Darren Marshall
@darrenmarshall
Design executive driving product-led growth, AI/HCI strategy, and enterprise digital transformation.
What I'm looking for
I am a Design Executive with 20+ years leading multi-disciplinary teams and turning design into a strategic driver for enterprise-scale modernization and acquisitions.
As VP of Design at Manifold and interim design/product leader across startups and enterprises, I’ve led organizational scaling, DesignOps, and design systems that supported $9M annual portfolios and multiple successful product launches tied to multi-year renewals and exits.
I co-founded an innovation studio, built venture incubation playbooks, and defined AI-enabled product roadmaps that accelerated product-market fit for 200+ institutional partners, partnering across Engineering, Product, GTM, and executive leadership to deliver measurable business outcomes.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Interim Director of Product & Design
PowerNotes
Jan 2022 - Present (4 years)
Led strategic turnaround and right-sizing for an AI-enabled research platform, defining a lean AI roadmap and implementing AI-assisted prototyping to accelerate validation and product-market fit across 200+ institutional partners.
VP of Design
Manifold
Jan 2017 - Present (9 years)
Executive lead for a multi-disciplinary design and product organization, transforming design into a strategic driver and managing an annual $9M portfolio while building a four-level leadership structure and DesignOps to increase delivery velocity.
Interim Design Director
DX
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 11 months)
Repositioned a developer productivity platform for enterprise scale, defined the design vision and unified Design System, and aligned GTM visual frameworks ahead of acquisition by Atlassian.
Managing Partner
Doejo
Jan 2008 - Dec 2017 (9 years 11 months)
Co-founded and scaled an innovation studio from 0→45 FTE and ~$10M revenue, establishing operating models and delivery frameworks and launching hundreds of MVPs that contributed to multiple acquisitions and enterprise engagements.
Design Director
Darren Marshall
Design executive with 20+ years leading multi-disciplinary organizations and driving design-led product growth for enterprise-scale transformations and high-stakes acquisitions. Built and scaled teams and DesignOps to deliver $9M annual portfolios and multiple successful product launches.
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