

Trainee

Recruiting top candidates for top businesses. Posts and articles about the process.

I work with small and mid-size businesses to help them find great people to grow their business. 

I also work with talented professionals to help them find the next job in their career.

Please do not hesitate to message me. I reply to everyone.

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