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I’m Chris Scarlat, a Berlin-based Global Creative & Product Design Leader with 18 years driving UX/UI, service design, brand strategy, and design systems for FinTech, AI SaaS, VR gaming, and entertainment studios. I’ve founded design leadership at two unicorns and thrive on translating customer insights into high-conversion digital products, scaling multidisciplinary teams, and shipping in agile environments. Recent wins include an Epic Games MegaGrant for District VR and a complete rebrand of Aleph Alpha, Europe’s leading sovereign AI platform. I enjoy shaping ambitious visions into cohesive product experiences, mentoring teams to grow beyond their initial scope, and delivering measurable impact across brand, product, and platform design.…I’m Chris Scarlat, a Berlin-based Global Creative & Product Design Leader with 18 years driving UX/UI, service design, brand strategy, and design systems for FinTech, AI SaaS, VR gaming, and entertainment studios. I’ve founded design leadership at two unicorns and thrive on translating customer insights into high-conversion digital products, scaling multidisciplinary teams, and shipping in agile environments. Recent wins include an Epic Games MegaGrant for District VR and a complete rebrand of Aleph Alpha, Europe’s leading sovereign AI platform. I enjoy shaping ambitious visions into cohesive product experiences, mentoring teams to grow beyond their initial scope, and delivering measurable impact across brand, product, and platform design.

Chris Scarlat

Brand Designer, Product Designer, Creative Director, +2

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I’m Chris Scarlat, a Berlin-based Global Creative & Product Design Leader with 18 years driving UX/UI, service design, brand strategy, and design systems for FinTech, AI SaaS, VR gaming, and entertainment studios. I’ve founded design leadership at two unicorns and thrive on translating customer insights into high-conversion digital products, scaling multidisciplinary teams, and shipping in agile environments. Recent wins include an Epic Games MegaGrant for District VR and a complete rebrand of Aleph Alpha, Europe’s leading sovereign AI platform. I enjoy shaping ambitious visions into cohesive product experiences, mentoring teams to grow beyond their initial scope, and delivering measurable impact across brand, product, and platform design.…I’m Chris Scarlat, a Berlin-based Global Creative & Product Design Leader with 18 years driving UX/UI, service design, brand strategy, and design systems for FinTech, AI SaaS, VR gaming, and entertainment studios. I’ve founded design leadership at two unicorns and thrive on translating customer insights into high-conversion digital products, scaling multidisciplinary teams, and shipping in agile environments. Recent wins include an Epic Games MegaGrant for District VR and a complete rebrand of Aleph Alpha, Europe’s leading sovereign AI platform. I enjoy shaping ambitious visions into cohesive product experiences, mentoring teams to grow beyond their initial scope, and delivering measurable impact across brand, product, and platform design.

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I’m Chris Scarlat, a Berlin-based Global Creative & Product Design Leader with 18 years driving UX/UI, service design, brand strategy, and design systems for FinTech, AI SaaS, VR gaming, and entertainment studios. I’ve founded design leadership at two unicorns and thrive on translating customer insights into high-conversion digital products, scaling multidisciplinary teams, and shipping in agile environments.

Recent wins include an Epic Games MegaGrant for District VR and a complete rebrand of Aleph Alpha, Europe’s leading sovereign AI platform. I enjoy shaping ambitious visions into cohesive product experiences, mentoring teams to grow beyond their initial scope, and delivering measurable impact across brand, product, and platform design.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Language

Italian

Fluent

English

Fluent

Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Advanced

German

Advanced

French

Intermediate

Polish

Intermediate

Korean

Beginner

Work Experience

Chief Creative Officer at District VR

December 1, 2023 - April 1, 2025

Led creative strategy and product design for a Berlin-based immersive platform. Won Epic Games MegaGrant (2024) for innovation in immersive design. Redesigned the brand identity, website, and game UI/UX in Unreal Engine; accelerated timelines by launching an AI-powered website ahead of the game redesign. Co-produced official IMS Ibiza 2024 event at Club Chinois (1,000+ attendees). Featured at SXSW 2023 exploring the intersection of music, virtual worlds, and gaming.

Founding Creative Director at Grover

August 1, 2016 - September 1, 2018

Built brand from the ground up, helping Grover scale to a EUR 1B+ unicorn (EUR 330M Series C, April 2022). Led a 5-person design team across UX, UI, brand, and motion, shaping product and platform identity. Designed core dashboards, onboarding, and checkout flows for 2M+ subscribers across 5 countries. Supported fundraising materials and brand strategy for Series A/A+/C rounds.

Founding Product & Brand Designer at FinanceFox (WeFox)

August 1, 2015 - August 1, 2016

Led brand and product design for an early insurtech startup, establishing visual identity, brand voice, and mobile app UX/UI, website, and marketing materials. Built core mobile experience: policy overview, document management, onboarding, insurance tracking.

Lead Brand & Interface Designer (Freelance) at Aleph Alpha AI

December 1, 2022 - March 1, 2023

Redesigned website, brand identity, and product interfaces for Europe’s leading sovereign AI company. Delivered comprehensive brand refresh positioning Aleph Alpha alongside top-tier global AI labs. Designed developer dashboard and model playground UI for LLM interaction.

Lead UX/UI Designer (Freelance) at Amazon Germany Credit Card App

August 1, 2022 - February 1, 2023

Led UX/UI design for co-branded fintech app (Amazon × LBBW Bank). Designed complete user flows: onboarding, KYC, transactions, rewards, card management. Created mobile-first design system balancing Amazon brand with banking compliance.

Solo UX/UI Designer at ADAC

January 1, 2019 - June 1, 2019

Designed official credit card app for Germany's largest mobility club (21M+ members). Crafted complete mobile experience balancing legacy trust with modern fintech usability.

Lead UX/UI Designer (Freelance) at VARA AI

May 1, 2023 - November 1, 2023

Designed website and brand system for AI-driven breast cancer screening platform; built scalable brand system translating complex medical/AI content into trustworthy UX.