Hello! I'm Tere, a senior digital designer based in Dublin with 5+ years of experience in end-to-end product design, UX strategy, and design management. I enjoy shaping bold, user-centered experiences across web and mobile platforms, and I love collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality, scalable design systems. My work blends research-driven insights with practical execution, from onboarding flows that improve conversion to localizing experiences for diverse audiences. I’m always exploring new tools and methods to accelerate design without sacrificing quality, and I thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments that value creativity and impact.

Tere Sagay-Oyekanmi

Hello! I'm Tere, a senior digital designer based in Dublin with 5+ years of experience in end-to-end product design, UX strategy, and design management. I enjoy shaping bold, user-centered experiences across web and mobile platforms, and I love collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality, scalable design systems. My work blends research-driven insights with practical execution, from onboarding flows that improve conversion to localizing experiences for diverse audiences. I’m always exploring new tools and methods to accelerate design without sacrificing quality, and I thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments that value creativity and impact.

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Hello! I’m Tere, a senior digital designer based in Dublin with 5+ years of experience in end-to-end product design, UX strategy, and design management. I enjoy shaping bold, user-centered experiences across web and mobile platforms, and I love collaborating with cross-functional teams to ship high-quality, scalable design systems.

My work blends research-driven insights with practical execution, from onboarding flows that improve conversion to localizing experiences for diverse audiences. I’m always exploring new tools and methods to accelerate design without sacrificing quality, and I thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments that value creativity and impact.

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Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Regional Design Lead at Celebration Church International
June 1, 2023 - Present
Leading design operations across 10 campuses in the UK and Europe as creative director, design manager, and implementation lead. Collaborated with a global design management team to shape processes, maintain quality standards, and align output with brand guidelines. Managed day-to-day design work, stakeholder relationships, and on-site and remote design delivery. Created 20+ reusable design templates and established onboarding infrastructure to scale the team. Spearheaded the development of an AI-assisted watermark generation tool using Claude for initial builds, deployed on Vercel and refined in VS Code; reduced per-image tasks from 30–60 minutes to under 5 minutes, freeing up significant design capacity across the region.
Product Designer, Expansion at PayStack (ACQ’d by Stripe)
August 1, 2022 - October 1, 2024
Led redesign strategy for PayStack Checkout, including payment authentication flow and OTP delivery for Mobile Money transactions in Ghana; redesigned merchant onboarding and regulatory compliance flow across 4 African markets; OTP success rate improved from 66% to 84% within one month of launch.
Product Designer at Kuda Bank
February 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022
Redesigned core internal card operations tool and migrated to V2, driving full adoption across 100–150 internal users and delivering a component library adopted across 2 internal tools.
Architectural Design Intern at ATO Architects
June 1, 2019 - January 31, 2022
Supported architectural design tasks within the internship, contributing to concept development and presentation materials as part of the early-stage design team.

Education

Graduate Diploma in Architecture at University of Manchester
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2020
Bachelor of Environmental Design (B.Arch) at Texas A&M University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2018
Product Development for Digital and Financial Services at Lagos Business School / Interaction Design Foundation
January 11, 2030 - May 26, 2026

Qualifications

Product Development for Digital and Financial Services
January 11, 2030 - May 26, 2026

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services