Ada Okonkwo
Senior Product Designer
Profile
Product designer with 8+ years shaping data-dense fintech and healthcare products. I turn ambiguous problems into calm, usable systems — pairing rigorous research with a strong craft bar. Comfortable leading end-to-end from discovery to shipped, measured outcomes.
Experience
Senior Product Designer
Monzo · London
- Led the redesign of the shared-tabs experience, lifting weekly active use of the feature by 34%.
- Built and documented the accessibility patterns now used across three squads.
- Mentored two mid-level designers, both promoted within the year.
Product Designer
Babylon Health · London
- Owned the triage flow used by 1.2M patients, reducing drop-off at symptom entry by 21%.
- Ran a fortnightly research cadence that fed a prioritised, evidence-backed backlog.
Projects
Open Banking Design Kit
Creator & maintainer · github.com/adaok/ob-kit
- Published an accessible component library adopted by 4 fintech teams.
- Documented usage patterns with live, testable examples.
Calm Money — concept app
Design & research · adaok.design/calm-money
- Explored anxiety-reducing spending flows validated with 30 users.
Education
BSc · Human Sciences
University College London
First-class honours. Dissertation on decision-making under uncertainty.
Certifications
Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC)
IAAP
NN/g UX Certification
Nielsen Norman Group