Conner Monsées

ConnerMonsées

Staff product designer · Shopify, Cash App, Visa

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Complexity, made legible.

I take the technical complexity others avoid and make it feel simple in your hand. Staff Product Designer at Shopify; before that, Cash App and Visa.

01 · Cash App TagsLed the design architecture for a new way to pay. Sold out in hours. 02 · Saving + InvestingRebuilt savings as a platform. +41% goals set up. 03 · Card customizationMade the card the face of Cash App's home screen.
2026 –ShopifyMerchant data
2022 – 2026Cash AppMoney and hardware
2018 – 2022VisaPayments infrastructure
2014 – 2018Cornell UniversityWhere it started
Work, Six chaptersThree domains, one move
01 Cash App Tags · Systems + craft A new way to pay. I led its architecture.
Role
Lead designer, Card surface
Result
Sold out in hours
Read the summary → 02 Saving + Investing · Systems Savings, rebuilt as a platform.
Role
Only designer, one of three leads
Result
+41% goals set up
Read the summary → 03 Card customization · Craft Your card, alive in the app.
Role
Owner, Card surface
Result
+8% card spending per customer
Read the summary →
04 Shopify, now · Systems Different domain. Same move.
Role
Design lead, custom data
Result
Lead role about three months in
Page in progress
05 Visa, Digital Commerce App · Systems + craft Any brand color. Always accessible.
Role
Directed the design language
Result
One contrast rule for every bank's brand
Page in progress
06 Visa, Analytics Platform · Systems Every bank defined the same KPI differently.
Role
Primary designer, end to end
Result
100+ metrics across 8 reports, made readable
Page in progress
How I work, Four movesIn the order the work happens

Three domains.One move.

  1. 1

    I find the real system behind the surface problem.

    I learn the system well enough to argue with engineers, then turn it into something a customer can feel.

    “Can describe constraints like an engineer, and communicate business strategy all in the same few sentences.” PM, Cash App

    Saving + InvestingVisa, Analytics

  2. 2

    I design the rules, not the screen.

    When every bank brings its own color, or every card state needs a twin, the work is a rule that holds for every combination.

    “The application of the new foundations was spot on.” Design System lead, Cash App

    Cash App TagsVisa, Digital Commerce App

  3. 3

    I make it feel physical.

    Spacing, radii, motion, device performance, accessibility, edge cases. Named at Visa and at Cash App, independently.

    “Attention to every detail within a component, screen and flow.” Manager, Visa

    Card customizationCash App Tags

  4. 4

    I lead before I'm asked.

    When a project needs an owner, I step in. When I see a better direction, I bring the point of view before anyone asks.

    “Proactively stepped forward and has effectively served as the de facto design lead.” Cross-functional partner, Cash App

    Cash App TagsShopify, now

More work, One line eachCash App

Let's make somethingcomplicated feel simple.

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