Travel Product Designer

Location: Hybrid ( Dubai, UAE with Dubai as office location/Baghdad, Iraq)

Reports To: Product Manager.

Employment Type: Full-time (Onsite)

About Rahal

Rahal is the travel mini-app inside Iraq’s Super Qi ecosystem; a Rocketship redefining how millions of travelers search, book, and manage journeys across flights, hotels, and digital services. We make travel simple, safe, and accessible to everyone, everywhere.

As part of a fast-growing travel-tech team spanning Iraq and the UAE, you’ll design experiences that inspire confidence, delight, and connection for every traveler who books with Rahal.

Role Overview

We’re looking for a hands-on Product Designer who can turn ideas into elegant, human-centered digital experiences.

In this role, you’ll design the future of travel booking for millions of Qi users; from seamless flight and hotel journeys to emerging experiences like eSIMs and trip management. You’ll work hand-in-hand with Product, Engineering, and Marketing to craft design that feels effortless, trustworthy, and distinctly Rahal. You’ll translate Rahal’s traveler-first vision into intuitive experiences, lead agile delivery with cross-functional teams, and continuously improve our OTA systems (flights, hotels, and digital add-ons like eSIMs)

This is a hands-on role for a creative who obsesses over details, thrives in ambiguity, and brings a deep empathy for users across the MENA region.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Execution

• Lead the full design lifecycle -from concept sketches and wireframes to final high-fidelity visuals and developer-ready assets.
• Create design systems and component libraries that unify Rahal’s brand experience across the Super Qi ecosystem.
• Maintain design consistency while championing usability, accessibility, and performance.
  
  

User Insight & Testing

• Translate user data and qualitative research into actionable design decisions.
• Build and iterate interactive prototypes using Figma to test hypotheses and validate flows with real users.
• Conduct usability tests and A/B experiments to continuously improve the traveler experience.
  
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and Marketers to ensure designs meet traveler needs, business goals, and technical feasibility.
• Provide clear design specifications, interaction logic, and motion principles for development handoff.
• Conduct post-launch QA to ensure every pixel matches the design vision and performance expectations.
  
  

Innovation & Craft

• Stay ahead of UX trends in OTA, travel, and super-app ecosystems, integrating best practices from leaders like Booking.com, Hopper, and Careem.
• Push creative boundaries-explore how AI, personalization, and dynamic content can make Rahal the most loved travel companion in the region.
  
  

Qualifications

• Experience: 2+ years in UX/UI or Product Design, ideally for mobile-first consumer products.
• Tools: Mastery in Figma for design, component creation, and prototyping.
• Portfolio: A strong, modern portfolio that demonstrates user-centered design thinking and clean, scalable interface solutions.
• Process: Experience designing end-to-end journeys- discovery, booking, payment, post-trip -or equivalent high-stakes transactional flows.
• Communication: Excellent collaboration and presentation skills; able to articulate rationale and guide stakeholders through design decisions.
  
  

Highly Desired

• Travel-Tech or Hospitality Experience: Understanding of OTA, booking, or loyalty ecosystems.
• Regional Insight: Familiarity with Arabic UX/UI, cultural nuances, and accessibility in the MENA context.
• Motion & Microinteractions: Bonus if you can bring experiences to life through animation and transitions that enhance usability and delight.
  
  

Personality Traits

• 🔥 Biased for Action — thrives in ambiguity, acts fast, and learns even faster.
• 🌍 Traveler-Obsessed — every decision starts with “How does this help the traveler?”
• 🤝 Team Player — collaborates naturally across functions and geographies.
• ⚙️ Operator Mindset — thrives in start-ups and scale-ups; comfortable navigating growth and chaos.
• 🎯 Strategic & Executional — balances long-term vision with hands-on delivery discipline.
  
  

Why Rahal

• Be part of Iraq’s fastest-growing travel platform inside the Super Qi ecosystem.
• Work with passionate builders shaping the future of digital travel in the Middle East.
• Solve real traveler problems at scale, from seamless flight booking to next-gen loyalty.
• Join a Rocketship where ownership, speed, and creativity truly matter.
• Become part of a regional expansion in the horizon.