I’m Ugochukwu Gabriella Ugoch, a Product Designer with 4+ years of experience designing complex digital products from 0→1 through launch across AI, fintech, data infrastructure, mobility, travel, and social products. I focus on interaction design, systems thinking, and data-informed decision-making—turning ambiguity into clear product narratives, usable flows, and scalable design foundations. I’ve led end-to-end redesigns and shipped multiple product experiences, including an AI-native product management tool that scaled from a limited beta to 1,500+ users, plus AI-powered status reporting and permissioned SDK-based ecosystems. I also enjoy blending UX research with hands-on prototyping—improving activation, reducing time-to-value, and aligning stakeholders through strong information architecture, visual systems, and measurable outcomes.

Ugochukwu Gabriella

I’m Ugochukwu Gabriella Ugoch, a Product Designer with 4+ years of experience designing complex digital products from 0→1 through launch across AI, fintech, data infrastructure, mobility, travel, and social products. I focus on interaction design, systems thinking, and data-informed decision-making—turning ambiguity into clear product narratives, usable flows, and scalable design foundations. I’ve led end-to-end redesigns and shipped multiple product experiences, including an AI-native product management tool that scaled from a limited beta to 1,500+ users, plus AI-powered status reporting and permissioned SDK-based ecosystems. I also enjoy blending UX research with hands-on prototyping—improving activation, reducing time-to-value, and aligning stakeholders through strong information architecture, visual systems, and measurable outcomes.

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I’m Ugochukwu Gabriella Ugoch, a Product Designer with 4+ years of experience designing complex digital products from 0→1 through launch across AI, fintech, data infrastructure, mobility, travel, and social products. I focus on interaction design, systems thinking, and data-informed decision-making—turning ambiguity into clear product narratives, usable flows, and scalable design foundations.

I’ve led end-to-end redesigns and shipped multiple product experiences, including an AI-native product management tool that scaled from a limited beta to 1,500+ users, plus AI-powered status reporting and permissioned SDK-based ecosystems. I also enjoy blending UX research with hands-on prototyping—improving activation, reducing time-to-value, and aligning stakeholders through strong information architecture, visual systems, and measurable outcomes.

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Work Experience

Product Designer at Dotted
June 20, 2025 - May 1, 2026
Led the end-to-end redesign of Editor, an AI-native product management tool—owning problem framing, interaction model, information architecture, and visual language. Drove the product from a limited beta to 1,500+ users and 3 enterprise clients. Redesigned the first-use experience around the “first project” milestone using product analytics, increasing activation from <10% to 28% and reducing time-to-value from 15 to 5 minutes. Led end-to-end design for Rollup, an AI-powered status reporting product that connects to teams’ existing tools and generates self-updating reports, shaping UX, IA, and visual language from concept through launch.
Product Designer at Daya
June 1, 2025 - May 1, 2026
Designed Daya’s early product experience and brand identity for a cross-border finance startup. Established foundational mobile flows, interfaces, and a cohesive visual system to support initial launch and investor materials. Created the initial visual identity (including logo and brand guidelines) and designed the fundraising deck, landing page, and production-ready mobile experience that enabled engineering to build and ship the first version of the app.
Product Designer at Gandalf
November 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024
Led end-to-end product design across Gandalf’s ecosystem, including the Connect SDK experience and companion app—enabling developers to build with permissioned consumer data while giving users visibility and control over what is shared. Designed and launched a developer competition platform that drove 350+ Connect SDK sign-ups and 10 paying customers within the first month via platform credit purchases. Designed first-party products applying permissioned consumer data to AI assistants, financial insights, and consumer experiences, including WhoAmI.tv, which attracted 5,000+ users and processed 5M+ data points within two weeks.
UX Research Intern at Bolt
August 1, 2023 - November 1, 2023
Conducted secondary research on distracted driving across Bolt’s ride-hailing markets in Africa, Europe, and North America. Synthesized findings from government/institutional reports, academic papers, industry surveys, interviews, and observational studies to identify app-related distractions tied to safety incidents and to inform driver-safety product recommendations. Analyzed structured, user-provided Bolt Food order form data across seven European markets to identify friction patterns related to addresses, phone numbers, location descriptions, courier instructions, and apartment/building details, translating insights into product recommendations.
Product Designer at Backdrope
March 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023
Redesigned Moments, a short-form video feature for discovering real experiences at destinations. Increased average weekly time spent per active user from 16 minutes to 1h 53m within two weeks of launch and increased activation across other features by 30%. Increased daily active users by 14% by launching collaborative trip-planning features including multi-save, collaborative collections, and social sharing. Reduced design-to-development handoff time by 15% by implementing a scalable design system with standardized components and handoff workflows.

Education

BSc Computer Science at University of Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
January 11, 2030 - September 21, 2026

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Travel & Hospitality, Telecommunications, Transportation & Logistics, Other