Digital Accessibility SME/Lead

Required Skills -

Digital Accessibility,
Product Manager,
Product Owner

Job Duties -

+ Working to define the Digital Accessibility roadmap
+ Partnering with engineering teams to ensure code compliant Digital Accessibility on the front end
+ Partnering with quality teams to ensure code compliant Digital Accessibility on the back end
+ Reviewing overall landscape for Accessibility and quality and respond to audits, internally
+ Wear many hats: PM, PO, Evangelist, QA

Job Requirements -

+ 5+ years experience as a Product Manager / Product Owner in a Digital Accessibility team
+ Highly skilled influencer who can evangelize team and enroll on the accessibility roadmap
+ Strong understanding of WCAG and ARIA specification as well as knowledge of U.S. and international digital accessibility laws and standards.
+ Detailed knowledge of a broad range of technologies:
- Accessibility on various platforms including Windows and MacOS
- Mobile accessibility on various platforms including Android and IOS
- ARIA 1.1 specification
- Video and other digital media
- PDF and other document standards
+ Hands On knowledge of Assistive Technology (e. g screen readers, magnifiers, alternative input, etc.)
+ Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or relevant field
+ Strong verbal and written communications skills
+ Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines

Desired Skills & Experience -

+ Familiarity of technologies including but not limited to:
- HTML 4 and 5
- CSS 2 and 3
- JavaScript Libraries
- React and React Native
+ Familiarity with Figma (or other design and prototyping platform), Jira, Miro, Confluence.
+ Ability to analyze code for accessibility issues
+ Experienced in user/usability research
+ Detailed and results-oriented, able to analyze data to justify accessibility decisions and apply key learnings.
+ Ability to apply knowledge of business principles and practices to achieve successful outcomes in cross-functional projects and activities
+ Experience working with Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) is a plus
+ Consistently uses communications skills to influence outcomes within a known skill set