Lanre Fadire
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Lagos, Nigeria
Toptal member since September 1, 2021
Lanre is a senior product designer with 8 years of experience designing the systems institutions and professionals rely on when the cost of getting it wrong is real, across financial infrastructure, scientific publishing, public-service software, and regulated lending. He now designs AI products where trust decides adoption, prototyping with AI tools across design and code so concepts are tested as working software rather than static mocks.
Portfolio
Cloudticians LMS
Work Experience
Design Partner
Pluto Financial
- Designed the MVP end-to-end, covering the borrower app, the advisor dashboard, and the application flow for the WELOC, Pluto's flagship credit product.
- Ran an AI-led design practice on the engagement, prototyping with Claude across design and code, so concepts could be tested as working products rather than static mocks.
- Built a lightweight design system inside each prototype, then wrote final concepts back to Figma through AI tooling so the engagement kept a design record of what was actually decided.
Co-founder, Product Design
Ophy AI
- Designed the product from zero to live across 17 countries, monetized within the first six months across three subscription tiers.
- Designed the onboarding flow that carries a 95 percent completion rate, a result directly attributable to the flow I led.
- Led product design alongside a technical co-founder running engineering and AI systems, working at the prompt and output level rather than in static comps, because on this product, the model's behavior is the interface.
- Positioned the product around the authenticity gap, where competitors optimize for keyword density, and Ophy is designed for work a candidate can read back and genuinely own.
Senior Product Designer
Summer PBC
- Served as the sole designer of the platform from 2022 until the design team grew in 2026, then continued to lead design on a product that has helped over 300,000 users save more than $1.9 billion in student loan repayments.
- Designed the product behind Summer's partnership with New York City, the largest municipal student loan benefits program of its kind in the United States.
- Led the accessibility-first design system that three product teams now ship on, cutting design-to-development time by roughly 40 percent.
- Brought core flows toward WCAG 2.2 AA and Section 508 conformance, shipping new offerings accessible by default while the wider platform migrated progressively.
- Designed and launched College Savings Planner, Tuition Reimbursement, and Retirement Match, widening the product offering and supporting client retention.
Senior Product Designer
Morressier
- Served as founding designer for the Research Integrity product, giving publishers tools to detect and act on misconduct before it enters the scientific record, and securing key clients including ASCPT and the SAE.
- Transformed the Integrity Manager from passive detection into an interactive investigation tool, so publishers could resolve misconduct cases with confidence rather than work through a raw signal list.
- Redesigned and expanded the Proceedings Manager into a full conference platform, shortening publication processing time and reducing publication errors across the workflow.
- Contributed the design work behind a product central to a $16.5 million Series B and to the company's acquisition by Molecular Connections, recognized as an ALPSP Innovation Award finalist in 2024.
Senior Product Designer
Intaglio Mentoring Limited
- Designed a system to help individuals find relevant mentors to schedule calls with or join masterclasses to improve their dental domain knowledge through engagements, classes, workshops, and mentoring sessions.
- Designed user-centric platform interfaces. Developed intuitive UI/UX for a mentorship website, enhancing user experience and engagement through seamless navigation and a streamlined onboarding process.
- Extended an existing design system with custom components mapped to the shadcn UI library the build ran on, holding brand consistency intact and removing translation work at handoff.
- Designed the financial dashboard for mentors, bringing earnings visibility and payment tracking into a single view so mentors could see what they had earned without leaving the platform.
- Designed the communication and feedback tools that carry mentor and mentee interaction, covering the path from booking a session through to leaving feedback afterwards.
- Facilitated efficient development handover. Produced detailed documentation for developers, leading to a smooth transition from design to deployment and minimizing development delays.
- Applied accessibility standards and UX conventions across the platform design, so the marketplace stayed usable for mentors and mentees relying on assistive technology.
UX/UI Designer
Humanoid Playground
- Developed user flows, documented requirements, and designed an asset management module for a web application.
- Created user flows, documented requirements, and designed a user profile management module for the web application.
- Developed user flows, documented requirements, and designed a device management module for the web application.
