I'm a hands-on product design leader who’s passionate about creating thoughtful, high-impact experiences that make a real difference for people and businesses alike.

I have deep expertise in 🧭 innovation and early-stage discovery, 🚀 building 0–1 products,   🪄 exploring new interaction paradigms, and  🌍 tackling complex global challenges.

My background blends human-centered design, interaction design, and systems thinking.

I currently support ambitious startups as a fractional Head of Design or Senior IC, helping build products that truly leverage emerging paradigms enabled by generative AI.

In my most recent role as Executive Design Director at IDEO, I led multidisciplinary teams to design and launch breakthrough products and services at the intersection of UX and emerging technologies for Fortune 500 companies and startups. Additionally, as co-lead of the Products & Services group (a team of 50+ multidisciplinary designers across the US), I was responsible for fostering a creative design culture, implementing new systems and rituals to improve efficiency, sharing best practices, and making key hiring decisions.

Prior to IDEO, I designed future mobility experiences in-house with BMW, developed novel music creator tools with ROLI, invented new interfaces at the MIT Media Lab, and shaped what’s next for global brands at Native Design.

Selected in-market impact:

Launched an AI-powered product for Abbott
Developed self-driving UX for BMW
Co-created new product features for Fitbit
Invented differentiating IP for Ford
Inspired cross-functional collaboration & innovation at Google
Launched a multi-channel global UX for IKEA
Influenced multi-year product strategy at Meta
Designed user-centric new offerings for Samsung

Throughout my career, my work has resulted in several UK and US patents for interaction and interface design and has been recognized by Core 77 Design Awards, the iF Design Award, Innovation by Design, CES Innovation Award, the Design Museum London, Salone del Mobile Milan, Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne, Design Week, The Guardian, and others.

I bring a unique global design perspective, having studied at six universities across six countries in five languages, and I hold an MA in Design Interactions from the Royal College of Art.

I recharge outdoors and through adventures, including surfing, kite-surfing, biking, hiking, and climbing.

Clients i’ve worked with

Daniel Tauber

info@danieltauber.com

📍SF Bay Area