Summary
David Ukauwa is a product-focused designer and co-founder with 8 years of experience crafting user-centered digital products and design systems across startups and enterprise clients. Based in London, he has led product design at event and collaboration platforms (Grip, Grain, PingPong) and launched Genie to automate brand-consistent image generation for teams. He combines hands-on UX research, growth-led design that boosted engagement by 150%, and production-grade design system ownership to ship intuitive, scalable experiences. A former Figma ambassador and technical writer, he mentors designers and builds design education pipelines in Africa—bringing a rare mix of product strategy, creative direction, and practical implementation. Notably, his work has driven significant business outcomes, from improving bookings and conversions to enabling 1 billion Naira in transactions through platform design.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at University of Lagos