I'm a Senior Product Designer with 10+ years of experience designing and scaling complex digital products across fintech, banking, and B2B SaaS. I lead design systems with full adoption, deliver 0→1 products, and thrive in regulated environments with strong end-to-end ownership. I enjoy turning AI, data, and emerging platforms into clear, decision-ready experiences, mentoring teams, and shaping product strategy with a founder mindset.

Carlota Antón Blanco

I'm a Senior Product Designer with 10+ years of experience designing and scaling complex digital products across fintech, banking, and B2B SaaS. I lead design systems with full adoption, deliver 0→1 products, and thrive in regulated environments with strong end-to-end ownership. I enjoy turning AI, data, and emerging platforms into clear, decision-ready experiences, mentoring teams, and shaping product strategy with a founder mindset.

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I’m a Senior Product Designer with 10+ years of experience designing and scaling complex digital products across fintech, banking, and B2B SaaS. I lead design systems with full adoption, deliver 0→1 products, and thrive in regulated environments with strong end-to-end ownership.

I enjoy turning AI, data, and emerging platforms into clear, decision-ready experiences, mentoring teams, and shaping product strategy with a founder mindset.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Product Designer at Aily Labs
January 1, 2025 - Present
Leading the AI Agents team, delivering actionable AI-driven insights that accelerated ~20% of product launches (2 out of 11), reducing time-to-market by 6–9 months and enabling clients to make faster, data-driven decisions. Designing the Vision Pro app, redefining how users interact with and understand complex data.
Senior Product Designer / Design System Manager at Xapo Bank
January 1, 2022 - Present
Owned and evolved the design system with 100% adoption across the team; increased reusable components by ~250% and reduced token complexity by ~70%; led two full app migrations, ensuring seamless transition and adoption; defined interaction patterns and accessibility standards for complex financial flows; established design–engineering ways of working and mentored product designers.
Freelance Visual Designer at Freelance (Self-employed)
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2019
Worked with various startups and companies improving design quality, consistency, and processes. Defined brand direction and visual guidelines.
Lead Designer (Strategic Engagement) at Bizu
August 1, 2025 - Present
Senior design leadership on high-impact initiatives within a large-scale financial product.
Lead Designer (Advisory) at Boreal
March 1, 2025 - Present
Providing ongoing product and design leadership for an early-stage venture; supported team formation and early design function setup.
Founding Designer (Consulting) at Loveatar.es
June 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025
Full end-to-end redesign of a consumer mobile app; sole designer owning product, UX, UI, and design system from concept to launch.
Founding & Lead Designer (Consulting) at Hausbuq
October 1, 2023 - March 1, 2024
Led 0→1 product design for a property management platform; defined product vision, UX architecture, and MVP with founders and engineering; co-founded and built the design function (2 designers), defining ownership and standards.

Education

UX/UI Design Bootcamp at NEOLAND
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Master's in Graphic Design at CICE
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014
Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts at UCM
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2013

Qualifications

Information Visualization
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Affordances: Designing Intuitive User Interfaces
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner & Co-Creator
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Introduction to Web Accessibility
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020
W3C & UNESCO IITE
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2020

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment