I'm Usman Ndako, a Senior Product Designer with 8+ years shaping intuitive, data-driven experiences for B2B SaaS, FinTech, and AI platforms. I thrive on growth-focused journeys that accelerate onboarding, boost engagement, and improve retention. My work has helped teams increase user retention by 25%, cut onboarding time by 35%, and even support $8M in VC funding through strategic design leadership. My strengths span growth design, design strategy, and execution. I lead scalable systems, run user research and experiments, and collaborate across Agile teams to align stakeholders and mentor designers. I’m proficient with Figma, prototyping, and data-driven UX that scales with product-led growth.…

Usman Ndako

I'm Usman Ndako, a Senior Product Designer with 8+ years shaping intuitive, data-driven experiences for B2B SaaS, FinTech, and AI platforms. I thrive on growth-focused journeys that accelerate onboarding, boost engagement, and improve retention. My work has helped teams increase user retention by 25%, cut onboarding time by 35%, and even support $8M in VC funding through strategic design leadership. My strengths span growth design, design strategy, and execution. I lead scalable systems, run user research and experiments, and collaborate across Agile teams to align stakeholders and mentor designers. I’m proficient with Figma, prototyping, and data-driven UX that scales with product-led growth.…

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I’m Usman Ndako, a Senior Product Designer with 8+ years shaping intuitive, data-driven experiences for B2B SaaS, FinTech, and AI platforms. I thrive on growth-focused journeys that accelerate onboarding, boost engagement, and improve retention. My work has helped teams increase user retention by 25%, cut onboarding time by 35%, and even support $8M in VC funding through strategic design leadership.

