Product Design Lead

About the role

FlyAkeed is seeking an experienced Product Design Lead to shape the design vision and strategy for its travel booking platform. You will own end‑to‑end product design, mentor a growing design team, and collaborate closely with product and engineering to deliver seamless user experiences.

Key responsibilities

• Define and drive a product design strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Lead the full design lifecycle from discovery and research to high‑fidelity UI and production handoff.
• Mentor designers through coaching, feedback, and career development.
• Partner with Product Managers, Engineers, and stakeholders to influence product direction.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and translate insights into design decisions.
• Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and polished interfaces.
• Build and maintain a scalable design system ensuring consistency, accessibility, and usability.
• Facilitate design critiques, workshops, and cross‑functional collaboration.
• Leverage AI‑powered tools to accelerate design validation and implementation.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in product, UX, or UI design.
• Proven track record leading projects or mentoring designers.
• Strong portfolio showcasing end‑to‑end web and mobile design work.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in Agile product teams.

Required skills

• Figma
• Prototyping and interaction design
• Design tokens and design systems
• HTML, CSS, Tailwind CSS, React
• AI‑powered design‑to‑code tools (e.g., Codex, Cursor, Claude Code)
• Storybook