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Linda User

@lindauser5

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Senior product designer and frontend engineer blending user-centered design with data-driven product strategy.

Rwanda

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can own end-to-end product design, partner closely with engineering/data, and use experimentation and analytics to improve user outcomes—ideally building impactful digital products or AI-enabled platforms.

I’m a senior product design professional who turns user needs into shipped products—planning roadmaps, defining requirements, and aligning teams around measurable outcomes. I bring both design craft and technical fluency to make decisions that hold up in build and in the market.

Most recently, I led an AI-powered enterprise platform at Hence, partnering with engineering and data teams to define product requirements and feature priorities. I created user stories, owned backlog prioritization, and ensured timely design releases that supported business objectives and user needs.

Before that, I designed customer-centric digital banking solutions at Bank of Kigali for 57K+ clients, working with PMs and developers to improve features and participating in data-informed product planning. Earlier, I delivered end-to-end web and mobile designs at TecHaffinity using iterative prototyping, usability testing, and product discovery with stakeholders.

I also have hands-on technical experience as a Frontend Engineer at SolveIT Africa, where I designed and developed a full platform in HTML/CSS/JS. Outside product work, I founded HERinTech to drive technical and digital training programs for girls and young women—showing my commitment to impact, learning, and leadership.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder, HERinTech

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HERinTech

Jun 2022 - Present (4 years)

Defined and refined HERinTech’s mission, vision, and strategic plan, including its operational structure. Planned and implemented technical/digital training programs for girls and young women and led technology-participation campaigns.

Program Planning Technical Training Campaign Execution Stakeholder Management Operational Structures

Digital Marketing Manager

African Olympiad Academy

Oct 2025 - Mar 2026 (5 months)

Grew AOA’s social media presence 130% on Instagram, 103.7% LinkedIn impressions, and 7,172% TikTok growth, plus an email newsletter, within 6 months. Owned end-to-end digital communications strategy across social media, newsletters, and stakeholder channels.

Social Media Growth TikTok Newsletters Communications Strategy Brand Messaging Audience Engagement Stakeholder Management Customer Journey Mapping

Senior Product Designer

Hence

Dec 2023 - Jun 2025 (1 year 6 months)

Led design of an AI-powered enterprise platform for Fortune 500 clients, improving decision-making across legal workflows. Defined product requirements and user stories, prioritized the backlog, and delivered design releases aligned to business objectives and user needs.

User Centered Design Product Requirements User Stories Figma Prototyping Usability Testing Agile Delivery AI Product Design

Product Designer

Bank of Kigali

Aug 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 4 months)

Designed customer-centric digital banking solutions used by 57K+ clients. Partnered with PMs and developers to improve features across platforms and contributed to data-informed product planning.

Customer Journey Mapping Product Design Stakeholder Management Roadmap Planning Data Informed Decision Making Usability Testing Agile Methodology

Product Designer

Techaffinity

Feb 2022 - Jul 2022 (5 months)

Delivered end-to-end design for multiple client web and mobile products by translating user needs into actionable insights through iterative prototyping and testing. Supported product discovery with stakeholders.

Design Thinking Prototyping Usability Testing Product Discovery

Frontend Engineer

SolveIT Africa

Jun 2021 - Jan 2022 (7 months)

Developed an educational platform that helps rural schools access digital content without the internet. Designed and built the platform using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

HTML CSS JavaScript Frontend Development Education Platform Agile Methodology

Admissions Support

African Leadership College

Mar 2020 - Aug 2021 (1 year 5 months)

Assisted the Student Experience Coordinator by responding to undergraduate applicants’ queries and managing social media groups for admitted students. Conducted research to improve the applicant experience.

Research Communication Data Gathering

Facilitator

Rwanda Education Board

May 2019 - Jun 2019 (1 month)

Conducted data analysis on student profiles for advanced-level learners across 1,000+ schools. Ensured accurate results-slip production by verifying printed information.

Data Analysis Data Verification Quality Assurance Reporting