Ijeoma Emeruwa
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Vaughan, ON, Canada
Toptal member since July 11, 2022
Ijeoma is a digital product designer with experience adding value and designing for impact across small and large teams and multiple industries, including blockchain, fintech, payments infrastructure, SaaS, and B2C/B2B products. With a background in software engineering, she brings a diverse range of technical skills plus expertise in product thinking, design thinking, and cross-functional collaboration to take a product from idea to successful launch to match business and customer success.
Experience
- UX Research - 3 years
- Mobile Design - 3 years
- Web Design - 3 years
- UX Design - 3 years
- Digital Product Design - 3 years
- UI Design - 3 years
- Figma - 3 years
- Design Systems - 2 years
Portfolio
Work Experience
Freelance Product Designer
A.team
- Worked closely with clients and brands worldwide to define user needs and achieve business goals.
- Created a design system for a learning management system to improve consistency across platforms.
- Designed an eCommerce platform for a beauty brand to solve problems with access worldwide.
Senior Product Designer
KIWI Technologies
- Redesigned the mobile app experience to improve customer satisfaction and retention.
- Improved development speed and stakeholder review by designing a UI Library that ensured consistent implementation.
- Collaborated with the CEO and lead engineer to gather critical requirements that promoted value and increased impact.
Product Design Lead
Bridgecard
- Worked with the product manager to identify real customer problems and find innovative solutions.
- Coordinated and conducted qualitative research to identify user needs and behavior.
- Developed clear and informative UI mockups to inform the design and development process and test for usability and experience.
Product Designer
Asteria
- Prioritized and drove our client-facing product roadmap while being involved in the development and implementation of several SaaS B2B and B2C products.
- Created, maintained, and documented consistent branding and styling standards through the design system and component library.
- Participated in planning, organizing, and conducting UX research using different methods to collect user data.
Certifications
Cowrywise Financial Technology | Product Design
Asa Coterie
Skills
Tools
Google Sheets, Miro
Platforms
Figma, iOS, MacOS
Other
UI Design, Communication, UX Design, Design Thinking, Design Systems, Cross-functional Collaboration, Web Design, Mobile Design, UX Research, Dashboard Design, iOS App Design, Fintech, B2C, Blockchain, B2B, Digital Product Design, Interactive Prototypes, Product Design, SaaS, User-centered Design (UCD), User Research, Landing Page Design, SaaS Design, Interaction Design (IxD), UX Prototyping, Wireframing, UX Flows, Data-informed Visual Design, Visual Design, UX Strategy, Experience Design, User Experience Strategy, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Empathy Mapping, Usability Testing, Mobile UI, User Flows, Prototyping, UI Prototyping, Contextual Inquiry, Design Evaluation, UX Audits, Journey Mapping, Product Strategy, MVP Design, Quantitative User Research, Team Leadership, UI Libraries, Qualitative Research, User Personas, Web Dashboards, High-fidelity Prototypes, User Journeys, Mobile UX Design, Mobile UI Design, Cross-platform UX, Notion, Mobile UX, Mobile App Design, Mobile App Testing, Web UX Design, Web App Design, Web App UX, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Product Thinking, Systems Thinking, Information Architecture (IA), Remote Team Leadership, Cross-functional Team Leadership, User Interviews, User Stories, User Empathy, Mobile Mockups, Web Usability, Enterprise SaaS, Enterprise Design, Visualization, DataViz, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Enterprise Application Design, Web App UI, Data Visualization, Loom, Framer, Customer Experience, Design Workshops, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, Web UI, Web UX, Information Systems, Computer Science
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