Mitch Daniels

Principal product designer in Durham, NC adept at crafting vision, shipping for impact, and leveling up products and people.

Since landing in tech over ten years ago, I've worked at agencies, startups and established enterprises. Across them all, I've solved challenging problems and developed a broad skillset that helps me accelerate teams toward success.

In particular, I take pride in my ability to:

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Elevate B2B SaaS products in complex spaces such as insurance and sports ops
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Launch successful 0→1 products in fast-moving, high-stakes environments
people
Build team-wide trust and alignment with clear, thoughtful communication
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Constantly level up my craft in visual design and fluency in code

I’ve been fortunate to work alongside some incredibly talented and generous folks. By watching them work, and doing my best to live up to their example, I've developed a few core convictions that inform my daily work:

Design is a force-multiplier.
The best designers leverage their skills to spark conversations, eliminate ambiguity, and articulate vision. They generate enthusiastic alignment across teams and empower others to do great work.

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Crafting a vision for Zinnia Live

Design is what you ship.
Pretty Figma files and fancy prototypes are great. But what matters most is the work that ends up in users' hands. Instilling quality from A to B requires conviction, iteration, and teamwork. That’s the job.

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Leading the way in the NIL era

Design demands insatiable curiosity.
Effective designers never stop asking "Why?". They explore new products, venture into other disciplines, and embrace a spirit of play.

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Skilling up by embracing play

I’m at my best when tackling hard problems with passionate, curious teammates. I tend to explore widely, prototype early and often, and iterate obsessively. I have strong convictions and trust my instincts, but seek out and quickly embrace new information.

Over the past few years I’ve found fulfillment as both an individual contributor and manager and am currently open to Lead+ IC roles that afford opportunities to coach more junior team members.

Thanks for your time! If I might be a good fit for your team, let's chat!

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Roles

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Principal Designer at Zinnia (acquired Policygenius)

2023

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Design Manager > Lead Designer at Policygenius

2021

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Senior Designer > Design Manager at Teamworks

2019

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Analyst > Senior Analyst > Product Designer at Viget

2012

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Analyst at LMI

2010