Abimbola Alaka

About

Hi there! Welcome to my bio ;) I am a product designer with 3 years of experience of crafting beautiful user interfaces and exceptional user experiences. In addition to product design, I bring skills in business development and marketing, allowing me to connect effectively with stakeholders and contribute a broad range of expertise to a team. I was honored to be awarded a top 12 position in the National MTN MoMo 2023 Hackathon. In my free time, I enjoy binge-watching tutorials, reading, journaling, watching movies, playing sports, and engaging in activities that let me express my creativity. Are you building a product or website? Feel free to reach out for user interface design, UX design, design systems, and all things product design.

Experience

• Lead Product designer · Legum06-01-2024 – 10-01-2024

  I spearheaded the end-to-end design process for a pioneering legal tech startup dedicated to connecting users with legal professionals. This included developing a strategic product roadmap aligned with company objectives and user needs, which drove the direction of product development. I redesigned the entire product through extensive user research, enhancing the user experience and user interface. I also developed a design system and focused on UX writing, elevating the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to offer improved user engagement and satisfaction. In addition, I collaborated with front-end and back-end engineers and led communication with product stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and execution of design elements.

• Business Technology Specialist · Knight Ventures2024 – 08-01-2024

  Knight Venture is an online accelerator and an investment platform that connects African startups with investors. We have a mission to develop 100 high-growth tech startups to succeed by providing them with tools, resources, mentoring and guidance to scale their businesses. We drive innovation through collaboration within our network of the best academy Alumni Partners, Corporate Partners, Mentors, and Investors community to build successful startups in Africa.

• Product Designer · Spacevents2023 – 11-01-2023

  As a Product Designer at Spacevents, mycontributions include designing user-friendly and visually appealing interfaces, conducting user research, creating wireframes and prototypes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance the overall user experience.

• UI/UX design student [Advance] · Perxels02-01-2022 – 02-01-2023

  Learning in deeper details about UI/UX design

• Ui design Student · Perxels11-01-2021 – 01-01-2022

  As a UI design student at Perxels, likely contributions include learning the fundamentals of user interface design, gaining hands-on experience with design tools, and working on projects to build a strong portfolio.

• Digital Marketing Intern · Self-employed09-01-2020 – 08-01-2021

  As a Digital Marketing Intern, likely contributions include assisting with online marketing campaigns, managing social media accounts, analyzing digital marketing metrics, and supporting the development of marketing strategies.

Education

• Obafemi Awolowo UniversityBachelor of Education - BEd, Health and Physical Education/Fitness

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