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folajomi bello

@folajomibello

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I design fintech and SaaS products that improve adoption, usability, and commercial outcomes.

Nigeria

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What I'm looking for

I'm open to remote roles aligned with UK/EU hours and relocation opportunities where I can lead product strategy and end-to-end design for accessible, commercially effective digital products.

At VPay Africa, I lead design for merchant payments, agent banking, and business solutions, including a POS Agent Platform and Cash App that contributed to a 10% increase in merchant sales. I also designed NFC Tap-to-Pay and a digital storefront platform that lets merchants create stores, accept payments, and manage sales in one place.

I've designed end-to-end experiences across HRTech, social technology, Web3, cloud services, logistics, and AI. At Loubby AI, I designed a mobile experience for a SaaS HR platform and led a three-person team on an AR product; at Bookum, I redesigned the reading community platform, helping grow it to over 1,000 active users in eight months.

Beyond delivery, I mentor designers, facilitate workshops, and build design communities across Africa. I've supported more than 15,000 aspiring designers through HNG Internship, Zuri Team, and Reskill America.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Lead Product Designer

Current

VPay Africa

Nov 2022 - Present (3 years 10 months)

Leading product design initiatives across merchant payments, fintech infrastructure, agent banking, and business solutions. Designed merchant-focused products, POS Agent Platform, Cash App, NFC Tap-to-Pay, and a digital storefront platform, contributing to a 10% increase in merchant sales.

Product Design Product Strategy UX Research Design Systems User Flows Interaction Design Accessibility Figma FigJam Miro Notion Jira Agile Stakeholder Management

Current

Product Design Mentor

Current

HNG Internship

Jan 2022 - Present (4 years 8 months)

Mentored aspiring designers across multiple cohorts of one of Africa's largest technology internship programmes, supporting approximately 13,000 participants across HNG10–HNG14.

Mentorship UX Design Portfolio Review Product Thinking Career Development

Event Coordinator & Session Moderator

World Usability Day Africa

Jan 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 11 months)

Coordinated planning and delivery of large-scale design community events and moderated industry discussions and professional panels in 2024 and 2025.

Event Coordination Moderation Community Leadership Knowledge Sharing

Senior Product Designer

Loubby AI

Sep 2024 - Nov 2025 (1 year 2 months)

Led product design initiatives for a SaaS HR platform, solely designing the mobile experience and leading a three-person design team on an AR product. Served as Program Lead for an Agentic AI training programme with over 500 learners.

Product Design Mobile Design AR AI Design Leadership Figma User Research Usability Testing Agile Stakeholder Management

UI/UX Design Tutor

Zuri Team

Jan 2022 - Dec 2024 (2 years 11 months)

Trained and mentored designers across multiple cohorts totalling approximately 6,500 learners, delivering structured programmes covering UX research, UI design, prototyping, accessibility, and product thinking.

Training Mentorship UX Research UI Design Prototyping Accessibility Product Thinking

Product Designer

Bookum Inc.

Jun 2023 - Aug 2024 (1 year 2 months)

Owned product design for a social reading platform, redesigning the end-to-end user experience and contributing to growth to over 1,000 active users within eight months. Delivered wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity interfaces ahead of timelines.

Product Design UX Design UI Design Wireframing Prototyping User Research Figma Usability Testing Stakeholder Management

UI/UX Consultant

Snags Solutions

Sep 2022 - Aug 2024 (1 year 11 months)

Provided UX consulting and product design support for NFT and Web3 marketplace products. Conducted competitive analysis, designed white-label NFT marketplace solutions, and improved user journeys and functionality.

UX Consulting Product Design Web3 NFT Competitive Analysis User Research Figma Prototyping

UI/UX Design Tutor

Reskill America

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 11 months)

Facilitated UX and product design training programmes and mentored learners transitioning into technology careers.

Training Mentorship UX Design Product Design

Product Design Lead

Datamellon

Dec 2021 - Nov 2022 (11 months)

Led design initiatives across cloud services and logistics products from MVP to launch. Revamped core MVP and admin platform within first three months, promoted to Lead, and managed design delivery from discovery to post-launch.

Product Design Design Leadership Wireframing Prototyping Design Systems User Research Agile Stakeholder Management