Taofeek Abdulsalam

Taofeek Abdulsalam

Senior Product Designer & Researcher

About

Senior Product Designer specializing in high-stakes fintech and AI product experiences. 5+ years delivering user-centered designs that drive measurable business impact across mobile and web platforms. Core expertise includes end-to-end UX research and design, component-based design systems, and complex user flow optimization for payments, transfers, and multi-step onboarding. Proficient in advanced Figma techniques, design tokens, and agile development workflows. Recognized for translating ambiguous requirements into clear, accessible interfaces that scale across diverse user segments and technical
constraints.

Work

YamoFret

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Senior Creative Designer

Paris, Île-de-France, France

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Full-time

Summary

At YamoFret, I lead the end-to-end design of a digital freight and logistics platform connecting shippers, transporters, and businesses across Central and West Africa. Led the end-to-end UX/UI design of the YamoFret mobile application, from research and wireframing to high-fidelity prototypes and developer handoff. Built and maintained a scalable design system to ensure consistency across Android and iOS platforms. I'm currently focused on scaling YamoFret into a seamless digital logistics ecosystem by delivering experiences that simplify freight operations, build trust among users, and drive business growth through thoughtful product design.

Highlights

Designed core logistics features, including freight discovery, trip management, GPS tracking, digital gate passes, secure wallet and payment flows, shipment tracking, and notifications. Crafted intuitive user experiences for transporters, fleet owners, importers, exporters, and business users.

Collaborated closely with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to translate complex logistics workflows into simple, user-friendly interfaces. Conducted user research, usability testing, and iterative design improvements based on field feedback.

Designed multilingual experiences to support users across different regions. Created user flows, customer journey maps, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and comprehensive UI specifications.

Brand & Marketing Design: Developed and evolved YamoFret's visual identity across digital and print platforms. Designed launch campaigns, social media creatives, marketing flyers, banners, and promotional assets. Produced illustrations, product mockups, presentations, and visual content for product launches and stakeholder communications. Designed in-app graphics, onboarding experiences, empty states, icons, and other visual assets to improve user engagement.

Product Strategy & Growth Contributed to product strategy discussions, feature prioritization, and roadmap planning. Helped shape user acquisition initiatives, referral mechanics, trust and verification systems, and user feedback experiences. Worked on improving user activation, retention, and overall customer experience through data-informed design decisions.

Taurist Technologies Inc.

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UI/UX Designer

Maplewood, New Jersey, US

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Part-time

Summary

As a Product Designer at Taurist Technologies, I collaborated with cross-functional teams to design intuitive, scalable websites across Fintech, e-commerce, Fashion brands and Beauty Products Brands

Highlights

Led end-to-end UX/UI strategy for high-growth digital products, using qualitative research, usability testing, analytics, and user feedback to optimize key user journeys across web and mobile platforms.

Built and maintained scalable design systems, reusable component libraries, and design standards that ensured visual consistency, accelerated product delivery, and streamlined designer–developer collaboration.

Executed major digital redesigns for high-profile clients, translating complex technical and business objectives into intuitive, performance-driven interfaces (e.g., redesigning Impala Digital resulting in a 100% increase in User Activation).

Re-architected global e-commerce experiences (mifold.com), optimizing conversion funnels to reduce Cart Abandonment Rate by [18]% and increase Average Order Value (AOV) by [15]%.

Walkmetru

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Product Designer

London, England, United Kingdom

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Summary

Designed and optimized an AI-powered platform for guiding users through complex processes, increasing task completion rates by 20%. Conducted usability tests and iterative improvements to enhance user flow and experience. Collaborated on maintaining a cohesive design system with reusable components. Implemented a freemium model with a 10-minute daily cap for free users, driving a 15% increase in paid user subscriptions.

Mi‑Pal Technologies

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Lead Product Designer

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Summary

Spearheaded the creation of intuitive, cross-platform interfaces, consistently delivering projects 10% ahead of deadlines. Conducted usability testing and design iterations, ensuring user satisfaction. Mentored a team of junior designers, enhancing their skills and team output quality. Introduced a scalable design system, ensuring brand consistency across all products.

Rayda

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Product Designer

Delaware, US

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Full-time

Summary

Highlights

Was part of the team that revamped Rayda's core website and key products (Rayda Core V2, Bidda, Rayda Remote), boosting user engagement by 25% through thorough user research and testing.

Created engaging graphical illustrations for onboarding and interactive tutorials, enhancing user experience and engagement.

Set up a centralized design system for consistent user experiences across multiple platforms.

Rayda

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Creative Design Intern

Delaware, US

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Internship

Summary

My primary focus was on designing user-facing interfaces and features, as well as other graphic designs like social media posts, email banners, etc.

Highlights

Use the appropriate colors and layouts for each graphic

Adapt designs based on feedback

Make sure final graphics and layouts are visually appealing and consistent with the brand

Provide intuitive and elegant solutions to complex consumer problems and drive business success through product design

Desgital

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Product Designer

Lagos, Nigeria

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Internship

Summary

By partnering with cross-functional teams and customers, I transform insights into delightful products in a creative environment that requires proven leadership skills and the ability to execute a creative vision. More responsibilities in detail: • Set design requirements based on information from internal teams and user research • Identify new product improvement opportunities. • Analyze how a new product satisfies market needs and consumer preferences. • Stay up to date on current industry trends and market conditions. • Coordinate with other design team members to ensure consistent and accurate communication. • Modify and revise existing designs to meet changing customer preferences. • Work closely with product engineers to suggest improvements for products and processes. Present product design ideas to cross-functional tea

Tech1m.ai

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Product Designer

London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Summary

A 3 months Bootcamp facilitated by Tech1M to produce the next 1 Million generation of Techgeeks and dish out the knowledge of Product Design and everything it entails.

Uways Phykerz

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Freelance Graphic Designer

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Summary

Delivered freelance graphic design projects tailored to diverse client needs.

Education

Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTech)

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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HND Chemical Engineering

Yaba College of Technology, Lagos

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Diploma / Coursework Chemical Engineering

Skills

Product Design & Strategy

Product Thinking, Product Discovery, Product Strategy, MVP Definition, Feature Prioritization, Roadmap Planning, Business Requirement Analysis, User Story Creation, Information Architecture, Customer Journey Mapping.

UX Research

User Research, User Interviews, Competitor Analysis, Market Research, Persona Development, Journey Mapping, Usability Testing, Heuristic Evaluation, A/B Testing, Data-Driven Decision Making.

UX Design

Wireframing, Low & High Fidelity Prototyping, User Flow Design, Interaction Design, Microinteractions, Mobile App Design (iOS & Android), Responsive Web Design, Dashboard Design, Accessibility (WCAG), Design Validation.

Product Leadership

Cross-functional Collaboration, Design Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Developer Handoff, Design Documentation, Agile/Scrum Collaboration, Mentoring Junior Designers.

UI Design

Interface Design, Visual Design, Design Systems, Component Libraries, Design Tokens, Auto Layout, Variables, Atomic Design.

Projects

Cognix AI Mobile App

Cognix AI Mobile App

Freelance

Summary

I designe dthe mobile app

Laundry Flow

Laundry Flow

Summary

I designed it

YamoFret

YamoFret