Kele Ibekwe
About Kele Ibekwe
Kele Ibekwe is a Product Designer and Founding Talent Member with extensive experience in user experience design. He currently works as a Senior UX Designer at ConsumerAffairs and has held various design roles across multiple companies since 2015.
Current Role at Braintrust
Kele Ibekwe serves as a Product Designer and Founding Talent Member at Braintrust, a role he has held since 2020. In this position, he collaborates with various teams to gather and evaluate user requirements. His responsibilities include developing both low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototypes to showcase site functionality and aesthetics. Kele's work focuses on enhancing user experience through effective design solutions.
Professional Experience
Kele Ibekwe has extensive experience in product design across multiple organizations. He worked as a Lead Product Designer at Red Beryl Media from 2018 to 2020. He also held positions as a Product Designer at The Key Clinic and TurboRoster in 2020. Additionally, he is currently a Senior UX Designer at ConsumerAffairs since 2021 and has been a Product Designer at The Ashley Group and Toptal since 2020.
Educational Background
Kele Ibekwe has a diverse educational background in data analysis and engineering. He studied Systems Engineering at the University of Lagos, earning a Bachelor’s Degree from 2010 to 2015. He also completed a Micro-Masters in Statistical Data Analysis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2017. Furthermore, he studied Programming - Data Analysis at Udacity, achieving an IPND in 2017.
Skills and Specializations
Kele specializes in conversion optimization, utilizing data from Google Analytics and Qlik to inform design decisions. He conducts various testing scenarios, including multi-variant and thematic tests, to improve design effectiveness. His expertise includes updating design system components to maintain consistency and usability across platforms, ensuring a cohesive user experience.
Early Career Experience
Kele Ibekwe began his professional journey with an internship at Global Media in 2015, where he worked as a Media Intern for seven months. He later transitioned to an Account Executive role at the same company in 2016 for nine months. These early experiences laid the foundation for his career in product design.