Product Designer Senior

Summary

Skills

Work Experience

Visionary Senior Product Designer with 8+ years of experience driving innovation across AI, SaaS, and mobile-first platforms. Co-founder of a creator-focused startup, leader of AI product teams, and builder of platforms that have secured over $500K in funding and scaled user growth 20% MoM. Specialized in rapid MVP execution, AI-driven UX (conversational design, NLP), scalable design systems, and cross-functional leadership. Passionate about creating intuitive, emotionally intelligent digital products that drive market impact, funding success, and sustainable user growth. Product Design & Strategy

Product-led growth strategy, SaaS platform design, MVP development and iteration AI product UX (conversational flows, emotional AI), user research, usability testing Design Systems & Tools

Figma (Variables, Dev Mode, Prototyping), Webflow, Adobe XD, Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

Storybook, Zeplin, Zeroheight, Maze, Dovetail, Notion, Miro, Amplitude, Framer AI Integration & Innovation

Conversational AI UX, Natural Language Processing (NLP) workflows AI-driven personalization and behavior-based UX

Leadership & Collaboration

Cross-functional team leadership, mentoring, executive stakeholder alignment Product-market fit research, fundraising support through strategic product storytelling Cantina Inc. (Founded by Sean Parker)

Senior UI/UX Designer AI Character Creator Platform December 2021 – November 2024

Spearheaded the design and UX for Cantina, the most advanced AI character creator platform enabling users to create bots that talk, feel, and capture adventures with selfies. Promoted from mobile designer to lead the web product redesign, driving a 50% increase in web user engagement post-launch.

Built and scaled cross-platform design systems, accelerating dev/design workflows by 30%. Integrated NLP and emotional AI flows into the user experience, enhancing AI-human interaction. Presented and secured executive buy-in for major UX initiatives aligned with business expansion. Delivered a trustworthy, user-friendly experience while balancing MVP simplicity with future scalability into Selfie Bots/AI Portrait Generation Ayodeji Olowu

******.******@*****.*** 475-***-**** LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dejidavids Senior Product Designer AI Innovation Specialist SaaS Growth Leader Popcrn Inc.

Co-founder & Senior Product Designer

March 2017 – December 2021

Co-founded Popcrn, a SaaS platform built for creators to collaborate, find clients, receive payments, and deliver projects seamlessly.

Designed and launched a mobile-first MVP that secured $500K+ in pre-seed funding. Achieved 20% month-over-month growth in monthly active users (MAU) by implementing data-driven product design improvements.

Established scalable design systems, enabling rapid product iterations and market responsiveness. Mentored internal design teams, fostering a culture of user-first design thinking and innovation. Freelance Consultant & Senior UI/UX Designer

2014 – 2017

Delivered digital product designs for startups and SMEs, improving user engagement and retention rates.

Developed interactive prototypes and design assets that reduced development cycles by 20%. Conducted usability testing sessions that improved product satisfaction scores by an average of 25%. Education

Certifications

Dorben University, Nigeria

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science — Focus: Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Software Development

Gateway Community College, Connecticut

Associate of Science (AS), Computer Science Foundations (Transferred credits) Google UX Design Professional Certificate (Coursera) AI Product Management Specialization – Duke University (Coursera) Human-Centered AI Design – Stanford Online

Interaction Design Foundation Member (IxDF) – UX Management, UX Research, and Design Thinking Courses

Confidential – AI-Powered Pet Wellness App

Lead Product Designer (AI Health Companion for Pets) December 2024 – April 2025

Led end-to-end product design of an AI-driven health companion app for pets, delivering a full MVP in under 4 months.

Designed and prototyped conversational AI experiences tailored for pet care and wellness recommendations.

Built and activated a pre-launch userbase of 500+ ready-to-test users, driving early validation and product readiness for funding rounds.

Collaborated closely with AI engineers and product managers to deliver intuitive, scalable design solutions.

(Startup name confidential due to private funding status.) Built a proprietary visual health assessment system combining computer vision, breed-specific data, and wellness pattern recognition to deliver actionable insights to pet parents.

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