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Helen Ihediwa

@helenihediwa

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Product designer with 5 years driving business growth through user-centered design.

Nigeria

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What I'm looking for

I seek a collaborative environment where I can innovate and grow as a designer.

I've led end-to-end product design for startups across social platforms, productivity tools, and web applications. Experience working with international teams in the US and Europe.

Key strengths:

End-to-end product design (research, strategy, UI/UX, design systems)
AI-powered design experiences
Design systems & component libraries (accelerated dev velocity at CoffeeSpace)
Development skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript—can prototype and vibe-code designs)

What I'm looking for: Product designer roles at early-to-mid stage startups (Seed to Series B) building AI products, SaaS platforms, or social/community experiences. I thrive in fast-moving environments where design drives business decisions and I can make measurable impact quickly.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Independent Design Practice

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Laterlier helen studio

Mar 2025 - Dec 2026 (1 year 9 months)

-Leading end-to-end product design for AI-powered applications and responsive web platforms, from discovery research to high-fidelity design and developer handoff
-Conducting design research initiative exploring indigenous visual systems and their application to modern digital interfaces
-Applying AI-enhanced design workflows to accelerate ideation and prototyping

Data Visualization Product Design User Research User Experience Brand Strategy Brand Design Web Design Design Systems Design Thinking

Product Designer

Hunome

Apr 2024 - Dec 2024 (8 months)

-Designed user interfaces that simplified complex data flows and improved overall usability
-Collaborated with cross-functional teams to iterate on product features and refine design solutions
-Presented design concepts and incorporated feedback through structured review cycles

Data Visualization Product Design User Research User Experience

UI/UX Designer

PMT

Jun 2023 - Oct 2023 (4 months)

-Identified and addressed pain points in the existing project management app by simplifying complex flows for varying tech users.
-Designed responsive mobile-first experiences for site managers, improving usability by 80%.
-Designed data visualization tools like Gantt charts with custom filtering for easy task grouping.

Data Visualization Product Design User Research User Experience

UI/UX Designer

CoffeeSpace

Oct 2022 - May 2023 (7 months)

-Led a platform rebrand that increased daily user engagement by 10%
-Designed profile customization and search features, increasing completed profiles by 70%
-Supported community growth from 250 to 650 members within six months through UX improvements

UX Design Branding Webflow