UX Designer

CluneTech; Kilkenny; Hybrid; EUR 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company in Kilkenny is looking for a UX Designer to enhance their Dividends product. The role involves designing user-centered workflows, collaborating with product managers, and conducting user research. Ideal candidates will have 2+ years of UX experience, strong communication skills, and familiarity with design tools like Figma. This position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive pension

Flexible Working Policy

Employee Wellbeing Programme

Qualifications

• Must be resident in Ireland or Bulgaria with rights to live & work.
• 2+ years’ experience in UX or related digital product role.
• Experience working closely with engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end experiences for complex tax workflows.
• Collaborate on the UX design of Dividends product features.
• Conduct usability testing and user interviews.

Skills

Problem-solving mindset

Strong communication skills

Understanding of Figma

Knowledge of accessibility principles

Education

2+ years in UX/design role

Tools

Figma

HTML/CSS

Job description

Sprintax is seeking a talented UX Designer to join our growing UX team and help deliver intuitive, user-centred experiences for ourDividendsproduct — an ambitious growth opportunity in the fintech space. You’ll work closely with product leadership and our Senior Product Designer to design end-to-end experiences for complex tax workflows.

This role involves designing for multiple user types across detailed financial processes. You’ll collaborate directly with product managers, engineering teams, tax experts, support, and customers to create intuitive solutions for inherently complex regulatory requirements.

Why us?

• Play a key role in shaping the UX of Sprintax’s fastest-growing product.
• Work in a collaborative, cross-functional environment with exposure to product strategy.
• Help solve challenging design problems in a domain where usability directly impacts customer outcomes.

Product Design & Delivery

• Collaborate on the UX design of Dividends product features and improvements.
• Develop wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs from concept to implementation.
• Design clear, user-friendly multi-step workflows for tax relief processes and document generation.
• Create usable interfaces for data-heavy forms, file uploads, and financial calculations.

User Research & Validation

• Work with sales, support, operations, and tax experts to gather and interpret user feedback.
• Analyse user behaviour to inform iterative design improvements.
• Validate design decisions through usability testing, data insights, and direct user feedback.
• Conduct interviews and testing with intermediaries, corporate admins, and individual claimants.

Collaboration & Implementation

• Partner with engineering to ensure smooth design implementation and handoff.
• Translate business and compliance requirements into user-friendly solutions.
• Collaborate with tax SMEs to ensure regulatory accuracy in user flows.
• Contribute to and help evolve the product design system.

Impact on Business Outcomes

• Focus on improving user journey efficiency, increasing application completion rates, and reducing errors in document submission.
• Contribute to measurable improvements in lead times and product adoption.

Skills & Experience

Must Have

• Must be resident in Ireland or Bulgaria with rights to live & work.
• 2+ years’ experience in UX, product management, or related digital product role — ideally with exposure to workflow-heavy systems or data-driven interfaces.
• Strong problem-solving mindset and ability to think through complex user journeys.
• Understanding of Figma or similar design tools.
• Familiarity with front-end development constraints and design system principles.
• Strong communication skills, able to explain design decisions clearly to varied stakeholders.
• Experience working closely with engineering during product delivery.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of Sprintax products or dividend tax workflows a significant advantage.
• Experience with financial services, compliance-heavy, or regulatory products.
• Understanding of form design best practices and accessibility principles.
• Background in usability testing and user research methods.
• Awareness of AI prototyping tools and how they can be applied in UX.
• Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS and design-to-development handoff processes.

At Sprintax we are a community of like-minded individuals committed to excellence in everything we do. We create an innovative, collaborative, and supportive workplace that allows our brilliant people to unleash their potential.

Recognised as a both a Great Place to Work and Deloitte Best Managed Company, we believe that recognition goes much deeper than just financial rewards. Therefore, in addition to a competitive salary, we also offer an exclusive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive pension
• Flexible Working Policy with a combination of remote and office working and a flexible approach to working hours
• Competitive annual leave and a number of other leaves including IVF, compassion, marriage, maternity and paternity leave
• Employee-led CSR Programme, CluneTech Cares, with one paid Volunteer Day per year
• Death in Service Benefit
• Milestone Recognition Programme
• Professional & Personal Development
• Rewards & Recognition
• Employee Wellbeing Programme, CluneTech Life

Sprintax is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees. We are committed to building and maintaining a culture which is free from discrimination and harassment and where all employees can bring their best selves to work.