Kolade Abraham

Product Designer & Product Owner

Ontario, Canada · (437) 545-3381 · koladeabraham@gmail.com · abrahamkolade.com · linkedin.com/in/kolade-m-abraham

Summary

Product Designer and Product Owner with 7+ years across fintech, SaaS, and enterprise tools, delivering end-to-end product experiences from problem discovery through shipped, measured outcomes. Skilled at turning ambiguous business and customer goals into clear product and design solutions — user flows, journey maps, wireframes, high-fidelity prototypes, and prioritized backlogs — grounded in research and data. Experienced shaping content and information architecture to improve comprehension, and building scalable, WCAG-aligned design systems with cross-functional partners in product, engineering, and research. Comfortable driving alignment with a clear point of view in fast-moving, undefined problem spaces, and curious about applying modern AI-assisted tools (Figma Make, V0, Claude) to speed up exploration.

Skills

Design & UX
end-to-end product design, user flows, journey maps, wireframing, prototyping, design systems, information architecture, UX writing/content design, usability testing, user research, accessibility (WCAG), responsive design
Product Ownership
backlog refinement, value prioritization, empirical/Agile planning, sprint goal definition, stakeholder alignment
Tools
Figma, Figma Make, Framer, V0, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Postman, VS Code, CorelDraw
Technical
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, Java, Git
Process & Collaboration
cross-functional collaboration (Product/Engineering/Research), data-informed decision making, Agile/Scrum, stakeholder communication

Experience

Business Systems Analyst, UX & Product Design Focus

TD Bank, Toronto, ON — May 2025–Present

  • — Designed functional flows and led user story mapping for large-scale procurement digitization initiatives, applying user-centered design and accessibility standards through iterative feedback loops.
  • — Translated complex technical requirements into clear design and executive-facing artifacts, building stakeholder alignment and defining project scope.
  • — Owned backlog refinement and value prioritization across competing stakeholder needs, using empirical planning to keep delivery aligned with product goals.

Product Manager (Contract)

Emergency Response Africa — March 2024–December 2024

  • — Led user research and usability testing to uncover pain points in emergency financial workflows, directly informing product strategy and feature design.
  • — Partnered with engineering, data, and product teams to design and ship accessible user experiences from concept through launch.
  • — Used behavioral data and user research to define sprint goals and maximize product value across the roadmap.
  • — Facilitated Agile ceremonies, driving clarity and momentum in ambiguous, fast-paced problem spaces.

Product Designer

Access Bank Plc — August 2022–October 2024

  • — Designed and shipped end-to-end experiences for digital banking products, driving a 20%+ increase in user satisfaction.
  • — Partnered with cross-functional pods (engineering, marketing, data science) to translate user insights into high-quality design solutions.
  • — Built and maintained scalable, accessibility-aligned design systems, improving consistency and design efficiency across multiple product lines.
  • — Ran A/B tests and analytics reviews to iterate on features, improving activation and retention.

Design Lead

Kairos Atelier Limited — July 2018–August 2022

  • — Led a team of 5 designers and introduced a new design system, improving team design efficiency by 25%.
  • — Applied user-centered design to complex, multi-stakeholder projects, optimizing flows and increasing customer satisfaction.
  • — Drove alignment between business goals and design execution through clear communication and strategic prioritization.

Education & Certifications

  • — UX Design Certificate — Google, 2021
  • — Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I) — Scrum.org, 2026
  • — SAFe® 6 Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) — Scaled Agile, Inc., 2024
  • — Master of Urban Design — University of Lagos, 2019–2021
  • — Bachelor of Science in Architecture — Obafemi Awolowo University, 2012–2017