DANNY LEONG

Product Designer and UX Architect with 13 years of experience designing B2B SaaS products across cybersecurity, fintech, and data analytics. Skilled in end-to-end UX design, design systems, and user research, with a track record of partnering cross-functionally with product and engineering to ship features that reduce risk and improve efficiency for enterprise customers.

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UX Architect

DefenseStorm
Cyber risk management and compliance platform built exclusively for banks and credit unions.

  • Launched an AI chatbot that gives Analysts contextual, in-product answers about the platform, cutting the time spent searching documentation.

  • Led design of a User Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) feature that helps Cyber Security Operations Analysts detect anomalous employee behavior at banks and credit unions.

  • Introduced an LLM-powered text-to-Lucene search experience, letting Analysts query Elasticsearch events in plain language instead of writing Lucene syntax.

  • Redesigned the Risk & Governance module workflow, streamlining how teams set up risk assessments, maintain the controls register, and manage asset inventory

  • Enabled Analysts to map controls to compliance frameworks, collect evidence, and manage remediation tasks for at-risk triggers within the Governance module.

Alpharetta, GA
Apr 2024 – Aug 2026

Senior Product Designer

Cobalt Labs
Pioneer of Pentest as a Service (PtaaS) - a SaaS platform for continuous, human-led offensive security testing.

  • Launched three new Cobalt product lines - Agile & Comprehensive Pentest, Custom Assets for Professional Services, and the Credit Scoping System - expanding the platform into new customer use cases.

  • Led bi-weekly design reviews with product, engineering, and stakeholders and partnered on early technical feasibility, keeping initiatives moving from concept to production with minimal rework.

  • Directed end-to-end user research - interviews and usability testing via Maze and Miro - to validate wireframes and high-fidelity designs before development began, catching issues before they reached engineering.

  • Owned a prioritized MVP design backlog inside the team's 10% sprint delivery model and mentored designers through regular 1:1s, keeping design quality consistent as the team scaled.

San Francisco, CA
Jul 2021– Jun 2023

Product Designer

Cobalt Labs

  • Redesigned the Pentest creation onboarding flow and shipped the Accepted Risk Reason feature plus a new Assets Risk Overview chart, giving customers faster setup and clearer risk visibility.

  • Partnered with product managers to translate requirements into accurate implementations and contributed reusable components to Cobalt's design system.

San Francisco, CA
Jul 2020– Jul 2021

Product Designer

Sigma Computing
Cloud-native business intelligence platform that lets teams explore live data with a spreadsheet-style interface.

  • Shipped multiple projects; designing features such as Data Lineage,
    Point to Point Data Object Sharing, User Onboarding, General Account
    Setting and Administrative Settings, Query Drawer and Sigma Academy.

  • Launched Sigma Analytics software at Snowflake Summit 2019

  • Launched and campaigned Sigma Analytics software at Data Strata
    2019 - won the Most innovative Product Award.

  • Created design pattern in Invision Design System Manager (DSM)

  • Worked directly with the co-founders to build the brand for Sigma

San Francisco, CA
Dec 2017 – May 2020

UX / UI Designer

Satmetrix
Co-creator of the Net Promoter Score (NPS); customer experience management software used by 1,000+ global brands.

  • Launched NPX Now, a new SaaS product for Satmetrix, and built the design system that powered the Surveybuilder.

  • Led three key product initiatives - free trial experience, Action Management, and New Surveys - from concept to launch.

  • Redesigned the folders management system and shipped multi-brand survey distribution, a top customer request.

  • Created marketing assets for the Satmetrix UNITE conference in New Orleans.

Foster City, CA, USA
Jan 2016 – Dec 2017

UX / UI Designer

Sohalo
Social engagement marketing platform helping brands acquire and convert customers through personalized campaigns.

  • Maintained and expanded Sohalo's visual brand guidelines across sales decks, the corporate website, and presskits.

  • Designed co-branded campaign materials and customer experiences on behalf of Sohalo's clients, following each client's brand guidelines.

  • Created production-ready graphics for sales pitches and new client acquisitions.

Redwood City, CA
Aug 2014 – Jan 2016

UI Designer / Art Director

Epsilon
Global data-driven marketing company delivering personalized digital experiences for enterprise brands.

  • Collaborated with the Google team to design the Google Education Directory, connecting K-12 educators with Google experts.

  • Partnered with Adobe product managers to redefine visual design assets for an Adobe Acrobat marketing campaign.

  • Supported the creative director on pitches for new clients including Prism Skylabs, Endicia, and CPS Energy.

Palo Alto, CA
Jul 2013 – Jul 2014

UI Designer /Art Director

Publicis
French multinational advertising and public relations company provides a comprehensive suite of services, including creative and brand development, traditional and digital advertising

  • Launched two year consecutively Escape the Mall digital marketing campaign for PayPal Canada.

  • Led a full scale redesign of PayPal Canada Shopping page

  • Collaborated with PayPal US team to redesign PayPal Canada websites.

Toronto, ON, Canada
Aug 2012 – Jul 2013

Graphic Designer

Publicis

  • Assisted Art Directors in creating rich media banners, emails and website   landing pages for brands such as Coca- Cola, LG, Rogers Network, Bluelites and Purina. 

  • Helped support ongoing client projects through the development of production ready graphics and illustrations for multiple campaigns.

Toronto, ON, Canada
Sep 2010 – Jul 2012