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Shegz Portrait of Olusegun (Shegz) Solaru turns complex AI into products users understand and trust.

Senior Product Designer. I design AI and SaaS products people can rely on. Across my work, I’ve helped grow products to 100k+ downloads and contributed to a $45M+ increase in processed transactions.

  • Open to full-time roles and freelance · Remote or relocation
  • Based in Lagos, Nigeria · GMT+1
  • View work
  • Shegz at a desk, working on a design on a large monitor
  • Shegz speaking on a panel at DevFest
  • Shegz on a tennis court, holding a racket
  • Mirror selfie at the Moonshot conference, wearing an event lanyard
  • Still from one of Shegz's videos, holding a tablet while explaining a design

Experience

7+ years.

  • Rebind

    Product Designer (Contract)

    Aug 2024 – Jun 2026

  • Thuja

    Product Designer (Part-time)

    Nov 2023 – Mar 2025

  • Touch & Pay Technologies

    Product Designer (Full-time)

    Nov 2021 – Jan 2025

  • CodeVillage

    Product Designer (Full-time)

    Jan 2021 – Dec 2021

  • Melbul LLC

    [Role]

    2020 – 2021

  • AboutCert

    [Role]

    2018 – 2020

How I work

  1. 01

    Time with users

    [2 sentences + one proof point, e.g. voice-of-customer interviews at Rebind]

  2. 02

    Prototype in code

    [2 sentences + proof point: Cursor, Claude Code prototypes]

  3. 03

    Think in systems

    [2 sentences + proof point: design systems at Thuja, Bricklayer]

  4. 04

    Ship, then measure

    [2 sentences + proof point: A/B tests at Touch & Pay]

What people I've worked with say

“Olusegun is a thoughtful, strategic designer who bridges the gap between deep user empathy and executable product strategy. Olusegun's thoughtfulness underlies his biggest strength: his curiosity and desire to learn and understand complex problems with nuance. I know I'll be working with him the next chance I get!”

Kyle Becker

UX Strategist, Rebind AI

“Shegz is one of the best designers I've worked with. He is smart, skilled and committed. He actually remade a decent portion of the deliverables just to get everything exactly as required. I would not hesitate on hiring him again.”

Ahmed Tarek

Founding Engineer, Code Sa

“Outstanding work! Olusegun exceeded my expectations by a mile. He puts a lot of effort into the project and makes sure the end result is first class. I would highly recommend Olusegun to anyone looking for a great designer.”

Nicolaj Petersen

Product Leader, WGMI Labs

“An outstanding designer who truly exceeded my expectations. His ability to understand and address my needs was impressive. Attention to detail and willingness to collaborate was truly appreciated.”

Ryan Masterson

CEO, Green Hat Web Solutions