Daniel Chivardi

Design leader who builds teams, drives product, and gets into the code. 15+ years across gaming, enterprise, and AI. Products with 75M users. An AI platform built from zero.

How I think about design

Good design earns trust. That means understanding the business constraints, respecting the people using the product, and finding solutions that work for both. I focus on systems over screens, shared language, clear patterns, repeatable decisions. When the system is right, the team moves fast and the output stays consistent.

How I lead teams

I hire for ownership and taste. I give designers real problems, clear context, and room to figure it out. I set a high bar on the work but I invest in the people doing it. The best teams I've built weren't the ones where I had all the answers -- they were the ones where everyone felt safe to push back and trusted to deliver.

Monthly players

75M 

Led UX for Teamfight Tactics at Riot Games, one of the most played live service games in the world

Mid-spender conversion growth.

300%+

The Rotating Shop redesign proved that monetization and player trust aren't opposing forces.

Building Teams

5 → 50+

Built Oracle's first UX hub in Mexico from scratch. Hiring, mentoring, culture, quality bar. That org still operates today.

Years shipping.

15+

From Evernote to Riot, from DisneyWorld.com to AI companion systems. Carnegie Mellon Information Systems. Always at the seam of design and engineering.

What's Next

I'm looking for a design leadership role where the problems are complex, the team is strong, and the work has real impact. I care most about environments where design has a seat at the table and the craft is taken seriously. If that sounds like your team, let's talk.