Applied AI

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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