Neil Akemi
Get in touch with me at akemi.neil@gmail.com
A pragmatic and user-obsessed product designer with 6+ years of experience creating intuitive, accessible digital experiences.
Adept at balancing user research, UX strategy, and systems thinking to ship tools that solve real-world problems. Comfortable wearing many hats, collaborating cross-functionally, and working end-to-end across discovery and delivery. Passionate about building impactful products that serve meaningful industries.
EXPERIENCE
Benevity
Product Designer (Jan 2022 - May 2025)
Impact: Launched a key enterprise product now used by global customers to foster community and engagement.
Led end-to-end design for a new Employee Groups feature, from discovery to delivery, partnering closely with PMs, engineers, and accessibility experts.
Conducted user interviews, usability testing, and synthesis to inform design decisions and validate product direction.
Created responsive prototypes and final UIs that aligned with WCAG and internal design systems.
Facilitated cross-functional ideation workshops to align vision and speed up iteration cycles.
Benevity
Product Designer (Jan 2022 - May 2025)
Impact: Launched a key enterprise product now used by global customers to foster community and engagement.
Led end-to-end design for a new Employee Groups feature, from discovery to delivery, partnering closely with PMs, engineers, and accessibility experts.
Conducted user interviews, usability testing, and synthesis to inform design decisions and validate product direction.
Created responsive prototypes and final UIs that aligned with WCAG and internal design systems.
Facilitated cross-functional ideation workshops to align vision and speed up iteration cycles.
Benevity
Product Designer (Jan 2022 - May 2025)
Impact: Launched a key enterprise product now used by global customers to foster community and engagement.
Led end-to-end design for a new Employee Groups feature, from discovery to delivery, partnering closely with PMs, engineers, and accessibility experts.
Conducted user interviews, usability testing, and synthesis to inform design decisions and validate product direction.
Created responsive prototypes and final UIs that aligned with WCAG and internal design systems.
Facilitated cross-functional ideation workshops to align vision and speed up iteration cycles.
Benevity
Product Designer (Jan 2022 - May 2025)
Impact: Launched a key enterprise product now used by global customers to foster community and engagement.
Led end-to-end design for a new Employee Groups feature, from discovery to delivery, partnering closely with PMs, engineers, and accessibility experts.
Conducted user interviews, usability testing, and synthesis to inform design decisions and validate product direction.
Created responsive prototypes and final UIs that aligned with WCAG and internal design systems.
Facilitated cross-functional ideation workshops to align vision and speed up iteration cycles.
Bold Commerce
Product Designer (Aug 2018 - Dec 2021)
Impact: Shipped new features that increased conversion and engagement; improved accessibility and design consistency across platforms.
Designed and optimized e-commerce apps used by merchants across industries, balancing user needs with conversion and business metrics.
Partnered with PMs and engineers in agile squads to co-own product direction and test hypotheses through design experiments.
Improved accessibility and visual consistency by auditing and contributing to the design system.
Bold Commerce
Product Designer (Aug 2018 - Dec 2021)
Impact: Shipped new features that increased conversion and engagement; improved accessibility and design consistency across platforms.
Designed and optimized e-commerce apps used by merchants across industries, balancing user needs with conversion and business metrics.
Partnered with PMs and engineers in agile squads to co-own product direction and test hypotheses through design experiments.
Improved accessibility and visual consistency by auditing and contributing to the design system.
Bold Commerce
Product Designer (Aug 2018 - Dec 2021)
Impact: Shipped new features that increased conversion and engagement; improved accessibility and design consistency across platforms.
Designed and optimized e-commerce apps used by merchants across industries, balancing user needs with conversion and business metrics.
Partnered with PMs and engineers in agile squads to co-own product direction and test hypotheses through design experiments.
Improved accessibility and visual consistency by auditing and contributing to the design system.
Bold Commerce
Product Designer (Aug 2018 - Dec 2021)
Impact: Shipped new features that increased conversion and engagement; improved accessibility and design consistency across platforms.
Designed and optimized e-commerce apps used by merchants across industries, balancing user needs with conversion and business metrics.
Partnered with PMs and engineers in agile squads to co-own product direction and test hypotheses through design experiments.
Improved accessibility and visual consistency by auditing and contributing to the design system.
SKILLS
Design
Figma • UI/UX Design • Visual Design • Prototyping • Interaction Design • Responsive Design
Design
Figma • UI/UX Design • Visual Design • Prototyping • Interaction Design • Responsive Design
Design
Figma • UI/UX Design • Visual Design • Prototyping • Interaction Design • Responsive Design
Design
Figma • UI/UX Design • Visual Design • Prototyping • Interaction Design • Responsive Design
Research
User Research • Usability Testing • A/B Testing • Data-Driven Design
Research
User Research • Usability Testing • A/B Testing • Data-Driven Design
Research
User Research • Usability Testing • A/B Testing • Data-Driven Design
Research
User Research • Usability Testing • A/B Testing • Data-Driven Design
Process
Design Thinking • Iterative Design • Growth Design • Design Workshops • Agile Collaboration
Process
Design Thinking • Iterative Design • Growth Design • Design Workshops • Agile Collaboration
Process
Design Thinking • Iterative Design • Growth Design • Design Workshops • Agile Collaboration
Process
Design Thinking • Iterative Design • Growth Design • Design Workshops • Agile Collaboration
Other
Accessibility (WCAG) • Stakeholder Communication • Cross-Functional Teams
Other
Accessibility (WCAG) • Stakeholder Communication • Cross-Functional Teams
Other
Accessibility (WCAG) • Stakeholder Communication • Cross-Functional Teams
Other
Accessibility (WCAG) • Stakeholder Communication • Cross-Functional Teams