Tony Naccarato
Product Design Leader
Design leader and hands-on product designer with years of experience, including years in director-level roles. Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing design teams while contributing as an IC to drive 0→1 product launches and scalable design systems. Skilled at embedding human-centered design into company strategy and bridging executive vision with customer needs across SaaS, fintech, and health tech industries.
Core Skills
- Design Leadership & Strategy: Team building, coaching & mentoring, org design, design ops, stakeholder alignment, player-coach leadership
- UX & Product Design: User research, usability testing, prototyping, design systems, information architecture, accessibility
- Tools & Domains: Figma, SaaS, B2B/B2C, Fintech, Health Tech, Edutech, Enterprise
Professional Experience
Float | San Francisco, CA/Remote
A health tech start-up providing a complete tech-driven experience for pharmacies, nurses, and patients.
Head of Design | Apr 2024 – Current
Led the brand and design across the customer journey as a founding product designer.
- Defined and led the company’s first end-to-end product design vision and scalable design system, ensuring consistency across a regulated healthcare platform.
- Designed and delivered core MVP user flows and high-fidelity prototypes, balancing speed, usability, and compliance in a high-stakes health tech environment.
- Partnered closely with engineering leadership to establish UI standards and design-to-development workflows, accelerating delivery velocity and reducing rework.
- Served on the leadership team, shaping product strategy, embedding design thinking into decision-making, and accelerating creative output through strategic use of generative AI for rapid prototyping and iteration.
Everee | Salt Lake City, UT/Remote
Fintech start-up offering payroll and payments with daily pay access.
Director of Product Design | Jun 2020 – Nov 2023
Hired and managed a design team. Led the brand and design across the customer journey as a founding product designer.
- Built and scaled a hybrid design team, coaching designers into senior roles and raising design quality standards across the org.
- Introduced a design system that unified the product experience, improved usability, and supported growth to 300K+ users while maintaining a 48 NPS.
- Collaborated with leadership to define product strategy and presented design outcomes to investors and board members.
- Enhanced complex B2B SaaS workflows (payroll, benefits, HR, finance), increasing adoption in a highly regulated industry.
Pluralsight | South Jordan, UT/Farmington, UT/Remote
A technology learning platform that offers courses to help individuals and businesses develop their skills.
Principal Product Designer | Apr 2019 – Jun 2020
- Managed a team of 7 designers, aligning career development with company objectives to improve retention and satisfaction.
- Guided adoption of design best practices, streamlining workflows and increasing delivery efficiency.
- Drove cross-functional collaboration with product and engineering, improving design consistency across learning experiences.
Staff Product Designer | Nov 2014 – Apr 2019
- First product designer for course authoring tools; established design direction for a new team.
- Designed a course management system that reduced publishing time by 30% and improved author satisfaction.
- Coordinated design efforts with international engineering teams across time zones, ensuring smooth delivery.
Workfront | Lehi, UT
Work management and collaboration solutions for businesses and enterprises.
Senior User Experience Designer | Nov 2013 – Nov 2014
- Spearheaded design of a complex form creator feature, driving a 30% increase in user engagement.
- Conducted field research and usability testing with enterprise customers to inform roadmap decisions.
- Partnered with PMs and engineers to integrate human-centered design into enterprise workflows.
Selected Achievements
- Scaled two design systems from inception to adoption across fintech and health tech platforms.
- Built and led teams of up to 7 designers, promoting mentorship and career growth into leadership roles.
- Delivered measurable product impact: 300K+ active users, 48 NPS, 30% reduction in publishing time, and 30% increase in engagement.