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Rocio Santos

About

Melbourne · Product designer · Rocio Santos ·
Rocio Santos in her studio
Studio, Melbourne

I'm based in Melbourne, originally from Lima, Peru. That shapes how I see people, how I listen, and how I design for users who aren't like me.

8+ years across FinTech, PropTech, and SaaS. From founding-team chaos at Brandollo (three platforms shipped, adopted by 100+ organisations) to scaled, compliance-driven environments at Kolmeo, leading payments UX across a platform processing $4B+ in rent.

I don't just design screens. I design the way people move through systems, make decisions, and get things done.

Right now I'm deep into what AI is doing to the edges of this job. I built Pegados Collage Studio end to end with Claude Code, Next.js, Stripe, and Supabase. It's live, it sells, and it taught me more about shipping than any framework ever did. The lines between designer and builder are getting blurry and I'm here for it.

Outside work: mum of two, collage maker, community organiser.

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Where I've worked

Kolmeo
Brandollo
Future Super

Plus volunteer design and mentoring with ADPList, LALA, and Somos 21.

Elsewhere

2022–nowMentor, ADPList
2023–24Youth mentor, Latin American Leadership Academy
2022Woman Fellow, Startmate Autumn cohort
2020UX/UI Project Manager, Somos 21, remote team across 4 countries
20202nd place, National Innovation Games Victoria

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