Ken-Chike Dean
Product designer & builder

Ken-Chike Dean

I design and build products where money moves.

The stadium04 / 04 collected

Things I've built

By day I design payroll and payments at Cadana. The rest of the time I build my own products, start to finish: the idea, the design, the code and the launch.

Clubhouse · Team sheet

Designer, builder, simplifier of complicated things.

I'm Ken-Chike Dean, a senior product designer in Lagos. Ten years in design and seven in fintech, most recently designing payroll and payout products at Cadana for companies that pay people across emerging markets. I care about craft, prototype in code, and measure the work by what it changes.

10+
Years in design, from print to product
7
Years designing fintech
4
Years designing global payroll at Cadana
SeasonClubPosition
2022–NowCadanaSenior Product Designer
2019–2022Riby FinanceProduct Designer
2019–2020SargeUX Designer
2020IDEAMASN IncUI/UX Designer
More about me
Fan zone · Side A

Matchday playlist

What's on in the fan zone: songs I keep coming back to, and why.

  1. Hate that I love youRihanna ft NetoListen
Notes on design

The Press Box

Published on Medium · by Ken-Chike Dean
productivityFrom Analysis to Action: How to Use Reverse Engineering in UI/UX Design20 January 2023Read on Medium
Training ground · Today's drills

Small games

  1. 1Rock paper scissorsDuel a knight who learns how you play. First to 3.
  2. 2X & OTic-tac-toe, except the rules change every round.
  3. 3SudokuA fresh puzzle every time, each with exactly one solution.
All three on one page
Admit one · A conversation

Tell me what you're building.

kenchykes@gmail.com
Write to me
Venue
Lagos, NG
Kick-off
Any time, WAT
Status
Available — Nov 2026

I read every message myself and reply within two working days.