Strategic and impact-driven product designer with experience leading end-to-end product design in startups. Skilled in UIUX design, backlog management and user research. Passionate about building intuitive platforms and apps that empower users and solve real-world problems. Adept at applying design and business thinking to deliver scalable, user-centered solutions.

Vimbainashe Emmanuel Mushayikwa

Strategic and impact-driven product designer with experience leading end-to-end product design in startups. Skilled in UIUX design, backlog management and user research. Passionate about building intuitive platforms and apps that empower users and solve real-world problems. Adept at applying design and business thinking to deliver scalable, user-centered solutions.

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Strategic and impact-driven product designer with experience leading end-to-end product design in startups. Skilled in UIUX design, backlog management and user research. Passionate about building intuitive platforms and apps that empower users and solve real-world problems. Adept at applying design and business thinking to deliver scalable, user-centered solutions.

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Language

English
Fluent
Shona
Advanced
French
Advanced

Work Experience

Product Manager & Designer at NearDeal International Limited
March 1, 2025 - Present
Improved user experience by identifying drop-offs, bugs and gaps in the app, and designing improved experiences to drive business goals, conversions and growth. Built and implemented scalable design systems, improving product cohesion, consistency and branding. Created and managed a product backlog for three products, improving quality assurance, product direction, and speeding up development timelines by months. Defined and championed product strategy to increase product-market fit, scalability and profitability.
Product Design Lead at Expando® (SaaS)
December 1, 2024 - October 2, 2025
Used data-driven design to decrease rage clicks by 80%, dead clicks by 66.67% and increase scroll depths by 6% (from 86% to 92%) improving overall engagement. Improved critical flows like onboarding, program discovery and referral flow resulting in greater product alignment. Conducted user research to identify user needs and create product strategy, resulting in greater product-market fit. Created and managed user stories to guide design and development to match the product vision.
UIUX Design Lead at Expando® (SaaS)
September 1, 2023 - October 2, 2025
Conducted user interviews, which shaped current and future product direction increasing product-market fit and influencing product direction. Redesigned the onboarding and introduction flow (the most important user flows) to reduce user drop-offs and increase user engagement resulting in higher revenues. Independently suggested and implemented an improvement roadmap for user experience changes and optimizations, resulting in an improved user experience and higher user engagement.
Design Lead at Expando® (SaaS)
March 1, 2023 - October 2, 2025
Designed the no-code MVP resulting in a successful product launch that met user requirements. Created design solutions to key user tasks resulting in user engagement and conversions. Created design assets and graphics for use by the marketing team, growing our brand image and reputation.
Product Manager & Designer at NearDeal International Limited (App & SaaS portal)
March 1, 2025 - Present
Improved user experience by identifying drop-offs, bugs and gaps in the app, and designing improved experiences to drive business goals, conversions and growth. Built and implemented scalable design systems, improving product cohesion, consistency and branding. Created and managed a product backlog for the product portfolio of three products, improving quality assurance, product direction, and speeding up development timelines by months. Defined and championed product strategy to increase product-market fit, scalability and profitability.
Product Design Lead at Expando® (SaaS)
December 1, 2024 - October 2, 2025
Used data driven design to decrease rage clicks by 80%, dead clicks by 66.67% and increase scroll depths by 6% (from 86% to 92%), improving overall engagement. Improved critical flows like the onboarding, program discovery and referral flow resulting in greater product alignment. Conducted user research to identify user needs and create product strategy, resulting in greater product-market fit. Created and managed user stories to guide design and development to match the product vision.
UIUX Design Lead at Expando® (SaaS)
September 1, 2023 - October 2, 2025
Conducted user interviews, which shaped current and future product direction increasing product-market fit and influencing product direction. Redesigned the onboarding and introduction flow (the most important user flows) to reduce user drop-offs and increase user engagement resulting in higher revenues. Independently suggested and implemented an improvement roadmap for user experience changes and optimizations, resulting in an improved user experience and higher user engagement.
Design Lead at Expando® (SaaS)
March 1, 2023 - October 2, 2025
Designed the no-code MVP resulting in a successful product launch that met user requirements. Created design solutions to key user tasks resulting in user engagement and conversions. Created design assets and graphics for use by the marketing team growing our brand image and reputation.

Education

Integrated Bachelors of Business Administration (Upper Second Class Honours) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong
September 1, 2021 - December 1, 2024
Integrated Bachelors of Business Administration (Upper Second Class Honours) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong
September 1, 2021 - December 1, 2024

Qualifications

CUHK Vice-Chancellor’s Cup of Entrepreneurship Mentorship Program (SoundMind)
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Chung Chi Class Scholarship
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Full-Tuition University Admission Scholarship
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other

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