Walmart Senior UX Designer - Product Accessibility Specialist 

United States, California, Sunnyvale 

185394542

• Play an active role in creating and delivering on accessibility strategy for key product experiences across platforms (web, iOS and Android)

• Partner with cross-functional teams - UX designers, researchers, developers, and content creators to identify/resolve accessibility barriers and embed accessibility in product design and development processes

• Lead the design and delivery of comprehensive accessibility training programs for diverse audiences within the organization, including product teams, designers, developers, and executives.

• Solves complex accessibility challenges and e ducate product teams and provide guidance and direction on accessibility standards and shift-left practices

• Influence product teams and stakeholders at all levels to prioritize accessibility.

• Review designs, mockups, and prototypes, and provide coaching to empower design and engineering teams to build more inclusive end-to-end user experiences

• Bake accessibility in product processes to create accessibility specs and annotations

• Lead conversations and implementation of accessibility automation into existing processes

• Create presentations, case studies and reporting to drive accessibility change

• Acts as a subject matter expert on accessibility compliance requirements, ensuring that products meet relevant legal and regulatory standards

• Stay up to date with industry developments and trends related to digital accessibility

• Act as a strategic thought partner across the organization on accessibility and advocate for accessibility and inclusive design throughout the organization to drive accessibility program maturity

Your Qualifications

• years experience working in a similar role in a complex dynamic organization, with a demonstrated track record of driving accessibility maturity in a product organization

• 5 or more years experience in a front-end development or experience design role

• IAAP’s accessibility certification CPACC, WAS (CPWA) required

• Proven ability to provide accessibility solutions for designers, developers, and testers and working collaboratively with agile, cross-functional teams

• Proven ability developing and delivering on accessibility training and driving organizational change through advocacy and coaching

• Strong understanding of current international accessibility laws, standards, and best practices, including Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1/2.2 and ARIA

• Knowledge of assistive technology and contributing to design systems for digital products

• Proficient with testing using screen reader(s) such as NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver and Talkback and accessibility assessment, inspection & evaluation tools

• Experience and knowledge in HTML and CSS, especially in relation to accessibility principles

• Knowledge of accessibility automation for CI/CD, continuous monitoring etc.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas to various stakeholders

• Passion for digital accessibility and a commitment to creating products and services that are accessible to everyone, regardless of ability or background