I'm Rafael Montaño, a senior product designer with 7+ years of experience designing complex digital products across SaaS, fintech, and AI-driven platforms. I specialize in turning complexity into clarity and crafting human-centered experiences that scale. As a founder and UX lead, I translate strategic goals into practical design systems, intuitive interfaces, and measurable growth. I love collaborating across product, engineering, and data to ship elegant, scalable solutions that users love.…

Rafael Montaño

I'm Rafael Montaño, a senior product designer with 7+ years of experience designing complex digital products across SaaS, fintech, and AI-driven platforms. I specialize in turning complexity into clarity and crafting human-centered experiences that scale. As a founder and UX lead, I translate strategic goals into practical design systems, intuitive interfaces, and measurable growth. I love collaborating across product, engineering, and data to ship elegant, scalable solutions that users love.…

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I’m Rafael Montaño, a senior product designer with 7+ years of experience designing complex digital products across SaaS, fintech, and AI-driven platforms. I specialize in turning complexity into clarity and crafting human-centered experiences that scale.

As a founder and UX lead, I translate strategic goals into practical design systems, intuitive interfaces, and measurable growth. I love collaborating across product, engineering, and data to ship elegant, scalable solutions that users love.

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Spanish; Castilian
Advanced
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Senior Product Designer at Freelance
January 1, 2020 - Present
Senior Product Designer focused on complex systems, user-centric design and AI-enabled experiences.
UX Lead at Kairos Web3
January 1, 2024 - Present
Lead UX and AI experience initiatives for web3 product design.
Product Designer & Product Lead at Kairos Web3
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Product design leadership for web3 initiatives.
Product Designer & UI Specialist at Loiband
January 1, 2025 - Present
Designing product UI and UX in Web3 context.
Product Designer & UX Designer at Tifin
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Product and UX design across platforms.
Product & Creative Designer at Mscope
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2025
Product, creative design across multiple projects.
Product Designer & UI Specialist at Desfase
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2025
UI-focused product design for diverse platforms.
UX Design Specialist at Foodcoin
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
UX design specialization for food/farming tech.
Product Designer at Residelia
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2022
Contributed to product design and UX improvements.
Lead Designer at Heris
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2022
Led design initiatives and creative direction on multiple projects.
Senior Product Designer
January 1, 2020 - Present
Led product design initiatives, defined design standards, and implemented design systems to simplify complex workflows for real users.
Human AI Experience Lead / UX Lead
January 1, 2024 - Present
Shaped human-AI interaction strategy and UX direction, collaborating with product and engineering to deliver AI-enabled experiences.
Product Designer & Product Lead at Kairos
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Led product design for a web3 product, providing product leadership and design direction across the lifecycle.
Human AI Experience Lead at Kairos Web3
January 1, 2024 - Present
Lead the human-AI experience strategy and UX for Kairos Web3 products.
Product Designer & UI Specialist at Loiband
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Designing product interfaces and UI components for Loiband’s web3 products.
UX Lead
January 1, 2024 - Present
Founder & UX Lead at Freelance
January 1, 2020 - Present
Founder and UX lead delivering strategic design leadership for clients, with focus on human-centered UX.
Product Designer & UI Specialist at Foodcoin
January 1, 2023 - Present
Delivered product design and UI work for Foodcoin across platforms (freelance).
Product Designer & UI Specialist at Tifin
January 1, 2025 - Present
Freelance product design and UI specialization for fintech/product design projects.
Product & Creative Designer at Desfase
January 1, 2021 - Present
Full-time product and creative designer shaping complex systems into scalable experiences.
UX Design Specialist / Product Lead at Referity
January 1, 2024 - Present
UX design specialist and product lead; founder driving design strategy and product initiatives.
Product Designer at Heris
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2022
Full-time product designer contributing to core product experiences.
Product Designer & Product Lead at Loiband
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2025
Founder; led product design and strategy; built scalable design systems and user experiences.
Product Designer & UX Designer at Mscope
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025
Freelance product design focusing on UX and UI across digital products.

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Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other, Education

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