Carlos López Montero
@clopez
Product leader and designer driving AI-first strategies and scalable UX solutions.
SpainWhat I'm looking for
I am a product leader and senior product designer with over 12 years leading digital products from concept to expansion in startup environments.
I specialize in AI-driven product strategy, cross-functional leadership, and UX/UI design, with a strong focus on reducing uncertainty and decision latency to accelerate time-to-market.
My work includes implementing Product Operation Models, building comprehensive Design Systems, and defining product analytics and KPI tracking to enable data-driven decisions.
Key impacts include increasing product adoption by 60%, improving user engagement metrics by 80%, boosting onboarding completion by 40%, and reducing design debt and operational inefficiencies significantly.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Product Lead
Proqio
Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 5 months)
Co-created product and business strategies, led design and product teams, and implemented a Product Operation Model and comprehensive Design System, increasing product adoption by 60% and improving user engagement by 80% in the first year.
Senior Product Designer
Speckle
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023 (1 year)
Designed and launched a new web app for an open-source company, building scalable design systems and translating user feedback into product features, boosting onboarding completion by 40% and reducing design debt by 90%.
Senior UX/UI Product Designer
Ravenpack
Jan 2021 - Jan 2022 (1 year)
Redesigned design system methodologies and UX for AI/ML financial interfaces, unifying platforms and improving operational efficiency by 85%, enabling 60% faster task completion for users.
UX/UI Designer
Genially
Jan 2015 - Jan 2021 (6 years)
Managed UX projects to improve global usability and engagement, developed user templates and onboarding systems, and contributed to a 70% increase in active user retention.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
The Hero Camp
Product Lead, Product Leadership
2025 - 2025
Completed a Product Lead program focused on product leadership skills.
EOI (Escuela de Organización Industrial)
Digital Product Manager, Digital Product Management
2024 - 2024
Completed a Digital Product Manager program focused on product management practices.
UX Learn / UXalliance
UX-PM Level 1, User Experience Project Management
2020 - 2020
Completed UX-PM Level 1 certification focused on user experience project management.
NETT Formación
Master’s Degree, Marketing, Advertising, and Design
2015 - 2015
Completed a Master’s Degree in Marketing, Advertising, and Design focused on marketing and design principles.
University of Granada
Building Engineering
2014 - 2014
Completed coursework in Building Engineering.
University of Córdoba (UCO)
Master’s Degree, Representation and Design in Engineering and Architecture
2013 - 2013
Activities and societies: Award for Best Thesis
Completed a Master in Representation and Design in Engineering and Architecture and received an award for Best Thesis.
University of Granada
Arquitectura Técnica, Arquitectura Técnica / Quantity Surveying
2007 - 2012
Studied Arquitectura Técnica (Quantity Surveyor) from September 2007 to July 2012.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
SpainAuthorized to work in
Website
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Skills
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