Design Lead

Role summary

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The Design Lead will guide the design direction for digital products, services, and client solutions at EY. The role typically requires strong experience in user experience, service design, interaction design, and design leadership, together with a portfolio demonstrating successful end-to-end work. Candidates should be comfortable translating complex business needs into clear, user-centred experiences and presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders. Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, managing design standards, conducting research, and working within agile or consulting environments is expected. Strong communication, facilitation, mentoring, and stakeholder-management skills are essential. The successful candidate will combine creative thinking with commercial awareness, collaborate closely with technology and business teams, and help deliver high-quality outcomes for clients.

About the employer

EY is a global professional-services organisation providing assurance, consulting, tax, strategy, and transaction services to businesses, governments, and institutions. Its Irish practice operates across sectors including financial services, technology, healthcare, consumer products, and the public sector. EY teams help clients respond to business, regulatory, technological, and organisational change, with growing emphasis on digital transformation, data, sustainability, and innovation. The firm combines industry knowledge with capabilities in technology, business consulting, risk, and professional services. A Design Lead in EY’s Dublin operation would typically work with multidisciplinary teams to improve customer and employee experiences, develop digital products or services, and support client transformation programmes. EY generally offers structured career development, professional learning, international collaboration, and opportunities to work with senior client stakeholders.

Working in Ireland

Ireland offers strong opportunities in technology, consulting, financial services, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and digital product design, particularly in Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Limerick. The culture is friendly, sociable, and community-oriented, with English widely used in professional life. Ireland combines lively cities, historic towns, dramatic coastlines, and accessible countryside. Dublin has the broadest job market but also high housing costs; commuting and accommodation should be researched carefully before moving. EU, EEA, and Swiss nationals can generally live and work without an employment permit. Non-EEA applicants usually need an eligible employment permit, with requirements depending on the role, salary, and employer. Critical Skills permits may apply to some specialist technology positions, but eligibility must be checked against the current occupation and salary rules. New arrivals should arrange accommodation, a Personal Public Service Number, banking, healthcare access, and tax registration. Weather is mild but changeable, with frequent rain and limited winter daylight.