I'm looking to be part of a team that proactively involves me in product strategy, alignment on how the product is affecting bottom lines, and working on rapid iterations on a better way the product can scale; also important is being intentional about team productivity and open to adopting better processes.
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Ugo Ifezue
@ugoifezue
As a seasoned senior designer, I possess a wide range of skills in web, UX, and product design.
NigeriaWhat I'm looking for
Experienced Product Designer (IC Lead) with 10+ years of expertise in fintech, payments, and blockchain. Specializing in design strategy, and systems thinking that drive business growth.
At Minded, a New York startup, I streamlined the patient and admin platform, increasing healthcare provider efficiency by 65% and supporting the company’s $25 million raise and successful exit.
At Bundle, I led the design of a social payment feature that generated over $20 million in revenue and contributed to the company’s successful exit to Binance.
At Nestcoin, I led the end-to-end design of an instant transfer payment rail integration with Coinbase Wallet, expanding global market accessibility across 20 countries.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
NEProduct design lead
Nestcoin
Oct 2021 - Mar 2025 (3 years 5 months)
* Designed a payments integration with Coinbase Wallet to expand to 20 global markets.
* Led the design of InstantPay, automating 85% of asset sales, boosting revenue and transaction efficiency.
* Built the flagship B2B trading desk for high-net-worth merchants processing $5M+ in escrow trades.
* Spearheaded design systems and UX research, optimizing cross-product interactions and usability.
BUSenior product designer
Bundle
Aug 2019 - Sep 2021 (2 years 1 month)
As a founding designer, I led design at Bundle up until exit to Binance
* Designed a P2P crypto payment network that scaled to $20M in transactions within six months.
* Developed trading education module, increasing user engagement and informed decision-making.
* Scaled the design team, hiring and mentoring designers while establishing a design system that improved
efficiency.
TO* Designed an AR app for Microsoft HoloLens, aiding knee surgeons in experimental medical research.
* Created a virtual real estate viewing platform, integrating immersive VR for client engagement.
HESenior Product designer
Heftybyte
Apr 2017 - May 2018 (1 year 1 month)
* Designed and shipped an Ethereum mobile wallet, contributing to a $7M ICO fundraising goal.
* Led UX design for Dollaride, a mobility app in New York, improving driver-rider interactions.
INProduct Design
Intelia.io
Oct 2016 - Apr 2017 (6 months)
* I designed wireframes and high-fidelity for an interactive iPad cosmetic surgery app, which helped doctors
map skin for surgery during consultations
* I designed a web app design for a US-based service that matches medical graduates to hospitals offering residency programs
VCProduct designer & Design engineer
VConnect
Apr 2013 - Mar 2016 (2 years 11 months)
* Designed and implemented features for a mobile platform serving 4M businesses.
* Collaborated with Facebook engineering to build a CSS-only mobile shop experience for low-bandwidth
markets
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80k-130k USD
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