Vice President Accessibility Lead - Independent Verification Tester

Job Overview

Independent Verification Lead Tester – Digital Accessibility Team. In this role you will lead and coordinate independent verification and testing activities for our site and applications, ensuring the delivery of high‑quality inclusive solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the independent verification and testing (IVT) processes across multiple products.
• Develop and implement test strategies, test plans, and test cases to ensure comprehensive testing coverage.
• Define and manage project scope and objectives against project schedule and work plan.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to the IVT team; establish and enforce quality assurance standards.
• Collaborate with product and delivery managers and other stakeholders to clarify requirements and quality expectations.
• Create detailed test plans; execute test cases, track and report results, and manage defect oversight.
• Explore opportunities for test automation where applicable.
• Work with the Accessibility team to evaluate and recommend testing tools that improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Communicate testing progress, results, and potential issues to product stakeholders.
• Collaborate with accessibility advisors and development teams to resolve defects and deliver inclusive web sites and apps on time.
• Proactively seek opportunities for process improvement within testing and verification; stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in accessibility testing.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant accessibility testing experience.
• Broad knowledge of accessibility barriers and the tools and techniques for overcoming them.
• Project management experience, including managing teams of 5+ members.
• Ability to identify accessibility issues from wireframes and code.
• Strong problem‑solving skills to recommend optimal solutions.
• Excellent communication skills with a wide range of product stakeholders.
• Ability to work both in a team environment and independently with assigned clients.
• Detailed accessibility knowledge across technologies and platforms (Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, video, PDF, and other digital media).
• Hands‑on knowledge of assistive technology (screen readers, magnifiers, alternative input, etc.).
• Basic knowledge of VPAT/ACR documents and experience working in JIRA.
• Technical knowledge of WCAG, WAI‑ARIA, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and testing applications such as qTest.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of accessibility standards: WCAG 2.1 and 2.2.
• Knowledge of international laws related to accessibility.

Benefits

Competitive total rewards package including base salary, commission‑based pay, discretionary incentive compensation, and a range of benefits such as comprehensive health coverage, on‑site health and wellness centers, retirement savings plans, childcare backup, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching, and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We recognize that our people are our strength and value diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans .