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Daniel de Paola

Daniel de Paola

Product Designer

Product Designer

Crafting Engaging Multi-Device Experiences

Crafting Engaging Multi-Device Experiences

I’m Daniel de Paola, a passionate Product Designer with 20 years of experience based in London, Ontario. With over 5,000 hours of freelance work and 25+ projects completed through Toptal, I’ve honed my ability to deliver designs that not only look great but also work seamlessly across diverse industries. My go-to tools? Figma and Framer—these are where my ideas come to life with precision and flair.

I’m Daniel de Paola, a passionate Product Designer with 20 years of experience based in London, Ontario. With over 5,000 hours of freelance work and 25+ projects completed through Toptal, I’ve honed my ability to deliver designs that not only look great but also work seamlessly across diverse industries. My go-to tools? Figma and Framer—these are where my ideas come to life with precision and flair.

Past Experiences

Past Experiences

Toptal

Freelance Product Designer

Jul 2017

Today

Toptal

Freelance Product Designer

Jul 2017

Today

Toptal

Freelance Product Designer

Jul 2017

Today

Payfare

Lead Product Designer

Oct 2021

May 2022

Payfare

Lead Product Designer

Oct 2021

May 2022

Payfare

Lead Product Designer

Oct 2021

May 2022

Tribalscale

Lead Product Designer

Jun 2021

Oct 2021

Tribalscale

Lead Product Designer

Jun 2021

Oct 2021

Tribalscale

Lead Product Designer

Jun 2021

Oct 2021

Rocket Homes

Sr. Product Designer

Oct 2020

Jun 2021

Rocket Homes

Sr. Product Designer

Oct 2020

Jun 2021

Rocket Homes

Sr. Product Designer

Oct 2020

Jun 2021

RBC Royal Bank of Canada

Sr. Visual Designer

Jun 2019

Sep 2020

RBC Royal Bank of Canada

Sr. Visual Designer

Jun 2019

Sep 2020

RBC Royal Bank of Canada

Sr. Visual Designer

Jun 2019

Sep 2020

Xello

Sr. Product Designer

Feb 2015

Apr 2019

Xello

Sr. Product Designer

Feb 2015

Apr 2019

Xello

Sr. Product Designer

Feb 2015

Apr 2019

What they say about me

What they say about me

Marcio Bomfim

Design Director @ Xello

Daniel's organization skills were essencial for our design team to develop our first design system. In mid 2018 we launched our first mobile app and Daniel played a super star role in the team. A lot of communication with developers and stakeholders were necessary. Obviously, he also did a fantastic job putting together a beautiful and functional experience for the users.

Marcio Bomfim

Design Director @ Xello

Daniel's organization skills were essencial for our design team to develop our first design system. In mid 2018 we launched our first mobile app and Daniel played a super star role in the team. A lot of communication with developers and stakeholders were necessary. Obviously, he also did a fantastic job putting together a beautiful and functional experience for the users.

Marcio Bomfim

Design Director @ Xello

Daniel's organization skills were essencial for our design team to develop our first design system. In mid 2018 we launched our first mobile app and Daniel played a super star role in the team. A lot of communication with developers and stakeholders were necessary. Obviously, he also did a fantastic job putting together a beautiful and functional experience for the users.

Tim Ireland

Product Manager @ Qdeck

We hired Daniel because of his expertise within the fintech industry. But he brought his A-game to Qdeck and helped us solve our major issues with our interfaces. His ability to understand the problems and his super speed with deliverables made a huge difference to our product. Our users reported that it is so much easier to use our platform now.

Tim Ireland

Product Manager @ Qdeck

We hired Daniel because of his expertise within the fintech industry. But he brought his A-game to Qdeck and helped us solve our major issues with our interfaces. His ability to understand the problems and his super speed with deliverables made a huge difference to our product. Our users reported that it is so much easier to use our platform now.

Tim Ireland

Product Manager @ Qdeck

We hired Daniel because of his expertise within the fintech industry. But he brought his A-game to Qdeck and helped us solve our major issues with our interfaces. His ability to understand the problems and his super speed with deliverables made a huge difference to our product. Our users reported that it is so much easier to use our platform now.

Arvin Haddad

CEO & Founder @ Zipsmart.ai

Daniel is the genius behind ZipSmart interface. After trying 3 other designers, Daniel was the only one who could understand the concept and bring it to life. His product knowledge helped me build the MVP and even cut some features to make sure we would meet the timeline. Hands down my goto guy for anything related to design.

Arvin Haddad

CEO & Founder @ Zipsmart.ai

Daniel is the genius behind ZipSmart interface. After trying 3 other designers, Daniel was the only one who could understand the concept and bring it to life. His product knowledge helped me build the MVP and even cut some features to make sure we would meet the timeline. Hands down my goto guy for anything related to design.

Arvin Haddad

CEO & Founder @ Zipsmart.ai

Daniel is the genius behind ZipSmart interface. After trying 3 other designers, Daniel was the only one who could understand the concept and bring it to life. His product knowledge helped me build the MVP and even cut some features to make sure we would meet the timeline. Hands down my goto guy for anything related to design.

Brian Park

Product Manager @ Landing Intl.

Daniel plays a key role in our team as a design and product consultant. His skills goes beyond Figma and UI/UX. His understanding of design as business is crucial for Landing Intl. with our products. Always with great insights, mentorship, and analytic thinking. Our product wouldn't be what is without Daniel's help.

Brian Park

Product Manager @ Landing Intl.

Daniel plays a key role in our team as a design and product consultant. His skills goes beyond Figma and UI/UX. His understanding of design as business is crucial for Landing Intl. with our products. Always with great insights, mentorship, and analytic thinking. Our product wouldn't be what is without Daniel's help.

Brian Park

Product Manager @ Landing Intl.

Daniel plays a key role in our team as a design and product consultant. His skills goes beyond Figma and UI/UX. His understanding of design as business is crucial for Landing Intl. with our products. Always with great insights, mentorship, and analytic thinking. Our product wouldn't be what is without Daniel's help.

Jon Earnshaw

VP of Product @ Claude

Daniel's mobile experience is stellar. His knowledge about UX contributed a lot for our MVP in order to test with users and gather feedback.

Jon Earnshaw

VP of Product @ Claude

Daniel's mobile experience is stellar. His knowledge about UX contributed a lot for our MVP in order to test with users and gather feedback.

Jon Earnshaw

VP of Product @ Claude

Daniel's mobile experience is stellar. His knowledge about UX contributed a lot for our MVP in order to test with users and gather feedback.

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Daniel de Paola

Daniel de Paola

Product Designer

Product Designer

20+ years of experience, based in Ontario, Canada.