My strengths span growth design, design strategy, and execution. I lead scalable systems, run user research and experiments, and collaborate across Agile teams to align stakeholders and mentor designers. I’m proficient with Figma, prototyping, and data-driven UX that scales with product-led growth.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior UI/UX Designer at Studio Booking
September 30, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Redesigned Studio Bookings web and mobile app UI, improving navigation efficiency and boosting user retention by 18%. Streamlined class scheduling flows, reducing booking time by 40% and increasing repeat bookings by 22%. Built scalable design system, reducing handoff time and design-to-code friction. Improved usability for 50k+ users, raising app rating to 4.6.
Product Designer (Contract) at Rekord
September 30, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Designed AI-powered interfaces, improving task completion speed by 35%. Partnered with founders and engineers to build a scalable design system. Simplified complex credit decisioning flows, reducing onboarding drop-offs by 22%. Optimized user journey prototypes, cutting feature testing time by 2 weeks.
Senior UI/UX Designer at AskAI
March 31, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Spearheaded a responsive redesign, driving a 25% increase in user engagement. Optimized onboarding flows, lowering drop-off rates by 15%. Streamlined feature navigations, reducing task completion time by 5 minutes. Led user research and testing to align product decisions with real user needs.
Senior UI/UX Designer at Migranium Health (AI-Powered ERM Solution)
February 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025
Implemented and expanded ShadCN design system, adding new components tailored to product needs. Enhanced data visualization dashboards, improving accuracy and efficiency by 40%+.
Senior UI/UX Designer (Part-time Contract) at Migranium
February 1, 2025 - Present
Optimized user flows, reducing task completion time by 25%. Built a scalable design system in Figma, cutting handoff time by 30%. Developed a scalable design system in Figma, improving design consistency and speeding collaboration with engineers. Simplified health data dashboards, improving accuracy by 40%.
UI/UX Designer (Contract) at One Liquidity
December 31, 2024 - September 30, 2025
Led the design of a user-friendly crypto trading and compliance product. Simplified KYC and financing workflows, reducing onboarding drop-offs by 20%. Streamlined verification process, cutting onboarding completion time by 35%. Collaborated with engineers to translate complex DeFi processes into intuitive user flows.
Senior UI/UX Designer at Studio Booking (US)
November 1, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Redesigned web + mobile product for 100k+ users. Reduced class booking time by 40%, boosted retention by 18%, improved navigation efficiency. Led self-serve onboarding for studio owners, cutting setup time by 35%.
Senior UI/UX Designer at AskAIs (Hong Kong)
October 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025
Spearheaded responsive redesign of a generative AI platform. Simplified feature navigation, saving users an average of 5 minutes per task. Improved engagement and onboarding flow.
Senior UI/UX Designer (Contract) at Lucia Protocol
August 31, 2024 - September 30, 2025
Designed and implemented a unified design system that improved UI consistency. Simplified complex DeFi transaction flows, reducing onboarding drop-offs by 15%. Streamlined internal design-to-code workflow, cutting feature delivery time by 2 weeks.
UI/UX Designer at SolSnap
February 29, 2024 - September 30, 2025
Streamlined content upload and sharing, reducing completion time by 35%. Conducted user interviews to gather feedback on possible pain points. Simplified complex DeFi transaction flows, reducing onboarding drop-offs by 15%.
Senior UI/UX Designer (Contract) at Let’s Level UP
November 30, 2023 - September 30, 2025
Designed gamified learning flows, increasing user engagement by 25%. Improved onboarding experience, boosting course completion rates by 18%. Streamlined content uploads, reducing setup time for instructors by 35%. Built a consistent design system for scalable, cohesive UI.
Senior UI/UX Designer at Let’s Level Up (UK)
April 1, 2023 - November 1, 2023
Designed gamified learning flows, driving 25% higher engagement. Improved onboarding, boosting course completion by 18%. Optimized content upload, reducing instructor setup time by 35%.
UI/UX Designer at Lucia Protocol (US)
April 1, 2023 - November 1, 2023
Built unified design system, improving UI consistency across products. Simplified DeFi flows, lowering onboarding drop-offs by 15%.
Senior UI/UX Designer at illo E-Commerce (illo.ai)
June 30, 2022 - September 30, 2025
Developed highly customizable site builder feature for e-commerce, enabling users to create unique websites tailored to their brand. Implemented effective marketing features, boosting customer engagement and conversion rates. Integrated CRM system seamlessly, improving customer management and satisfaction by over 30%.
UI/UX Designer at OneLiquidity (Dubai)
June 1, 2022 - December 1, 2024
Designed intuitive crypto trading/compliance product; reduced onboarding drop-offs by 20%. Streamlined KYC workflows, cutting onboarding time by 35%. Translated DeFi processes into user-friendly flows, improving adoption.
Senior UI/UX Designer at illo.ai (Israel)
December 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022
Built customizable site builder, enabling users to launch unique e-commerce sites. Integrated CRM, improving customer satisfaction by 30%+. Implemented marketing features that lifted conversion rates significantly.
Product Design Lead at Kippa Africa
November 30, 2021 - September 30, 2025
Led the product design team in building and launching a bookkeeping app, resulting in the app receiving $8 million in pre-seed funding after launch. Orchestrated design strategy to ensure intuitive, efficient UX. Implemented a user-centered design process with extensive research and usability testing.
Executive Web Developer/Graphics at SQT Web Solutions
October 31, 2021 - September 30, 2025
Designed UI wireframes and mock-ups using Figma, converted mock-ups to HTML templates, developed informative websites with WordPress, and created corporate branding and print materials.
Product Design Lead at Kippa Africa (Nigeria)
July 1, 2021 - November 1, 2021
Led design team to launch bookkeeping app that secured $8M pre-seed funding. Conducted extensive user research & testing, ensuring strong product–market fit. Shaped design strategy, aligning UX with small business needs.
Executive Web Developer / Designer at SQT Web Solutions (Nigeria)
April 1, 2018 - October 1, 2021
Delivered 15+ websites, branding, and digital products for SMEs. Converted UI wireframes into live products using HTML, CSS, WordPress.

Education

National Diploma at Niger State Polytechnic
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2015
Advanced Diploma at White House Institute of Technology
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009
National Diploma, Computer Science at Niger State Polytechnic
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2015
Advanced Diploma, Web Design at White House Institute of Technology
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2009

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Financial Services, Other
    Rekord

    Rekord is a Fintech SaaS platform that helps lenders automate credit decisioning with AI. My role was to simplify complex loan workflows into an intuitive step-by-step experience. I designed a scalable dashboard for underwriters, responsive web layouts for accessibility, and a reusable design system for future growth. By combining user research, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design, I delivered a solution that reduced manual approval time and improved user adoption during pilot testing.

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