ELVIS OBANYA

OBANYA

Lead Product Designer with 7+ years of experience, currently shaping the future of effective learning at Preply. currently in Preply.

Focused on impact
on business and users customers

During 3.5 years at Preply, launched products and features which improved the CR, LTV and the language learning journey of more than 1M students.

Building a new business vertical for Preply

Case Study

Rethinking messaging experience on Preply

Case study

Active researcher and research advocate

Worked closely with research and data analytics teams to find important product insights, understand main user needs, and influence the product strategy by identifying new product opportunities.

Launched 172 A/B tests

ConducteD 56 user interviews

Launched 30 surveys

WATCHED 800 HOTJAR RECORDINGS

CONDUCTED 35 usability studies

Launched 190 A/B tests

Conducted 56 user interviews

Launched 30 surveys

WATCHED 800 HOTJAR RECORDINGS

CONDUCTED 35 usability studies

4 design lessons I learned in a hyper-growth startup

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Facilitating unmoderated UX research in Preply

Case Study

Design leader and mentor

Christopher Grant (LinkedIn)
Director of Product Design @Preply
Former Director @ King

Worked in close collaboration with our Design Director to evolve and grow our Product Design team, improve our design processes, and raise the quality bar.

Mentored and managed Product Designers, provided feedback, and tried to find ways to improve their work and help them grow, learn, and succeed.