Accessibility Senior Advisor

Duties

Act as technical accessibility SME liaison to cross functional product teams and stakeholders.

Advocate for and educate teams about accessibility best practices.

Conduct and support accessibility testing efforts, automated and manual.

Document accessibility best practices for the organization to adhere to.

Analyze existing applications for accessibility issues and work with cross functional teams and stakeholders to define and implement solutions.

Work with diverse team of product owners, UX designers, and developers in fast paced environment, with quick iterative cycles.

Conduct accessibility-focused qualitative research using a variety of methods including user testing, interviews, surveys, artifact research (chat, call, email transcripts, etc.), journal studies, etc.

Support initiatives that scale and mature the accessibility program across the enterprise.

Skills

Experience working in an Agile environment

5+ years of experience in accessible (508/WCAG) analysis, design, development and/or testing

Subject Matter Expertise in WCAG, Section 508, ADA, other accessibility laws and standards

Knowledge of correct use and limitations of WAI-ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) in web application development

Passion for making websites and applications accessible to all users

Experience using Accessibility testing tools as well as screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, and Voiceover

Knowledge of HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and iOS/Android development best practices with the ability to research and recommend solutions in these various technologies in collaboration with developers

Thorough, methodical, and creative with attention to detail

Expert at time management as well as working & finding answers to questions independently

Strong verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills

Understanding of SDLC and the technical and business challenges that come with development of a product

Understanding of UX, design techniques and principles

Social science research methods (e.g.

usability, surveys, observation), qualitative and quantitative data analysis, foundational statistics

Data visualization and presentation skills (in addition to analysis and research skills)

Education

BA/BS in related field; advanced degree in Cognitive Science, Statistics, Human- Psychology, Computer Science, Computer Interaction or related field preferred.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 118,900 - 198,100 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

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