Accessibility Lead

Accessibility Lead

Requirements

• Mediate between people, communicating with stakeholders at all levels
• Manage stakeholder expectations and host or moderate discussions about high risk and complexity, even within constrained timescales
• Provide specific project and program requirements to allow teams to succeed
• Communicating program progress during its lifecycle to the relevant stakeholders
• Understand the business’ short and long term goals and initiatives and aligning actions with goals
• Foreseeing possible risks and challenges that teams may encounter during the program’s execution
• Participate in developing a roadmap for the program
• Change organizational structures to fixable and sustainable designs
• Contribute to the strategy for the whole organization, marrying business needs with innovative analysis
• Make and justify decisions characterized by high levels of risk, impact and complexity
• Build consensus between teams or highly independent and diverse stakeholders
• Solve and unblock issues between teams or departments
• Ensure that the program teams have the proper training and resources needed to meet their respective objectives
• Demonstrate knowledge and communicate the requirements of accessibility standards and legislation
• Develop and communicate appropriate technical solutions to a range of accessibility issues
• Perform detailed audits of websites, services and documents, and document findings clearly for others to work from
• Lead accessibility subject matter experts in performing audits and improving audit processes
• Be an advocate for the people affected by accessibility barriers
• Develop and provide introductory awareness and training about accessibility
• Demonstrate confidence using one or more assistive technologies, and knowledge of others
• Coordinate the planning of system and acceptance tests, combining both functional and non-functional specifications
• Provide authoritative advice and guidance on test planning
• Identify and implement process improvements and contribute to the definition of best practice
• Give direction on which tools or methods to use
• Demonstrate experience in meeting the needs of users across a variety of channels
• Bring insight and expertise in how user needs have changed over time to ensure they’re met by the business
• Apply strategic thinking to provide the best service for the end user

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the accessibility program and team
• Communicating cross-functionally with teams and leadership about accessibility requirements, upcoming compliance deadlines, compliance status, opportunities for accessibility improvements
• Developing an accessibility strategy that fits with overall company goals
• Overseeing the accessibility team’s work with other teams to implement accessibility into design, development, and delivery processes
• Providing technical oversight and guidance on accessibility implementation and priorities for the organization

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.