Digital Accessibility Project Manager

"Key Responsibilities
· Develop and manage enterprise accessibility governance frameworks, remediation timelines, and KPI reporting
· Coordinate activities across accessibility testers, content teams, developers, and agency stakeholders to ensure timely remediation and validation
· Track progress against federal DOJ requirements for accessibility compliance and document risk mitigation strategies
· Oversee testing tools, documentation protocols, and knowledge sharing between internal testers and IT/Business teams
· Define and manage project scope, objectives, and deliverables
· Develop and manage project plans, schedules, and timelines
· Provide regular reporting on project status, risks, and milestones to executive leadership
· Coordinate and manage stakeholder relationships and communication across state agencies
· Manage internal project team resources and external vendor teams, ensuring alignment with Statements of Work (SOW)
· Identify, manage, and mitigate risks and issues
· Drive change management and communication strategies to support user adoption
· Organize and facilitate meetings, ensuring effective collaboration and communication
Required Experience
· 10+ years of Project Management experience, managing large-scale, high-visibility technology projects
· Experience with accessibility, WCAG, Section 508, or ADA compliance projects strongly preferred
· Experience managing QA/test-heavy projects and cross-discipline agile teams
· Demonstrated success leading enterprise software implementations, managing diverse stakeholder groups and change management
· Proven experience with vendor management
· Experience in the public sector or with government agencies highly preferred
Required Skills
· Outstanding verbal and written communication with the ability to synthesize and present complex information clearly
· Strong presentation and executive reporting skills
· Proven leadership, with experience managing and holding cross-functional teams accountable
· Comfort in navigating a matrixed environment to drive progress and decision-making
· Strong initiative and problem-solving, finding innovative solutions to move projects forward
· Sound judgement in dealing effectively and diplomatically with all levels of government staff
· Proficiency in various project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite, PPM tools (Monday.com, etc.), JIRA, and Confluence"