Lead CX/UX Designer

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About the Team

Wolters Kluwer’s Digital Experience Group (DXG) designs and delivers user-centered solutions across our global Tax & Accounting portfolio. In the Netherlands, we support tax professionals and accountants with mission-critical software that enables compliance, advisory excellence, and operational efficiency in a highly regulated environment.

Our UX organization partners closely with Product Management , Engineering teams & research teams to create solutions that are not only usable but strategically differentiated. We operate in complex multi-role, multi-regulatory contexts where precision, trust, and responsible innovation are essential.

About the r ole

As Lead CX/UX Designer – Tax & Accounting Netherlands , you own the design direction for a product line within the Dutch Tax & Accounting business unit. You align user needs, business strategy, and technical feasibility to deliver high-impact experiences across multiple products.

You combine strategic design leadership with people management. You will guide and develop a team of 4–5 designers, shape research and design strategy at portfolio level, and ensure that UX capacity is aligned with roadmap priorities and initiatives .

This role requires the ability to influence senior stakeholders, and hands-on leadership in supporting research, service design, AI-enabled experiences, and responsible design practices.

Essential d uties and r esponsibilities

Strategy & p ortfolio l eadership

Own and drive the design direction across multiple products within the Dutch Tax & Accounting portfoli

Align user insights, BU priorities, AI/technology capabilities, and regulatory constraints into cohesive experience strategies

Contribute to Business Unit visioning and annual planning cycles

Identify UX capacity gaps and proactively escalate needs during roadmap and budget discussions

Partner with stakeholders to inform hiring and budget allocation decisions

Translate strategy into clear UX priorities that support measurable product line impact

User r esearch s trategy & e xecution

Lead research strategy across portfolios .

Collaborate with the research team on research studies for multi-role, multi-regulatory environments (e.g., accountants, SMEs, advisors)

Collaborate on AI (research) initiatives to inform intelligent and agentic user experiences

Engage senior stakeholders across Product, Engineering and Design to define research direction in collaboration with the researcher.

Apply service design methods such as ecosystem mapping and end-to-end journey modeling

Define and evolve maturity models for user understanding across personas and segments

Merge behavioral analytics and qualitative research into actionable insights

Identify cross-product patterns in Job Maps and workflow behaviors

Design l eadership & d elivery

Provide daily direction, coaching and feedback to 4–5 designers

Ensure consistent application and evolution of the Wolters Kluwer Product Design System

Plan and facilitate Design Thinking workshops, brainstorm sessions, and strategic alignment workshops

Act as primary liaison between UX, Product Management and Engineering

Maintain high standards of accessibility (WCAG), usability and technical feasibility

Guide the integration of AI-powered experiences, prompt design, LLM orchestration and responsible AI principles

Define UX and AI evaluation metrics to measure impact

Job Qualifications

10+ years of experience in UX/Product Design, preferably in complex B2B software environments

Proven experience leading design across multiple products or a product line

Experience managing designers (direct reports required )

Deep understanding of Lean Product and Lean UX principles

Experience working in cross-functional teams

Ability to operate with limited guidance and make independent strategic decisions

Experience in Tax & Accounting or other regulated industries is highly desirable.

Technical Skills

Experience with design systems and scalable UX patterns

Strong knowledge of WCAG standards and accessibility compliance

Experience synthesizing qualitative research and quantitative analytics

Familiarity with AI-enabled interfaces, prompting strategies and evaluation frameworks

Advanced proficiency in Figma

Understanding of HTML5/CSS3 fundamentals

Experience working in Agile software development environments

Clear articulation of your leadership role, team collaboration and measurable impact

You should be prepared to present case studies to senior stakeholders.

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.