Karen Ijezie, Digital Product Designer
Portfolio: karenijezie.vzy.io
Karen Ijezie
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Education
Work Experience
Casava / Product Design Lead
Institution / Degree
JUNE
OBAFEMI
2023
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P R E S E N T,
(LAGOS,
NIGERIA)
AWOLOWO
UNIVERSITY
Contributed to maintenance of the company’s design systems,
B. Sc. Applied Geophysics
style guides and libraries to ensure design consistency.
Second class (Upper Division)
Closely fostered a collaborative and iterative process with
product managers and developers all through out the product
development cycle
T h
ec
nical
RESEARC
Redesigned and improved the user experience for the
Q
/
H
AND
ualitative and
company’s D2C webapp
S
TESTING
Q
·
uantitative Research
Usability Testing
Worked collaboratively with the product manager to conduct
kills
·
Competitive Analysis
·
A B Testing
user interviews with the company's key partners to gain deep
insights about their needs in order to design a B2B product that
I D E AT I O N
align with their key needs
User stories
Led embedded insurance feature design for a strategic
·
User Journey Mapping
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User Persona
·
Wireframing
partnership. I conducted in-depth surveys and competitive
research, resulting in data-driven solutions proposed through
DESIGN
AND
PROTOTYING
low-fidelity wireframes. Demonstrated strong problem-solving
Interaction Design
skills.
Wire framing
2021
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JUNE
2023,
(LAGOS,
NIGERIA)
Led the design of a web-based Point of Sale solution and
Figma
·
LEADERS
strategic pivot
Spearheaded the redesign of the company's website and
significantly enhanced user experiences on both web and
mobile applications, resulting in 500+ successful signups
Conducted comprehensive user research to gain deep insights
in order to design solutions that align with user needs.
Freelancer / Product Designer
2021
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P R E S E N T,
(REMOTE)
Collaborated with diverse clients to deliver exceptional design
solutions and user interfaces across e-commerce and fintech
industries resulting in
9%
5
UserFlow
Adobe
Workspace
storefront for grocery retailers, contributing to the company's
F E B R U A RY
Prototyping in Figma
SOFTWARES
Ricive / Product Design Lead
SEPTEMBER
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client satisfaction rate.
H
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IP
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D
eplin
Maze
AND
Agile Methodology
Jira
Google
Notion
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Miro
MANAGEMENT
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Team leadership
Product Management
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Product Strategy
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Work Experience
Ekolaundry / Product Designer
OCTOBER 2020 - SEPTEMBER 2021, (LAGOS, NIGERIA)
Led solo design efforts to design an admin web application for
the company's internal teams, driving an 80% boost in team
productivity and enhancing user satisfaction
Spearheaded the MVP design for a laundry app, collaborating
with cross-functional teams to launch successfully on IOS and
Android
I conducted comprehensive internal and usability tests, fixing
bugs in the beta app and iteratively improving designs.
