Sinesipho Mbusi

Product Manager / Product Designer
Johannesburg, ZA.

About

A proactive product professional with experience in volunteer leadership, product development, UI/UX design, and cross-functional team coordination across edtech and climate tech sectors. Passionate about user-centered design and driving digital educational innovation.

Work

AltSchool Africa
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Volunteer – Vice President, School of Product

Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda

Summary

Leading strategic direction and operations for AltSchool Africa’s School of Product; shaping curriculum alignment and program development to nurture product talent across Africa.

Highlights

Overseeing product curriculum strategy within EdTech sector

Collaborating with leadership to enable in-demand product skills development

Ene Systems
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Product Developer (Team Lead – Voluntary)

Summary

Led voluntary product development efforts for climate technology products, guiding the team in building sustainable solutions.

Highlights

Managed a team delivering early-stage climate tech products

Contributed to concept-to-prototype design and implementation

HexSoftwares
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User Experience / User Interface Designer

Summary

Designed intuitive user interfaces and experiences across software projects, aligning user-first design with product requirements.

Highlights

Delivered UI/UX design for real-world software applications

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance usability

Statistics South Africa
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Fieldwork Supervisor

Butterworth, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Summary

Supervised field data collection operations, ensuring high standards of data integrity in rural Eastern Cape communities.

Highlights

Managed teams in dispersed geographic locations

Ensured data quality controls and field staff coordination

Kago ya Bana Hollard Foundation
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Intern

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Summary

Supported operations and programmatic initiatives focused on youth education and development.

Highlights

Assisted in planning youth empowerment programs

Gained foundational experience in nonprofit operations

Department of Basic Education (South Africa)
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Administrative Assistant

Halfway House, Gauteng, South Africa

Summary

Provided administrative support within a government education department, facilitating operational workflows.

Highlights

Coordinated administrative tasks across departments

Maintained records and communicated with stakeholders

Rhodes University
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Research Assistant

Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Summary

Conducted academic research in linguistics, supporting project data gathering and analysis.

Highlights

Assisted academic studies in English language and linguistics

Performed literature reviews and data collection

Education

AltSchool Africa
Austin, Texas, United States of America

Nano-Diploma

Product Design

WeThinkCode
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Program

Software Development / Software Engineering

Rhodes University
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

English Language and Linguistics

Victoria Girls' High School
South Africa

High School

Matric – Accounting, Computer Applications, English, Mathematics

Skills

Product Design

UI/UX Design, User-Centered Design, Wireframing.

Product Development

Product Strategy, Team Leadership, Prototyping.

Front-End Development

React.js, TypeScript, Node.js.

Data Collection & Field Supervision

Data Quality, Field Operations, Team Coordination.