Hi, I’m Sam — I build digital products that blend strategy, creativity, and AI systems thinking across FinTech, SaaS, and emerging tech.

Head of Design at Monite

London, UK

Previously: Kriya (acquired by Alica Bank), Unito

Featured work

Featured work

Featured work

Monite - Product build & brand identity

Monite - Product build & brand identity

Monite - Product build & brand identity

A complete redesign of Monite’s platform experience and brand ecosystem.

A complete redesign of Monite’s platform experience and brand ecosystem.

A complete redesign of Monite’s platform experience and brand ecosystem.

Company

Company

Company

Monite

Monite

Monite

Timeline

Timeline

Timeline

6 months

6 months

6 months

Type

Type

Type

Product Design

Product Design

Product Design

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Design system (SDK-enabled)

Design system (SDK-enabled)

Design system (SDK-enabled)

A complete redesign of Monite’s platform experience and brand ecosystem.

A complete redesign of Monite’s platform experience and brand ecosystem.

A complete redesign of Monite’s platform experience and brand ecosystem.

Company

Company

Company

Monite

Monite

Monite

Timeline

Timeline

Timeline

6 months

6 months

6 months

Type

Type

Type

Product Design

Product Design

Product Design

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Kriya - Designing Platform & Presence

Kriya - Designing Platform & Presence

Kriya - Designing Platform & Presence

Unifying Kriya’s PayLater product and brand into one flexible, design-led experience

Unifying Kriya’s PayLater product and brand into one flexible, design-led experience

Unifying Kriya’s PayLater product and brand into one flexible, design-led experience

Company

Company

Company

Kriya

Kriya

Kriya

Timeline

Timeline

Timeline

10 months

10 months

10 months

Type

Type

Type

Product & brand design

Product & brand design

Product & brand design

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✧ AI design orchestration

✧ AI design orchestration

✧ AI design orchestration

A complete redesign of Monite’s platform experience and brand ecosystem.

A complete redesign of Monite’s platform experience and brand ecosystem.

A complete redesign of Monite’s platform experience and brand ecosystem.

Company

Company

Company

Monite

Monite

Monite

Timeline

Timeline

Timeline

6 months

6 months

6 months

Type

Type

Type

Product Design

Product Design

Product Design

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About

About

Sam McLean

Sam McLean

I’m a designer, creative director, and systems thinker with over a decade of experience helping tech startups across North America and Europe grow through design.

I currently lead the Product Design and Brand team at Monite, a London-based FinTech, and have previously shaped design at Kriya (acquired by Alica Bank) and Unito.

I’m a designer, creative director, and systems thinker with over a decade of experience helping tech startups across North America and Europe grow through design.

I currently lead the Product Design and Brand team at Monite, a London-based FinTech, and have previously shaped design at Kriya (acquired by Alica Bank) and Unito.

Work

Work

Head of Design at Monite

Head of Design at Monite

London, UK

London, UK

Led the design team across all product and brand platforms; built scalable systems

Led the design team across all product and brand platforms; built scalable systems

Lead Product Designer at Kriya (acquired by Alica Bank)

Lead Product Designer at Kriya (acquired by Alica Bank)

London, UK

London, UK

Oversaw end-to-end product design and brand from UX/UI strategy to implementation

Oversaw end-to-end product design and brand from UX/UI strategy to implementation

Senior Product Designer at Unito

Senior Product Designer at Unito

Montreal, CA

Montreal, CA

Led the product design of a full tool integration suite

Led the product design of a full tool integration suite

My tool stack

My tool stack

My tool stack

samuel.e.mclean@gmail.com

samuel.e.mclean@gmail.com

samuel.e.mclean@gmail.com