This list celebrates ten exceptional Nigerian designers based in the UK who are not just pushing pixels but redefining how millions experience technology across fintech, education, health, crypto, music, and commerce. These are the creators, leaders, and change agents using design as a tool for global transformation.

1. Mitchelle Chibundu

Product Design Lead at Ledger | Founder, Designer Babe®

Mitchelle Chibundu is shaping the future of digital finance on a global stage. At Ledger, she leads design across payment and transaction services—helping millions of users manage crypto assets with clarity and confidence. Her work is instrumental in building trust in the blockchain ecosystem, simplifying experiences for both newcomers and advanced users.

Before Ledger, she was Product Design Lead for Mobile at Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments company. There, she helped design mobile products that enabled thousands of businesses to accept payments seamlessly, powering commerce across over 30 African countries.

But Mitchelle’s global impact goes beyond products. She founded Designer Babe®, a learning and empowerment platform equipping young tech professionals to thrive in global careers. Through workshops, content, and mentoring, she’s building a pipeline of African talent ready to lead on the world stage.

2. Emmanuel Omole

Senior Product Designer at LeadGenius | Host, Growth Design Podcast

With a unique background in engineering and design, Emmanuel is at the forefront of growth-focused product design, where data, user psychology, and design intersect. At LeadGenius, a US-based B2B platform, he leads product design for their Product-Led Growth initiative, helping global enterprises automate and enrich their customer data with greater precision.

Emmanuel’s design philosophy is rooted in measurable impact. He’s helped startups to create scalable product experiences. from onboarding and activation to retention and monetisation

He is the Host of the Growth Design Podcast, a show where he interviews growth experts from companies like Adobe, Mercury, and Miro. The podcast has become a growing resource for designers globally who want to understand how to move metrics through better design.

Emmanuel’s work is shaping how products scale, how teams experiment, and how design can drive business outcomes—not just beautiful interfaces.

3. Adebimpe Adebowale

Senior Product Designer at Stablehouse | Former Engineer, Global Consultant

Adebimpe’s career bridges continents and disciplines. With a background in both front-end development and design, she has delivered user experiences for clients in North America, Europe, and Africa, including collaborations with BMW, IBM, and Mayo Clinic through AKQA.

At Stablehouse, a London-based fintech firm, she currently leads product design efforts to make digital asset finance more intuitive and transparent. Her strength lies in designing for usability at scale—making complex systems elegant, accessible, and trustworthy.

Adebimpe recently earned a Distinction in Human-Computer Interaction Design from the University of Leicester. Her design leadership is grounded in deep empathy, accessibility, and the drive to solve real problems for diverse users. She also mentors globally through Designlab, shaping the next generation of UX talent.

4. Samuel Lasisi

Product Design Lead at University of Nottingham | Founder, Verdatech

Samuel brings human-centred design into one of the UK’s top universities. At the University of Nottingham, he leads product design across platforms used by over 40,000 students and staff, improving access to learning, communication, and campus-wide digital tools.

Beyond academia, Samuel is a prominent voice in the global design community. With over 10,000 followers on LinkedIn, he shares design insights, career advice, and growth strategies, helping thousands navigate the tech industry.

He’s also the founder of Verdatech, a platform focused on democratising design education across Africa. Through online content, resources, and community building, he’s empowering African creatives to compete and thrive on a global level. Samuel’s work embodies the power of design to build both systems and societies.

5. Damola Adegoke

Product Designer at Spotify | Former Design Lead, Nestcoin

Damola’s design career spans both emerging markets and global tech giants. At Spotify, he enhances user engagement for millions of listeners worldwide—optimising music discovery, personalisation, and in-app journeys for one of the most influential audio platforms globally.

Before joining Spotify, he led design at Nestcoin, a company on the cutting edge of decentralised finance in Africa. There, he focused on designing security solutions that protected users from crypto fraud and breaches, simplifying safety in a space known for complexity.

Damola’s ability to move between fintech, entertainment, and security-driven design demonstrates his global relevance. His work helps users feel safe, seen, and connected in fast-evolving digital environments.

6. Daniel Abayomi

Product Designer at Meta (Instagram & Messenger) | Co-Founder, Growtek

Daniel’s work at Meta sits at the intersection of privacy, mental health, and safety. He contributes to the Trust & Well-being teams across Instagram and Messenger—helping millions of users experience social platforms more securely and responsibly.

His focus on ethical and thoughtful design is especially vital in today’s digital age. From mental health nudges to privacy prompts, his designs shape how people feel and behave online.

Previously, Daniel was Design & Product Lead at Brass, a fintech startup in Lagos providing banking tools for African businesses. He also co-founded Growtek, a non-profit introducing teenagers to no-code tools and tech skills, helping future-proof talent from underserved communities.

Daniel’s career reflects a commitment to scaling impact through design across continents, age groups, and product categories.

7. Raymond Okoro

Product Designer at Moneybox UK | Photographer & Mentor

Raymond designs financial experiences that make saving, investing, and managing money simple and engaging. At Moneybox, one of the UK’s leading personal finance apps, his work directly influences how users build wealth with confidence.

Previously, he worked at Edutech Global, building educational tools that supported hybrid learning in Africa, demonstrating his ability to design across sectors.

Raymond’s impact goes beyond the workplace. He mentors aspiring designers on ADPlist and shares his photography on Unsplash, where his images are used globally in presentations, websites, and campaigns. His blend of visual storytelling and interaction design shows how aesthetics and function can work hand-in-hand to drive emotional impact.

8. Chidinma Aniugbo

Product Designer at Shopify | Founder, Design-chics

At Shopify London, Chidinma designs e-commerce tools that power over 4 million merchants worldwide. Her mission is to create intuitive, empowering interfaces that help entrepreneurs—from side hustlers to global brands—grow their businesses online.

Previously at Swipe in Nigeria, she worked on fintech tools that improved access to digital payments in underserved regions.

Chidinma also founded Design-chics, a pan-African community supporting women in design. Through mentorship, peer learning, and community events, she’s building pathways for African women to thrive in a historically male-dominated industry.

Her dual impact on product and people makes her one of the most influential advocates for diversity in global design.

9. Mosope Adebowale

Product Designer at Meta | Global Design Explorer

Mosope is a cross-continental designer whose work spans fintech, consulting, and big tech. At Meta, he’s helping shape the future of digital interaction, designing features that balance usability, emotion, and trust at scale.

He’s worked at KPMG Canada, Andela, and as a freelancer across the UK, Nigeria, and North America. His design journey—starting from graphic design into UI and now UX—shows his evolution and versatility.

Mosope is also an avid traveller, with the goal of visiting all 7 continents to better understand culture through the lens of design. His global mindset allows him to craft inclusive, user-aware experiences grounded in human insight.

10. Parklins Ifeanyichukwu

Parklins Ifeanyichukwu is a Lead Product (UX) Designer with over six years’ experience in early-stage and high-growth companies. He has experience leading teams (both remote and co-located) in designing and implementing digital products that are used by millions of people every day.

Parklins has a Master of Arts degree in User Experience Design from Falmouth University, Cornwall, and a CertHE in User Interface & User Experience Design from Ravensbourne University, both in the UK.

He is currently the Lead UX Designer at InMobi, a company that is focused on powering advertisers’ and publishers’ growth with high-impact experiences and innovative solutions that help them activate their audiences and drive real connections with today’s consumers.

Previously, Parklins has led and worked across product teams in problem spaces like EdTech (DataCamp), FinTech and Retail (PayPecker, now Kloud Commerce), and also co-founded a user experience design agency, where he built and led the user experience team for about 3 years.