Hannah Olaniyi

I'm a Product Designer, passionate about creating meaningful, user-centered solutions that simplify and improve everyday life. I have experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate business goals into intuitive digital experiences. I believe great design balances user needs with business impact.

Product Designer at PAYSTACK (Acquired by Stripe) (2025-10 – 2026-04)

• Designed a cross-border payments solution enabling merchants to process international transactions more reliably while reducing friction in the payment experience.
• Designed features for an internal tool that improved financial visibility, optimized team efficiency, and prevented an estimated $15,000 in losses.
• Collaborated with cross-functional expansion teams across Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa to improve and localize product offerings for each market.
• Planned and conducted in-depth merchant research in Ghana, translating insights into actionable product improvements and strategic roadmap decisions.

Founding Product Designer at SECURITY BASICS TOOLKIT (2025-02 – 2025-09)

SBK is a startup focused on simplifying security compliance for teams and organizations. As the founding product designer, I led the design of the company's core platform from the ground up.

• Led the end-to-end design of SBK's security compliance automation dashboard, transforming the complex compliance workflows into a simple, intuitive interface.
• Collaborated closely with the founding team to define product strategy, design system, and user flows for the MVP.

Product Designer at FOURTH CANVAS (2023-10 – 2025-05)

FourthCanvas is a strategy-led design and brand transformation agency that partners with companies to create impactful brand and digital experiences.

• Designed individual product landing pages for M-KOPA Products (X2, X20, S34, M10), and some other key pages like Blog and FAQ pages prioritizing usability and clear communication of value propositions.
• Led the end-to-end mobile design for the M-KOPA website, delivering a responsive and seamless user experience across devices.
• Worked with the engineers to ensure UI designs are properly implemented and tested across all devices.
• Worked on the website redesign of Raenest, a Fintech platform with 1M+ users to align with their new brand identity and improve overall user experience.

Product Design Intern at FULLGAP (2023-12 – 2024-03)

Fullgap is a platform that helps freelancers and digital professionals manage their projects, invoicing, and business operations more efficiently. As the product design intern, I worked on several features that aimed to help the users manage their finances and businesses seamlessly.

• Redesigned the transactions page flow to ensure it showed more data that the users needed to see in an organized manner.
• Designed the project scope pages, focusing on layout and structure, to ensure hierarchy and a better user experience for the users' clients when going through a project scope.
• Designed the Freelancer/Talent Pool Pages for the website, ensuring they were not only visually appealing but also fully responsive across devices.
• Collaborated closely with the lead product designer to brainstorm, sketch, and create wireframe ideas for new features, iterating rapidly based on user feedback and usability testing results.

Product/Growth Design and Design Team Lead for Ambassadors Community at COWRYWISE (2021-10 – 2023-09)

Cowrywise is a top fintech/wealth management platform that helps Nigerians build wealth through accessible savings and investment solutions. I joined the team as a one-month Product & Growth Design Intern, but my internship was extended based on my performance. Following the three-months internship, I was appointed Design Team Lead for the Cowrywise Ambassadors Community — a role I held for two years.

• Designed engaging creatives for Cowrywise's social media and blog, increasing engagement across channels.
• Collaborated with the product manager, marketer, and developers to redesign the onboarding experience for the Stash feature, aimed at boosting retention.
• Contributed to product ideation and created design concepts that supported user growth and feature adoption.
• Led a team of 40+ designers to create innovative and impactful designs for Cowrywise Ambassadors across 100+ schools, aligning with each school's unique needs and project requirements.
• Ensured consistent representation of the Cowrywise brand by educating the team on brand guidelines and maintaining design uniformity across all projects.

BSC(Ed) in Education and Biology – University of Lagos (2024)

Certification in Product Design – Women Techsters (2021 – 2022)