Talodabioluwa Paul Michael
Senior Product Designer
Professional summary
Senior Product Designer with 4+ years turning complex workflows into interfaces people finish without hand-holding, across enterprise SaaS, marketplaces, mobile, and government platforms. I partner with product and engineering on remote UK and Nigeria teams, and I implement in React, Next.js, and React Native when that closes the design-to-engineering gap. Open to embedded roles and scoped freelance.
Skills
Product design: Product Strategy, Product Discovery, UX Research, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, User Flows, Wireframing, Prototyping, Design Systems, Usability Testing, Accessibility (WCAG)
Tools: Figma, FigJam, Miro, Notion, Cursor, AI-assisted Design
Design to code: React, Next.js, TypeScript, React Native, HTML & CSS, Git
Domains: Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, Marketplaces, Government platforms, Mobile apps, AI-assisted products
Professional experience
Senior Product Designer
DifferentHide
United Kingdom, Remote
Dec 2024 - Present
- Cut enterprise sales walkthroughs from three demos to one by restructuring access-control information architecture for buyers.
- Lead product design across DifferentHide products, including enterprise access-control SaaS and RiskTech Control, an AWS operations console.
- Designed RiskTech IA and enterprise UI across 8+ modules spanning compute, Kubernetes, endpoints, cost, suppliers, and audit trail.
- Built a production design system and delivered React frontends for access-control and RiskTech with release QA alongside the remote UK team.
Product Designer
JOT Holdings
Nigeria, Remote
Mar 2026 - Jul 2026
- Grew 37+ early waitlist signups for Trova, JOT Holdings' safety-first mobile app, through progressive verification flows.
- Designed Trova product flows: identity verification, voice chat, meetup check-ins, and emergency tooling.
- Designed and built Trova's admin frontend, mobile app frontend, marketing site, and waitlist ahead of public launch.
Product Designer
Trax Media Ltd.
Ogun State, Nigeria, Hybrid
Jul 2026
- Shipped a live technology newsroom frontend in Next.js covering homepage, categories, article reader, press room, podcast, and events.
- Designed product identity, editorial information architecture, and a design system used across public and editorial surfaces.
- Designed newsletter growth flows and an editorial operations dashboard connected to the production API.
Product Designer
Pasar
Lagos, Nigeria, Remote
Mar 2025 - Dec 2025
- Drove 94+ pre-launch waitlist signups through self-serve marketplace onboarding with no live support required.
- Designed marketplace UX for hybrid fiat and crypto commerce: onboarding, escrow, delivery verification, and disputes.
- Translated escrow timing and dispute evidence into plain language so buyers and sellers could complete flows independently.
Product Designer
Spin Design
Ogun State, Nigeria, Hybrid
Jan 2023 - Sep 2025 · Studio (concurrent with client work from Dec 2024)
- Supported 10,000+ athlete and delegation registrations for a national sports festival platform across 36 states.
- Led product design for public schedules, vendor catering operations, and hostel management under peak event traffic.
- Designed government and citizen-facing public-service platforms used by agencies and residents across Ogun State.
- Ran usability sessions with low digital-literacy users and shipped WCAG-aligned components reused across studio projects.
Product Designer, Contract
Pentagonware Technologies
Remote
Oct 2023 - Jan 2024
- Designed ecommerce and logistics web flows for orders, inventory, and delivery tracking.
- Built reusable UI components that reduced engineering rework on layout and accessibility.
Product Designer, Contract
Noughtaegis
Abeokuta, Ogun State, Hybrid
Oct 2023 - Jan 2024
- Designed cybersecurity dashboards that translate technical security concepts for non-security operators.
Selected client products
AI Scripture study app (client)
Product design and mobile delivery, Jan-Mar 2026
- Reached 45+ closed-beta testers across eight UI languages with a mobile study product using structured insight modes.
Vocal recording app for musicians (client)
Product design and Android delivery, 2026
- Enabled 30+ beta musicians to record vocals over loops in two taps in a shipped Android app before wider release.
Teaching
Founder & Product Design Instructor (part-time)
Talodabi Academy (Fullspan)
Remote and hybrid
2024 - Present
- Founded and teach product design: UX/UI, Figma, design systems, real briefs, critique, and portfolio defense.
Product Design Instructor (part-time)
Jecacode Africa
Remote
2025 - Present
- Teach UX/UI and Figma through practical product briefs and structured portfolio feedback.
Product Design Instructor (part-time)
NBI Institute
Remote and hybrid
2026 - Present
- Teach design systems, prototyping, and case-study craft for cohort-based programs.
Education
B.Sc., Nutrition and Dietetics
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB)
Certifications
Accessibility-First Design (WCAG)
LinkedIn Learning, 2025