Toluwalope Saba
Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Toptal member since June 28, 2022
Tolu is a product designer with over six years of experience. He works closely with founding members and teams to create and maintain a foundational brand and product design that will scale as the business grows. Tolu has experience leading product teams in building world-class products in the fintech, business and consumer, transportation, eCommerce, and Web3 spaces.
Portfolio
RiseCoin | DeFi
Brass: Digital Bank for African SMEs
Shuttlers—Mass Transit App
Work Experience
Head of Product
Brass
- Designed the Brass web application that helped business owners open business accounts in minutes, manage their cash flow, create and manage invoices, request capital, and access POS terminals.
- Built the design system used by a team of three designers and two brand designers.
- Designed the corresponding mobile application for Brass, rated 4.5 stars on the iOS and Android stores.
- Managed the preparation and execution of products by planning roadmaps and collaborating with other designers, product managers, and engineers.
UI/UX Designer
Zedcrest Capital
- Designed, sketched, and prototyped the entire mobile experience for MoneyPal, a Zedvance credit company's mobile application on the Android store.
- Developed several products for Zedcrest, including the Zedvance website and web application used for consumer credit facilitation.
- Designed and sketched the crossborder wallet application Leatherback (formerly Rexelpay) for users in Europe.
Lead Product Designer
Tr1pp Technologies
- Oversaw the design of the cross-platform ride-sharing product—driver and rider—and the admin panel for tracking and monitoring driver and rider profiles.
- Designed the super-admin panel for creating and setting up services, creating and managing user and user roles within the company, and monitoring API health checks.
- Created the partner portal, similar to the Uber platform, for car owners to track and monitor driver earnings.
Product Designer
RedViolet
- Improved the website's usability by conducting studies and surveys and using the results to make design decisions.
- Created the brand design language, which is still used six years later.
- Redesigned the website and improved the information architecture.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum Engineering
University of Lagos - Lagos, Nigeria
Skills
Tools
Sketch, Miro, Zeplin, Adobe Experience Design (XD), Photoshop CC
Platforms
Figma, Mobile, Web
Other
User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Design Systems, Rapid Prototyping, User Research, User Stories, Visual Design, Product Design, Mobile Banking, Online Banking, Digital Banking, Startups, Fintech, Financial UX, Web UI, Mobile UI, Mobile UX, B2B, UI Design, UX Design, System Design, Web App Design, Web Design, Responsive UI, Mobile UI Design, Web App UI, Web App UX, Responsive Design, UX Wireframes, Business to Business (B2B), ÐApp, DApps, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Decentralized Applications, School, Public Transportation, Rideshare Services, SaaS, B2C, Prototyping, User Personas, Engineering, Directory Submission
Experience
- Visual Design - 6 years
- Product Design - 6 years
- User Interface (UI) - 6 years
- Rapid Prototyping - 6 years
- User Experience (UX) - 5 years
- Web App Design - 5 years
- Design Systems - 4 years
- Figma - 3 years
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