Digital Accessibility Coach

Summary:MoodysNWC is looking for a Digital Accessibility Coach. This individual will bring their vast skills, expertise, and dedication to be the main driver of client's commitment to ensure that all the products and services are seamless, inclusive, and accessible to employees. and customers. The Digital Accessibility Coach brings in a vast knowledge of digital accessibility, design and coding best practices, and the software development life cycle (SDLC). The coach enables and helps product teams to master the craft of creating accessibility experiences through training, coaching, and collaboration and to quickly identify any accessibility barriers created by clients’ SDLC processes and engineer scalable solutions to overcome them.

Roles& Responsibility

Build and maintain relationships, credibility, and trust with business, product, and technical partners.Evaluate, define, and when required, prototype appropriate approaches for any proposed accessibility solution.Assisting internal delivery teams with ongoing development processes and implementation of accessibility throughout the software development lifecycleRun automated scans and manual assessments on web pages to identify accessibility issues, suggested fixes, and prioritise.Help design and development teams understand accessibility requirements, available tools, solutions, and prioritisation.Provide developers with technical advice during code reviews and pair programming during sprints.Staying up to date on modern web development practices and new versions of WCAG requirementsAttend team ceremonies (stand-ups, refinement meetings, sprint planning meetings, etc.): gain knowledge about the accessibility maturity level of the team, identify opportunities for improvement, answer questions, and provide insight.Review accessibility requirements with product owners and business systems analysts that provide accessibility acceptance criteria that developers can use to develop components that meet WCAG 2.1 AA conformance and provide scope for quality assurance testing.

Skills:A relevant combination of education and experience in front-end development.Expert level understanding of HTML, CSS, working knowledge of JavaScript and reasonable familiarity with frontend frameworks like, Angular or React.Ability to demonstrate strong knowledge of WCAG, ARIA, and how assistive technologies work.Strong organizational skills combined with a self-motivated, self-starter, and go-getter.Has experience working in an agile team and cross-teamwork environment.Strong communication skills and curiosity to understand where teams are at in their accessibility journey.You’re comfortable talking UX with designers, developers, and product managers/owners.

About us

Moodys NWC is a result-driven management consulting firm headquartered in the Seattle metropolitan area. We specialize in best-fit consulting based on client needs, with a focus on all aspects of digital product management. We have an active role that we are looking to assist our premier client with and are looking for an experienced consultant with the right set of values. For us, personality fit is paramount. We are looking for self-starters who are experienced but flexible in their approach and have a customer-focused outlook. Our consultants go above and beyond, focus on the end goal and do what it takes to deliver the desired results. If you are someone who fits the above job description, then please look at the specific opportunity & let us know why you are a good fit for Moodys NWC

Moodys NWC believes in a culture of diversity, acceptance, and belonging. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and hiring without discrimination including based on race, color, creed, national origin, sex, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, medical status, or veteran status.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The salary for this position ranges from 140k/year in our lowest geographic market up to 170k/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Other forms of compensation are offered in the form of medical, vision, and dental benefits.