Nigeria

Product Design

UX Design

UI/ Visual Design

UX Research

Akande Marvellous Joseph

Head of Product Design

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- Currently leading the product and design team at Mainstack, driving the creation of an all-in-one platform that empowers over 30,000 creators and entrepreneurs to grow and monetize their brands.
-Spearheaded the implementation of a comprehensive design system, increasing design consistency across the platform, resulting in a reduction in design-to-development time.
-Defined and executed product and design strategies that have contributed to an increase in user engagement and growth in active users within the last 12 months.
-Led the recruitment and development of a high-performing design team, growing the team , with team members advancing to higher roles within the company.
- Collaborated closely with the founder and CTO to map out and build Mainstack from the ground up.
-Contributed to processing over USD 3,000,000 through the platform, helping creators and entrepreneurs maximize their earnings potential.

- Worked collaboratively with other Product Designers, Product Managers, Brand Designers, and Developers, I contributed to the successful redesign of the Send Web App and the Mobile App. The enhanced user experience enables seamless and delightful money transfers to loved ones.

- Led the design of our cutting-edge education payment platform, Tuition (flutterwave.com/tuition) that revolutionizes the way users in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Ivory Coast, and other African countries make payments to educational institutions. Tuition empowers individuals to effortlessly settle any type of fee, be it for local or global institutions, using their local currencies. This innovative platform sets a new standard for convenience and accessibility in education payments, making it easier than ever for students and their families to pursue their academic aspirations.

- Led the design for Afriticket a platform which enables our merchants sell and manage event ticket.

- Led the design for the card issuing feature which enables merchant to request for physical card via their flutterwave for business dashboard.

- Worked on some other features on the Flutterwave dashboard to make the overall experience a much more suitable one for our merchants.

- Collaborated with the rest of the team to come up with a solution which enables small business owners manage their income and expenses, issue receipts, and send reminders to customers owing them.
- Performed usability testing to identify potential pain points for further iteration and understand users’ views regarding the transaction entry process.
- Worked with the rest of the design team to improve the overall product experience.
- Worked with the marketing team to design and develop the company's website

As a freelance Product Designer I helped out the team at Placement Careers in coming up with the designs for the websites and also helped to redesign their Job Portal.

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