Salaudeen Abolaji | Freelancer Resume

Salaudeen Abolaji PROFILE I am a UX designer with 4+ years of experience in user experience design. I have been able to accumulate skills that cut across design research, visual design, and interaction design. Passionate about UI/UX design, I combine design thinking strategies with innovative design concepts to create user-centric digital products. My ability to create designs with a focus on user pain points has allowed me to meet and exceed client expectations. My goal is to continue to think outside the box, providing boundless and user-friendly solutions and products. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Bles Software Remote Lead Product Designer 08/2025-Present ● Identified product gaps and workflow needs by interviewing international clients, developers, and product stakeholders to understand challenges, expectations, and opportunities for improvement. ● Directed UX strategy for global software projects, conducting research and shaping user experiences aligned with international market requirements. ● Led the end-to-end UI design process and maintained the company’s design system, ensuring consistent, high-quality interfaces across multiple products. ● Took ownership of complex, high-impact projects, delivering creative and efficient solutions that improved delivery speed and product quality. ● Collaborated with cross-functional teams across different time zones and facilitated design reviews, client presentations, and usability discussions to keep all parties aligned. Doormart E-Commerce Limited Remote Product Designer (Contract) 05/2025-08/2025 ● Supported a lean startup workflow by providing fast iterations, clear handoff documentation, and flexible adjustments across sprints and feature updates. ● Delivered end-to-end UX solutions—from research, personas, and user journeys to wireframes, high-fidelity UI, prototypes, and a complete design system for scalable development. ● Led design reviews, clarified requirements, and coordinated remotely with engineering to maintain speed and product consistency. ● Collaborated directly with the product manager and founders to shape product requirements, refine user stories, and ensure designs aligned with business goals and technical constraints. DotCircleLabs Remote Product Designer 09/2022-08/2024 ● Discovered internal team needs and motivations by interviewing contributors and stakeholders (engineers, designers) to assess perspectives, attitudes, and existing practices. ● Lead the UI design with the accountability of the design system and collaborate with product and development teams to improve product interfaces and experiences. ● Lead UX efforts on innovation in business intelligence systems, researching and designing new product models. ● Consistently volunteered to manage difficult projects, finding creative solutions that saved the company time and money. Recognized for this ability on many occasions by the CEO. ● Facilitated stakeholder interviews and design reviews with stakeholders and users. Personarise Remote Cofounder 07/2023 – Present ● Working on Building the personarise mobile & Web app based on the feedback from the existing product. ● Discovered internal team needs and motivations by interviewing contributors and stakeholders (engineers, designers) to assess perspectives, attitudes, and existing practice. ● Conducted interviews with stakeholders and users, and facilitated design reviews. Vikkimore Multibusiness Limited Remote UX Designer 06/2021–10/2022 ● Worked on low and high fidelity designs for four products to make it easier for developers to implement the design in four months. ● Collaborated with engineering and design teams to redesign the Vimepay web app escrow platform. ● Helped with interaction design, competitive analytic designs, which led to a salary increment of 40%. The Ecosystems Based Adaptation for Food Security Assembly (EBAFOSA) Remote UI Designer 03/2021–06/2021 ● Designed EBApreneur Solution Nigeria online store aimed at helping 1 million innovative volunteer actors in Africa access environmentally friendly products. ● Directly collaborated with Project managers and the product team to prototype, design, and deliver the UI and UX experience with a lean design process: research, design, test, and iterate. ● Collaborated with an ICT Arm of Innovative Volunteerism team authored by Regional Director for Africa at UNEP, birthing the implementation of climate policy in Africa. ● Created an easy to navigate, modern and unique design for EbaFoods aimed at ensuring zero hunger in Africa. ● Spearhead the mobile application design using Adobe XD. Flux Technology Africa Remote UI/UX Designer 09/2020-02/2021 ● Creating user-centered designs by understanding business requirements, the voice of the customer, user journeys, customer feedback, and usability findings. ● Pioneered the use of remote user testing tools to gather feedback early and often while also increasing velocity and reducing associated research costs. ● Work closely with both product managers and developers to ensure that all information, details, and messaging are accurate. Schoolssmart Remote UI/UX Designer 05/2020-08/2020 ● Gathering and evaluating user requirements, in collaboration with product manager and Adhering to style standards on fonts, colors and images ● Ensured end-products meet clients' needs by understanding direction, clearly discussing budget upfront, and providing time to review drafts before completing finished product ● Created interactive prototypes and conducted user testing. ACTIVITIES AND LEADERSHIP The Ecosystems Based Adaptation for Food Security Assembly (EBAFOSA) Remote Innovative Volunteerism Actor 02/2020 – Present ● Collaborated with the 1 million ICT arm of Innovative Volunteerism to implement climate action policies adopted by the United Nations Environmental Program which directly affect the lives of 1.2 billion Africans. EDUCATION Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) Bachelor of Computer Science (B.Tech) Major in Computer science; Minors in Mathematics Relevant Coursework: Human-Computer Interaction, Software Engineering, Web Development. Ondo, NG PROFESSIONAL COURSE Coursera Remote Google UX design 09/2022 ● Professional ux design certificate in foundation of ux design course Udemy Remote Adobe XD CC 2020 08/2020 ● Fundamentals of Adobe XD which was used in developing EbaPreneur solution application and Flux Technology. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ● Technical Skills: Adobe XD, Figma, Interaction Design User Research, Lo-fi and Hi-fi Designs, User Testing, Facilitating, Prototyping, Design systems, Design thinking, UX Strategy, User Interface, Experience mapping, Concept Sketches and Wireframing ● Languages: Fluent in English