Top Talent like Nkiru are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specilaized talent, while giving talent more flexibilty and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Nkiru Uba

Product Designer • UI Designer • UX Designer • Lagos, LA, NG
Figma
Growth Hacking
Design Systems
Product Strategy
UX research
Design Research
UI/UX Design
Wireframing
Design
Prototyping
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Senior Product Designer | User Engagement Expert
With a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from the University of Lagos, I am currently a Senior Product Designer at PaulCamper, an EU-based peer-to-peer platform for RV rentals. Since February 2023, I have focused on enhancing user onboarding and engagement, leading to increased conversions. I redesigned the dashboard for improved user interaction and led the Owner Design team on growth features like pricing and calendar functionalities. My role involves collaborating with engineers, product teams, and stakeholders to develop user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity visuals, ensuring seamless implementation. Additionally, I contribute to building a culture of design excellence and developing an internal design system.

Projects

My Porfolio

My portfolio project can be described as a comprehensive redesign and enhancement of the platforms I worked at, focused on improving user onboarding, engagement, and overall user experience.See More

Work History

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Senior Product Designer

PaulCamperFull-time EmployeeAt PaulCamper, I: - Redesigned the CRM to address usability issues, removing blockers for support and increasing efficiency. - Expanded the design system. - Collaborated with team members to identify and prioritize usability issues in the CRM. - Conducted user research to understand user needs and pain points, developing and implementing design solutions to improve user experience. - Led research and discovery efforts to enhance the product. - Focused on facilitating user onboarding and engagement, leading to increased conversions. - Redesigned the dashboard to enhance user engagement. - Directed the Owner Design team, focusing on onboarding and growth-related features for pricing and calendar functionalities. - Took a collaborative approach, working closely with engineers, product teams, and stakeholders. - Developed user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity visuals for various features, ensuring flawless implementation aligned with the brand. - Contributed to building a culture of design excellence and developing an internal design system. - Utilized customer insights and metrics to drive the design process. PaulCamper is an EU-based P2P platform connecting RV owners with travellers looking to rent RVs, facilitating the entire rental process from booking to payment.
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Senior Product Designer

ProxifyFull-time EmployeeAug 2022 - Jan 2023 • 6 mosProxify is a talent service that connects companies with top-tier remote developers and designers, offering a curated pool of highly skilled professionals. They manage the entire recruitment process, from sourcing candidates to managing contracts, simplifying the hiring process for businesses. In my role as Lead for Client Growth at Proxify, I: - Collaborated with the product and analytics teams to execute experiments and utilize A/B testing for rapid iteration and valuable insights. - Focused on and led top-of-the-funnel design projects, including the main website and first-time user experience.
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UI/UX Designer

FreebusyFull-time EmployeeJan 2021 - Feb 2022 • 1 yr 2 mosFreeBusy is a scheduling assistant tool that helps individuals and teams efficiently schedule meetings and appointments by integrating with calendar apps like Google Calendar, Outlook, and Office 365. It provides availability information across different time zones, allowing users to share their availability and schedule meetings without the back-and-forth of emails. At FreeBusy, I: - Condensed over 100 hours of user research into a cohesive product vision and experience. - Led the creation of a new onboarding experience, segmenting and guiding users based on their use cases, resulting in a 40%+ increase in user retention. - Collaborated closely with development teams to ensure accurate implementation of design specifications. - Developed components and a UI library that enhanced the overall product user flow and improved user experience.

Education

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University of Lagos

Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature, General

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

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Senior Product Designer | User Engagement Expert
With a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from the University of Lagos, I am currently a Senior Product Designer at PaulCamper, an EU-based peer-to-peer platform for RV rentals. Since February 2023, I have focused on enhancing user onboarding and engagement, leading to increased conversions. I redesigned the dashboard for improved user interaction and led the Owner Design team on growth features like pricing and calendar functionalities. My role involves collaborating with engineers, product teams, and stakeholders to develop user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity visuals, ensuring seamless implementation. Additionally, I contribute to building a culture of design excellence and developing an internal design system.

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
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Top Talent like Nkiru are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specilaized talent, while giving talent more flexibilty and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Nkiru Uba

Product Designer • UI Designer • UX Designer • Lagos, LA, NG
Figma
Growth Hacking
Design Systems
Product Strategy
UX research
Design Research
UI/UX Design
Wireframing
Design
Prototyping
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts

Projects

My Porfolio

My portfolio project can be described as a comprehensive redesign and enhancement of the platforms I worked at, focused on improving user onboarding, engagement, and overall user experience.

Work History

P

Senior Product Designer

PaulCamperFull-time EmployeeAt PaulCamper, I: - Redesigned the CRM to address usability issues, removing blockers for support and increasing efficiency. - Expanded the design system. - Collaborated with team members to identify and prioritize usability issues in the CRM. - Conducted user research to understand user needs and pain points, developing and implementing design solutions to improve user experience. - Led research and discovery efforts to enhance the product. - Focused on facilitating user onboarding and engagement, leading to increased conversions. - Redesigned the dashboard to enhance user engagement. - Directed the Owner Design team, focusing on onboarding and growth-related features for pricing and calendar functionalities. - Took a collaborative approach, working closely with engineers, product teams, and stakeholders. - Developed user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity visuals for various features, ensuring flawless implementation aligned with the brand. - Contributed to building a culture of design excellence and developing an internal design system. - Utilized customer insights and metrics to drive the design process. PaulCamper is an EU-based P2P platform connecting RV owners with travellers looking to rent RVs, facilitating the entire rental process from booking to payment.
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Senior Product Designer

ProxifyFull-time EmployeeAug 2022 - Jan 2023 • 6 mosProxify is a talent service that connects companies with top-tier remote developers and designers, offering a curated pool of highly skilled professionals. They manage the entire recruitment process, from sourcing candidates to managing contracts, simplifying the hiring process for businesses. In my role as Lead for Client Growth at Proxify, I: - Collaborated with the product and analytics teams to execute experiments and utilize A/B testing for rapid iteration and valuable insights. - Focused on and led top-of-the-funnel design projects, including the main website and first-time user experience.
F

UI/UX Designer

FreebusyFull-time EmployeeJan 2021 - Feb 2022 • 1 yr 2 mosFreeBusy is a scheduling assistant tool that helps individuals and teams efficiently schedule meetings and appointments by integrating with calendar apps like Google Calendar, Outlook, and Office 365. It provides availability information across different time zones, allowing users to share their availability and schedule meetings without the back-and-forth of emails. At FreeBusy, I: - Condensed over 100 hours of user research into a cohesive product vision and experience. - Led the creation of a new onboarding experience, segmenting and guiding users based on their use cases, resulting in a 40%+ increase in user retention. - Collaborated closely with development teams to ensure accurate implementation of design specifications. - Developed components and a UI library that enhanced the overall product user flow and improved user experience.

Education

U

University of Lagos

Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature, General

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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