Halima Obi

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Design Manager at Compass Data · Brand and marketing design · illustration, web design

Compass Data
Abuja, Nigeria · WAT (UTC+1)
13+ years experience
University of Nairobi
English, Yoruba
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Overview

Based in Abuja. I lead brand and marketing design at Compass Data. Built a component library 43 engineers ship with every day. Before that: Absa and Amazon. Most at home with illustration and web design. I play football every Sunday.

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  • Second opinions on web design decisions
  • Questions about brand and marketing design
  • Speaking or podcast invitations
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  • SEO and link-building offers
  • Unpaid work or spec projects

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Skills
illustrationweb designbrand designtypography

Experience

  1. Design Manager
    Jun 2025 - Present
    Compass Data · 1 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Abuja, Nigeria
    • Built a component library 42 engineers ship with every day.
    • Shipped the brand redesign that lifted task completion 29%.
    • Brought the brand flows to WCAG 2.2 AA.
  2. Staff Product Designer
    Mar 2023 - Jun 2025
    Absa · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Abuja, Nigeria
    • Built a component library 21 engineers ship with every day.
  3. Product Designer
    May 2019 - Feb 2023
    Amazon · 3 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Abuja, Nigeria
    • Ran 103 usability sessions and turned them into a research repository.
  4. Product Designer
    Oct 2016 - May 2019
    EY · 2 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Abuja, Nigeria
    • Built a component library 45 engineers ship with every day.
    • Shipped the brand redesign that lifted task completion 27%.
  5. Product Designer
    Oct 2013 - Oct 2016
    Standard Bank · 3 yr · Full-time · Abuja, Nigeria
    • Cut support tickets about brand by 21% with clearer copy and states.
    • Ran 36 usability sessions and turned them into a research repository.

Projects

Write-up: brand and marketing design in practice
2023

A long-form guide to brand and marketing design for people starting out.

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Education

  1. University of Nairobi
    BSc, Industrial Design
    2009 - 2013

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