Overview
Applied AI & UX Solutions Specialist
Location: Sligo, Ireland (National and International Travel Required)
Type: Full-Time / 3 Year Fixed-Term Contract
Reports to: Director of AI, AIM Centre
About the Role
The AIM Centre is seeking an Applied AI & UX Solutions Specialist to design, prototype, and deliver user-facing digital platforms that combine applied AI with intuitive, human-centred front-end experiences.
You will play a key role in the Centre’s strategic digital innovation projects, helping industry and public-sector partners turn discovery insights into working prototypes and scalable solutions. This role blends hands-on AI prototyping with front-end web development and UX design, ensuring that platforms are technically effective, usable, and impactful.
Key Responsibilities
Discovery & Use Case Definition
* Participate in data discovery sessions, site visits, and co-creation workshops with partners.
* Translate business and societal challenges into clearly scoped, feasible use cases.
* Develop technical briefs, service blueprints, and user journey maps to guide solution design.
AI Solution Prototyping
* Rapidly build PoC/PoV demonstrators using no-code/low-code platforms (e.g. n8n, V0.dev, Zapier) and LLM frameworks.
* Integrate APIs, pre-trained models, and workflow automations into functional prototypes.
* Document architecture, data flows, limitations, and potential scale-up paths.
Front-End Development & UX
* Lead the design and development of web-based front-end interfaces.
* Build dashboards, data visualisations, and user flows using modern web technologies (e.g. React/JS, REST APIs, charting libraries).
* Ensure solutions meet accessibility, inclusivity, and engagement standards.
* Translate UX design concepts (e.g. in Figma) into production-ready, user-facing applications.
* Work collaboratively with distributed technical teams to align front-end delivery with back-end and AI components.
Collaboration & Delivery
* Present concepts, demos, and updates to stakeholders in clear, engaging formats.
* Coordinate with SMEs, public sector bodies, and academic teams to balance user needs with technical feasibility.
* Contribute to project documentation, reporting, and knowledge-sharing activities.
Essential Skills & Experience
* 1–3 years’ experience in a role spanning AI, data, software engineering, and UX/front-end development.
* Proficiency in front-end development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React (or similar frameworks), and integration with REST APIs.
* Proficiency in no-code/low-code platforms, workflow automation, and API integrations
* Experience building dashboards and data visualisations (e.g. D3.js, Chart.js, Recharts, or equivalent).
* Proven UX design experience, with advanced skills in Figma or equivalent tools.
* Ability to map user journeys and develop service blueprints.
* Strong problem-solving mindset — able to turn concepts into working, user-ready prototypes.
* Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
* Experience working with distributed or cross-functional teams.
* Willingness to travel within Ireland (~1–2 days/week during key phases) and Nordic countries (Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland).
Desirable Skills
* Familiarity with LLM orchestration tools (e.g. OpenAI API, LangChain).
* Knowledge of intelligent automation and AI integration patterns.
* Experience with digital matchmaking, knowledge exchange, CRM platforms.
* Experience with cloud-based delivery of web applications.
* Knowledge of SME operational environments or public sector digital transformation.
* Expertise in inclusive and accessible design principles.
What You’ll Gain
* Hands-on experience developing real-world AI-enabled SaaS platforms for industry and public-good applications.
* Experience across dozens of real-world AI use cases in Irish industry.
* The opportunity to design and deliver scalable, user-facing digital platforms with societal impact.
* Autonomy, variety, and the satisfaction of delivering solutions that matter.
* A flexible, hybrid work structure blending remote and on-site engagement.
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