Accessibility Specialist

Why this job matters
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of digital accessibility across our Corporate Units. As an Accessibility Specialist, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our digital platforms are inclusive, intuitive, and accessible to everyone—regardless of ability.
This role goes beyond compliance. It’s about creativity, innovation, and designing user experiences that empower all users. You’ll be at the forefront of embedding best practices and emerging technologies to build a more inclusive digital environment.
If you’re passionate about making a meaningful difference and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced setting, this role offers a rewarding and impactful career path.

What you’ll be doing
* Leading efforts to embed accessibility into digital design and delivery across Corporate Units
* Creating and maintaining accessibility standards, ensuring compliance with WCAG 2.2 (AA) and promoting inclusive design from the outset
* Advising on accessible design and code, and verifying the accessibility of key journeys before launch
* Supporting agile and design ops teams by integrating inclusive user experience principles and delivering ongoing awareness and upskilling sessions
* Overseeing accessibility testing practices and driving continuous improvement
* Championing accessibility with stakeholders and contributing to a vibrant internal accessibility community
* Building strong relationships with internal teams and external tech partners to influence inclusive product development
* Keeping pace with emerging trends and best practices in digital accessibility to inform and evolve our approach

The skills you'll need
* Practical experience applying WCAG standards across a range of technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
* Confidence working with mobile applications and assistive technologies such as screen readers
* Familiarity with design systems and how to embed accessibility within them
* Experience influencing SaaS vendors to adopt inclusive design practices
* Understanding of agile methodologies and tools like JIRA
* Ability to build strong relationships and collaborate across a large, global organisation
* A proactive approach to staying current with accessibility trends and best practices

Our leadership standards
Looking in:
Leading inclusively and Safely
I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.
Owning outcomes
I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.
Looking out:
Delivering for the customer
I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
Commercially savvy
I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.
Looking to the future:
Growth mindset
I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
Building for the future
I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

Benefits
* An annual bonus of up to 10% (company & personal performance dependent)
* BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
* Life Assurance
* Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
* 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans
* BT TV, including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership, and 25% off NOW Sport, Cinema and Kids
* Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave
* Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
* 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
* Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community
* Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV’