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Darren Marshall

@darrenmarshall

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Design executive driving product-led growth, AI/HCI strategy, and enterprise digital transformation.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior leadership roles where I can scale design teams, shape AI-informed product strategy, drive enterprise transformation, and partner cross-functionally to deliver measurable business impact.

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.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Interim Director of Product & Design

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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.

Product Strategy AI Roadmap UX Research Prototyping Validation Stakeholder Management

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VP of Design

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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.

Design Leadership Design Systems Product Strategy Cross Functional Collaboration Enterprise Transformation Incubation

Interim Design Director

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.

Design Systems Brand Strategy GTM Leadership Benchmarking

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.

Revenue Growth Product delivery Partnerships Client Development Strategic Planning

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.