Senior Accessibility Specialist

resmed; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ResMed is seeking a Senior Accessibility Specialist to embed accessibility within its Design System, collaborating with designers and engineers to ensure components meet WCAG 2.2 AA. You will shape the accessibility capability, guide AI-assisted workflows, and contribute hands-on as the first dedicated specialist.

You’ll help teams build accessible experiences, identify barriers, and translate evolving standards into practical guidance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional digital accessibility experience with design and engineering teams.
• Strong working knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA and translating standards into practical guidance.
• Experience conducting accessibility reviews and audits across designs, prototypes and implemented experiences.
• Hands-on testing with assistive technologies (screen readers, keyboard navigation).
• Knowledge of accessible HTML, CSS and ARIA, and how accessibility is implemented in modern web apps.
• Experience with automated accessibility testing tools and when to augment with manual/user testing.

Responsibilities

• Define and embed accessibility standards across the Design System in line with WCAG 2.2 AA.
• Review designs, prototypes, and front-end code using various accessibility tests.
• Partner with designers and engineers to identify barriers and propose practical solutions.
• Define accessible component behaviours and guidance across HTML, ARIA, focus management, keyboard interaction, contrast, forms, motion, and assistive tech.
• Establish accessibility acceptance criteria, testing practices, and documentation within Design System workflows.
• Support product teams with accessibility implementation challenges and improve tooling/processes.
• Embed accessibility into AI-assisted design/development and define guardrails for AI-enabled experiences.

Skills

Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 AA

Design System

Cross-functional collaboration

Manual testing

Assistive technologies

AI-assisted workflows

Documentation

Tools

HTML

ARIA

CSS

Job description

About the Role

As our Senior Accessibility Specialist, you'll embed accessibility into our Design System, partnering with designers and engineers to ensure components and patterns meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA. You'll identify barriers, guide practical solutions, and help teams confidently build accessible experiences. As Resmed's first dedicated accessibility specialist, you'll help shape our growing accessibility capability, including how accessibility is built into AI-assisted workflows and experiences. This is a hands‑on individual contributor role with real opportunity to make an impact.

What You'll Do

• Define and embed accessibility standards across the Design System, ensuring components, patterns and guidance align with WCAG 2.2 AA .
• Review designs, prototypes and front-end code, using manual, keyboard, screen-reader and automated accessibility testing.
• Partner with designers and engineers to identify accessibility barriers early and recommend practical, technically achievable solutions.
• Define accessible component behaviours and guidance across HTML, ARIA, focus management, keyboard interaction, colour and contrast, forms, motion and assistive technologies.
• Establish accessibility acceptance criteria, testing practices and documentation within Design System workflows.
• Support product teams with accessibility implementation challenges and help improve accessibility tools and processes.
• Embed accessibility into AI-assisted design and development , helping define guardrails for AI-enabled experiences and exploring where AI can enhance accessibility reviews.
• Advocate for inclusive design, build accessibility capability across teams, and translate evolving standards and technologies into practical guidance.

What You'll Bring

We're looking for someone with:

• 5+ years' of professional experience in digital accessibility , ideally working directly with digital product, design and engineering teams.
• Strong working knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA and the ability to translate standards into practical design and development guidance.
• Experience conducting accessibility reviews and audits across designs, prototypes and implemented digital experiences.
• Hands‑on experience testing with assistive technologies, including screen readers and keyboard‑only navigation.
• Strong knowledge of accessible HTML, CSS and ARIA, and an understanding of how accessibility is implemented in modern web applications.
• Experience using automated accessibility testing tools and an understanding of where automated testing needs to be supplemented by manual and user testing.
• An interest in AI‑assisted design and development , and the ability to think critically about how accessibility standards can be incorporated into emerging AI tools, workflows and experiences.
• The ability to work closely with UX/UI designers and engineers to identify issues and develop pragmatic solutions.
• Strong written communication skills, particularly the ability to turn technical accessibility requirements into clear component documentation and guidance.
• Confidence advocating for accessibility, constructively challenging decisions where necessary and helping others understand the customer impact behind accessibility requirements.
• A self‑directed approach and the ability to prioritise effectively when you're the accessibility specialist supporting a small team with competing demands.
• Curiosity, pragmatism and a collaborative mindset - you'll need to influence through expertise and partnership rather than simply policing compliance.
• A genuine interest in inclusive design and creating digital experiences that can be used by as many people as possible.

Preferred Skills

• