About

I design systems that work in the real world — not just in presentations.

Most designers pick a lane: either they design, or they build. I do both — not as a generalist who's mediocre at everything, but as a practitioner who has gone deep in product systems design and technical implementation simultaneously.

Adebayo Chike — Senior Product Designer
Adebayo Chike — Product Design Mentor

The Design Side

I specialize in complex product systems — the kind that most designers avoid because they require holding compliance, operations, and edge cases simultaneously. Fintech. Cross-border payments. KYC and identity flows. Multi-platform experiences. Operational dashboards. These are structural engineering problems disguised as design problems. I know the difference — and how to solve them.

The Development Side

I build with React, Next.js, and WordPress — including headless configurations and API integrations. I write production code, not just prototypes. Designers who can't build are limited to what they can describe. I'm not limited by that. I can validate assumptions in code, identify constraints before handoff, and close the gap between intention and execution.

The Systems Side

I practice OOUX — Object-Oriented UX — and apply the ORCA methodology to every engagement. Before a single screen is designed, I map the objects, relationships, calls to action, and attributes that structure the system. This gives engineering and design a shared language, and prevents the structural failures that most products encounter at scale.

Experience

Work Experience

Senior Product Designer

Full-time
VigiLearn (EduTech Global)United Arab Emirates · Remote

Owning the design vision and execution for core product experiences across EdiifyLMS, Studio, and Apply — contributing at both strategic and tactical levels. Shaping product direction while ensuring design excellence across the full product lifecycle.

  • Led end-to-end learning experience design across onboarding, course delivery, assessments, and progress tracking
  • Translated complex educational requirements into intuitive product flows for the v2 Exam Portal
  • Defined UX strategy aligned with business objectives and product growth
  • Established design systems, interaction patterns, and UX standards for consistency and scalability
  • Mentored junior designers, conducted design reviews, raising overall UX maturity
April 2025 – Present

User Experience Specialist

Full-time
VigiPayRemote

Drove UX strategy for critical payment and onboarding flows, turning complex fintech requirements into clear, user-centered solutions that supported growth and trust across the platform.

  • Drove UX strategy for payment and onboarding flows — reducing friction in high-impact user journeys
  • Conducted UX audits, usability testing, and user research to identify friction points
  • Translated research insights into measurable product improvements
  • Designed wireframes, prototypes, and interaction flows that accelerated development
  • Partnered with PMs and engineers to align design with business goals and technical constraints
May 2024 – June 2025

UX Consultant

Contract
VisionDRRemote

Led UX initiatives to shape the product direction of VisionDR's digital platforms, ensuring the MVP was intuitive, user-centered, and aligned with B2B market needs.

  • Led user interviews and usability testing to understand customer needs
  • Developed wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs for B2B platforms including Edutech and CrossBorda
  • Advised on strategic design decisions to align with business goals
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement data-driven UX improvements
  • Ensured compliance with relevant industry standards and regulatory requirements
May 2024 – Sept 2024

User Experience Developer

Full-time
Venture Garden Group (Retrol Technologies)Lagos, Nigeria

Led product and UX development for VGG's digital platforms, delivering a 600% increase in search visits within six months through a ground-up redesign of information architecture and user flows.

  • Achieved 600% increase in search visits within 6 months by redesigning site architecture
  • Built and iterated on the VGG 2.0 website using the Spatarn Design System
  • Redesigned email collection and marketing system to support automation
  • Used analytics to fine-tune design elements, boosting engagement and simplifying flows
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with PMs and developers for B2B platform delivery
August 2021 – February 2024

Product Design Facilitator

Facilitation
Tech4Dev · Microsoft Women TechstersLagos, Nigeria

Facilitating product design education for the pan-African Women Techsters Bootcamp. Trained and graduated over 1,000 women in product design — the largest cohort of any facilitator on the program.

  • Trained and graduated 1,000+ women in product design across 15+ bootcamp cohorts
  • Designed comprehensive curriculum incorporating real-world projects and design thinking
  • 90% increase in student engagement and retention vs. prior curriculum
  • 60% of mentored students progressed to full-time roles or freelance careers
  • Initiated redesign of course slides and materials, improving visual clarity and structure
December 2021 – Present

WordPress Web Developer & Design Educator

Full-time
Garden AcademyLagos, Nigeria

Developed the Garden Academy website and designed a structured product design curriculum that took the program's maiden cohort to 500+ students through strategic execution.

  • Developed and launched the Garden Academy web platform
  • Designed and implemented a comprehensive product design curriculum
  • Brought 500+ students into the maiden cohort through strategy and execution
  • Implemented in-house email marketing system that cut costs by 90%
  • Mentored students through individual and group projects with constructive feedback
July 2021 – July 2023

Senior UX Mentor

Mentorship
ADPListRemote / Global

Active mentor on ADPList's global design mentorship platform. Recognized as a Top 50 UX Research Mentor globally for Q1 2026 — a distinction awarded to fewer than 1% of the mentor community.

  • Top 50 UX Research Mentor globally — Q1 2026
  • 50+ mentees across career transitions and growth
  • Focus: portfolio critique, systems thinking, career strategy
2023 – Present
Boundaries

What I am not.

Not a visual design specialist who produces pretty screens without product thinking.

Not available for unpaid feedback sessions or spec projects.

Not a generalist who says yes to any project. I work best on complex, structured problems where systems thinking is the actual job.

Not a passive participant. If I'm on a project, I'm a thinking partner — not just an executor.

Enterprise & Fintech Clients

Building a complex payment system, KYC flow, or multi-platform product? I bring OOUX methodology and production-grade code to your hardest design problems.

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See the Methodology

Want to understand how OOUX and the ORCA methodology work in practice — with real fintech and EdTech case studies? Start here.

Read the Approach

Speaking & Events

I speak on OOUX in production, fintech UX systems, and the design-to-code practice. Talks grounded in real shipped products.

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