Product Designer
Better Good Inc
- Designed the user flow to merge donation creation and donation tracking pages, which were separately accessible into a single workflow.
- Created wireframes for a new overview screen to manage all user campaigns.
- Created email template designs for essential client and donor communication and marketing campaigns.
Product Designer
Software Business Solutions Consulting
- Led requirement validation initiatives with stakeholders that included the client, intended users, project managers, business analysts, and engineers.
- Designed enterprise-level software solutions, such as CRM, asset management, and procurement management, across various industries.
- Built a design system for legacy interactions of company-owned products.
- Designed proposal documents and prototypes for new projects and potential clients.
Product Designer
Freelance
- Led consulting services for product-related needs for individuals and businesses.
- Developed the style guide and design standards/language to support brand consistency across projects.
- Led initiatives to develop websites on CMS platforms such as WordPress and Webflow.
- Designed projects in various industries such as eCommerce, talent sourcing, finance, education, fundraising, non-profits, and many more.
Creative Designer
SystemSpecs Limited
- Designed an onboarding experience to help new hires settle in easily, especially during the remote work period caused by COVID-19.
- Collaborated on rebranding the company assets, logo, colors, and merchandise.
- Worked closely with marketing to improve sales campaigns by providing graphic design support for communication pieces.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Landmark University - Kwara, Nigeria
Certifications
Product Masterclass: How to Build Digital Products
Product School
Information Architecture (IA) Fundamentals
Udemy
Product Design
Udacity
UI/UX Fundamentals
Udemy
Skills
Tools
Claude, Sketch, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Miro, InVision, Jira, Atlassian, GitHub
Platforms
Figma, Mobile, Web, Webflow, WordPress
Industry Expertise
Logistics, Healthcare, Real Estate
Other
UI Prototyping, Product Design, Web App UI, Mobile App UI, Mobile UI Design, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Prototyping, Annotated Wireframes, Mobile Design, Stakeholder Management, Scheduling Tools, Design Management, UX Research, Wireframing, Feature Analysis, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Process Design, User Flows, Software as a Service (SaaS), Data Visualization, User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), Web App Design, SaaS, User Research, UX Design, UI Design, MVP Design, Mobile UI, App Design, Web Design, Web App UX, CRM Design, B2B, B2C, SaaS Design, Dashboards, Dashboard Design, Enterprise SaaS, Design Systems, Marketplace Design, UI Components, Mobile UX Design, Apps, Complex Application User Interfaces (UI), User Workflows, Complex Web Systems, Inventory Management, User Journeys, Responsive Web Apps, Journey Mapping, Mockups, Typography, Property Management, Medical Software, User Journey Maps, User Stories, User Personas, Rapid Prototyping, Product Ownership, Web UI Design, Web UX Design, AI Design, AI-powered Product Design, Accessibility, Web Accessibility, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Prompt Engineering, Storybook, Web Applications, Design Guidelines, Information Architecture (IA), Dating Apps, Social Networks, Web Dashboards, Mobile App Design, Finance, Learning Management Systems (LMS), eCommerce, Vendor Management, On-demand Services, Freight, Commercial Real Estate, Residential Real Estate, Home, User Testing, Money Transfers, Fintech, Educational Videos, E-learning, User Interviews, Vendors & Suppliers, Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (SME), User Paths, Grocery Delivery, Delivery, Mobile Apps, Partner Management, Lifestyle, Surveys, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Responsive UI, Data, Sales, Web & Mobile Applications, Freelancing, Sourcing, Assets, Procurement, Purchase Management, CAPEX/OPEX/Budgeting, Budgeting, Budget Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Visual Design, User Requirements, Health IT, Mentorship, Scheduling, Appointment Booking, Learning, Healthcare IT, Healthtech, Dental Care, SaaS UX Consulting, Section 508 Compliance
Experience
- Data Visualization - 6 years
- Figma - 5 years
- Mobile UI - 4 years
- SaaS Design - 4 years
- AI-powered Product Design - 4 years
- UI Design - 4 years
- Claude - 3 years
- Web App UI - 3 years
Tools
- Claude
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