Rowen Latif

SelfServe

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Boutique hotels juggle radios, sticky notes, and fragmented legacy systems to coordinate operations. Guest requests get lost, tasks fall through the cracks, and managers have no visibility into what's actually happening across the property. Staff waste time hunting down information that should be instantly accessible.

Role

Product Designer

Team

Project Manager

Design & Tech Leads

4 Designers

Timeline

Jan 2026 – Apr 2026

Skills

Figma

FigmaMake

Adobe AfterEffects

PROBLEM

Hotel task management is outdated, slow, and clunky

Boutique hotels juggle radios, sticky notes, and disconnected systems. Requests fall through the cracks, managers lack visibility, and staff waste time hunting for information that should be instant.

SOLUTION

AI-powered task hub transforming hotel operations into real-time visibility

Guest requests automatically become trackable tasks, route intelligently across departments, and give managers real-time visibility—enterprise-grade operations without the complexity.

Cross-Platform Workflows

Search & Filtering

AI Task Creation

FEATURES

AI-powered task hub transforming hotel operations into real-time visibility

I have streamlined every step of hotel operations, from the moment a guest makes a request to the second it's resolved, built for the speed of hospitality.

01 Smart Task Creation and Assignment
02 Real-Time Staff Analytics
Real-Time Staff Analytics
03 Simple Filtering
Simple Filtering

IDEATION

Design is an iterative process

I moved from manual bulk task creation to AI-assisted chat with live preview, allowing managers describe tasks conversationally and see results generate instantly.

BEFORE

Before redesign
  • ✕Placeholder issue one
  • ✕Placeholder issue two
  • ✕Placeholder issue three

AFTER

After redesign
  • ✓Placeholder improvement one
  • ✓Placeholder improvement two
  • ✓Placeholder improvement three

OUTCOME

So, what did all this work accomplish?

I designed the complete staff-side platform from 0-1, now launching across 5 beta properties with 15+ hotels in the pipeline. By replacing radios, spreadsheets, and fragmented systems with unified AI-powered workflows, we're giving boutique hotels enterprise-grade operations without the unnecessary complexity.

REFLECTIONS

Mistakes, Metrics, and Moving Forward…

Building for real hotel staff taught me lessons no design course ever could.

01

Designing for non-tech users

Hotel staff move fast. I learned to test with real employees, not just designers, and prioritize speed over features.

02

Too many options overwhelm users

Too many customization options created decision paralysis. Finding the right defaults was harder than designing the features themselves.

03

With more time…

I'd explore predictive scheduling, mobile staff views, and smarter analytics that drive real decisions.

The SelfServe team

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