# Michael Pons

> Product design leader for early-stage SaaS startups, from MVP to product-market fit. $1.4B+ in founder exits to companies like Gusto, $530MM+ raised across portfolio, 30+ products shipped, 4 design functions built from scratch.

Michael Pons is a New York City-based product designer with 15+ years of experience leading 0-to-1 product design for early-stage SaaS startups. His expertise covers compliance technology, complex data visualization, enterprise SaaS, AI product design, and design systems. His career began as a Senior UI Engineer at Lockheed Martin building infantry training simulators, where split-second decisions left no room for bad user experience.

He is available for fractional engagements: founding designer, product design lead, head of product design, and director-level roles with early-stage SaaS companies.

## About

- [About Michael Pons](https://michaelpons.com/about): Background, career history, and approach to product design across Mosey (acquired by Gusto), Density, Intersection (LinkNYC), and Lockheed Martin.

## Work

Selected case studies. Each is a 0-to-1 product design engagement with measurable business outcomes.

- [Eino Capital Planning](https://michaelpons.com/work/eino-ai-mvp): 0-to-1 product design lead on an AI-powered telecom network capital planning platform built for Bell Mobility. Sole product designer across six sprint cycles, shipping MVP from command line to enterprise UI.
- [Opal Risk Center](https://michaelpons.com/work/opal-risk-center): Risk analysis dashboard redesign for Opal Security. Risky access management with clear signals for security teams.
- [LinkNYC Tablet OS](https://michaelpons.com/work/linknyc-tablet-os): Operating system reimagined for the world's largest smart city network. Reached 15 million users across New York City.
- [Mosey Workflow](https://michaelpons.com/work/workflow-automation): Multi-state compliance workflow automation. 10,000 compliance requirements, one tool, zero training. Sole product designer from MVP through Series A and acquisition by Gusto.
- [Density Safe Display](https://michaelpons.com/work/density-safe-display): Real-time occupancy signage creating safety in numbers during peak COVID demand. Contributed to a $125MM Series D.
- [Density Sensei](https://michaelpons.com/work/density-sensei): Sensor calibration tool that transformed a choke-point into a buttery smooth pipeline.

## Contact

- [Contact Michael Pons](https://michaelpons.com/contact): Project inquiries for fractional product design leadership engagements. 24-hour response.
- [Book a 1:1 call](https://michaelpons.com/booking): Direct calendar booking for project conversations.

## Services and expertise

- 0-to-1 product design for early-stage SaaS startups
- Founding designer and head of design engagements
- Product design leadership and strategy
- Design systems and component libraries
- Compliance technology and regulatory workflows
- Complex data visualization
- Enterprise SaaS design
- AI product design

## Profiles

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpons
- Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/pons
- Contra: https://contra.com/michaelpons/work
- X: https://x.com/uxallday
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/uxallday

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