Senior UX Designer (Associate Manager)

Role: Senior UX Designer (Associate Manager)  Location: Dublin (hybrid) About The Dock  The Dock is Accenture’s flagship R&D and Global Innovation Center, based in Dublin’s Grand Canal Dock. As an incubation hub for the next generation of AI and GenAI agentic solutions, The Dock brings together a global community of business strategists, designers, engineers, data scientists, and entrepreneurs. Our mission is to solve some of the world’s hardest problems and create transformational products and services that help industries thrive in the face of unprecedented change. From shaping the future of work with intelligent systems to building breakthrough digital platforms, our team operates across the entire innovation spectrum, from exploration to real-world deployment. At The Dock, we experiment boldly, collaborate openly, and build the future in real time.  The Role As a Senior UX Designer, you will work closely with product teams, researchers, engineers, data scientists and stakeholders to design intuitive, human-centred digital products and services. You'll contribute across the product development lifecycle, transforming insights into meaningful experiences that solve real user and business problems. You'll apply user-centred design principles from discovery and concept development through to interaction design, prototyping and implementation. Working within multidisciplinary teams, you'll help shape innovative digital experiences while exploring the potential of emerging technologies, including AI-enabled products and services. Day-to-Day Responsibilities * Design end-to-end user experiences, from understanding user and business needs through to creating wireframes, user flows, prototypes and high-fidelity interfaces. * Collaborate with product managers, engineers, researchers, data scientists and stakeholders to define, validate and deliver impactful product solutions. * Conduct and support user research, synthesise insights and translate findings into concepts, prototypes and design recommendations. * Facilitate workshops, ideation sessions and design reviews, clearly communicating design rationale and incorporating feedback. * Partner with development teams to ensure quality implementation and consistency across delivered experiences. * Explore innovative applications of emerging technologies, including Generative AI, while championing accessibility, usability and inclusive design principles. * Contribute to the wider design practice through knowledge sharing, collaboration and continuous improvement initiatives. Only applications that include a portfolio will be considered. Desired Experience & Skills * Demonstrated experience in UX Design, Product Design, Interaction Design or Digital Product Design (typically 5-7+ years). * Proven experience designing and delivering digital products and services from discovery through to implementation. * Strong portfolio showcasing user-centred design thinking, interaction design, visual design and problem-solving capabilities. * Proficiency in Figma and experience using prototyping, collaboration and design tooling effectively. * Experience conducting or supporting user research and translating findings into actionable design outcomes. * Strong understanding of human-centred design, interaction design, information architecture, usability and accessibility principles. * Experience working in agile, multidisciplinary teams and collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. * Excellent communication, storytelling and stakeholder engagement skills. * Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality design outcomes. * Client-focused mindset with a commitment to creating measurable user and business value. Nice to Have * Experience designing products and services across multiple platforms and channels. * Familiarity with service design methodologies and adjacent disciplines such as content design and visual design. * Experience working with AI-powered products, workflows or emerging technologies. * Curiosity for experimentation and innovation in areas such as Generative AI, conversational interfaces, voice experiences or mixed reality. * Experience creating and validating concepts through rapid prototyping and testing. What does Accenture, The Dock offer you?  Working at Accenture means joining a company that prides itself on being Truly Human. In addition to a competitive base salary, you’ll also have an extensive benefits package that includes:   * Pension contributions   * Private health insurance   * Employee share scheme   * Discounted gym membership   * Emergency caring facilities   * 2 days’ leave per year for charitable work of your choice   * Professional membership   * Community events    Please note that with all our roles, you should expect some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with client, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be flexible as soon as possible to support your specific work/life needs.  About Accenture    Our more than 700,000 people in more than 120 countries, combine unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and society. Visit us at accenture.com.  Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation or gender identity.  #LI-EU About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. 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