Femi Oyekoya
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Lagos, Nigeria
Toptal member since February 2, 2021
Femi expertly designs human-centered products through design thinking and user research, which creates invaluable empathy between business owners and their target customers. With curiosity and passion, Femi has helped businesses solve problems and capitalize on opportunities since 2016. His primary focus areas have been mobile banking, including Globus Bank, international payments and shipping, and eCommerce.
Portfolio
Work Experience
UX/UI Designer
Cotribute LLC
- Collaborated with the key stakeholders to improve user flows that satisfy both user requirements and business objectives.
- Created flows to evaluate online banking scenarios for customers.
- Redesigned the web application to align with Ant Design system guidelines.
- Made significant improvements to the banking experience of a traditional US bank through our modern and seamless approach, along with clear communication. As a result, customers can now enjoy a hassle-free and enhanced banking experience.
Senior Product Designer
DreamStart Labs
- Collaborated with the engineering and product team to build a solution that renders financial services to unbanked users in underdeveloped and developing communities.
- Updated design files and prototyped user flows for product documentation.
- Updated the design systems for the DreamSafe mobile app.
Product Designer
Orches (via Toptal)
- Designed a developer-facing enterprise solution that converts JSON files to workflow diagrams.
- Created a UI style guide that included all the UI components, elements, and colors for front-end implementation.
- Validated the design by testing it with a focus group of software engineers who regularly work with JSON files.
- Delivered web design and implementation projects on the WIX content management system.
Product Designer
Pliik AG
- Used proven research methods to structure the project design process.
- Mapped out user flow diagrams to illustrate the user journey and how they will complete a task when navigating the website.
- Designed a high-fidelity prototype and iterated the design as required.
Product Design Lead
Globus Bank
- Designed a web application that helps customers create a new bank account that suits their financial needs.
- Developed and designed the retail-to-business account switch feature for the Globus Mobile application.
- Designed and conducted usability tests for Globus Bank's internet banking application.
- Created user journey maps and designed an offline version of the Globus Mobile application, allowing customers to make bank transactions without being connected to the internet.
- Developed and maintained design wireframes for the Globus Mobile banking application.
- Presented scenarios, end-to-end experiences, and interactive prototypes to product teammates and stakeholders.
Product Designer
Ubanquity Systems
- Conducted user testing sessions for a client's mobile banking applications and made the necessary iterations to the prototype.
- Designed the customer onboarding process for a commercial bank in Nigeria and presented it to the key stakeholders.
- Designed and presented the transfer money feature to key stakeholders and made necessary iterations after user testing.
- Created dark mode themes for mobile and web banking applications.
- Designed and tested a personal finance manager (PFM) feature for a mobile banking application.
Product Designer
Access Bank
- Designed a mobile application that allowed customers to request loads.
- Conducted interviews with users of a staff portal to rebuild the experience based on the data gathered.
- Designed the AccessAfrica application that allows the bank to make international transactions within Africa. This included user flows and user journey maps.
- Designed the logo and branding assets for the PrimusPlus web application.
Product Design Lead
Fluid Angle
- Designed a web application that allows users to monitor and track their shipments from the United States to Nigeria.
- Conducted user testing sessions and used the data gathered to create a more usable experience for the end users.
- Collaborated with the engineering team and the product owners to provide updates on the progress of the project.
- Created and communicated user scenarios and interactive prototypes to the stakeholders.
- Designed the landing page and other web pages for the shipping application.
Web Designer
DLG International
- Designed and managed the company’s internet websites by developing, updating, and incorporating eCommerce where required.
- Designed advertising material for use in magazines, newspapers, pull-up banners, and web banners.
- Integrated the online catalog with the company's accounting system to allow. customers to order products.
- Compiled a monthly newsletter for both DLG and ACAP and disseminated them to customers via Mailchimp.
- Updated automobile product catalogs on the company's eCommerce website.
Education
Graduate Diploma in Creative Technologies
Media Design School - Auckland, New Zealand
Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communications
Bowen University - Osun, Nigeria
Certifications
Product Masterclass: How to Build Digital Products
Product School
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
IBM
Human-computer Interaction (HCI)
Interaction Design Foundation
User Experience: The Beginner’s Guide
Interaction Design Foundation
Web Design for Usability
Interaction Design Foundation
Skills
Tools
Mailchimp, Sketch, Miro, Photoshop CC, Adobe After Effects, Adobe CC, Zeplin
Platforms
Web, Cargo, Webflow, Mobile, Figma
Industry Expertise
Logistics, Shipping, Banking & Finance
Other
Web Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Mobile App Design, Digital Product Design, Wireframing, User Flows, App UI, Story Mapping, Web UI, Web App UI, Web UX, Online Banking, Landing Pages, Prototyping, Storyboarding, Mobile Banking, Fintech, Web UI Design, Presentations, User Journeys, Personas, Digital Storyboards, Islamic Banking, User Requirements, User Registration, Business Requirements, Product Design, Task Flows, Email Marketing, Responsive Design, Responsive UI, Online Store Design, Website CMS, Print Design, Print Marketing Design, Website Management, Social Media Posting, Social Media Design, Responsive Layout, Landing Page Design, Mobile Apps, Money Transfers, Mobile Navigation, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, Mobile App UI, Dashboard Design, Login & Registration, User Personas, Responsive, Sitemaps, Commercial Banking, Web Banner Design, Navigation, Navigation Redesign, Website Redesign, Pop-ups, User Interface (UI), Websites, Web Page Mockups, UI Design, Mobile Design, High-fidelity Prototypes, B2B, B2C, Logo Design, Web App Design, Visual Design, Mobile UI Design, Mobile UX Design, Branding, Motion & Animation Design, Human-computer Interaction (HCI), Usability, UX Design, Design Thinking, User Experience (UX), User Research, Web UX Design, Web App UX, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, UX Research, Personal Finance Management, User Interviews, Web Usability, Product Research, Empathy Mapping, User Testing, User Needs, Creative Talent Recruitment Industry, Human-centered Design (HCD), Digital Payments, Affinity Mapping, Dashboards, Online Delivery, Usability Testing, Projects, Engineering Software, Data Visualization, User Journey Maps, Research, Web Applications, Shopping, Finance, High-fidelity Mockups, App UX, System Design, Design Collaboration, Design Systems, Email Template Design, Ant Design
Experience
- Responsive Web Design (RWD) - 8 years
- Mobile App Design - 6 years
- Wireframing - 6 years
- User Interface (UI) - 6 years
- Web Page Mockups - 6 years
- User Experience (UX) - 5 years
- Design Thinking - 5 years
- User Research - 4 years
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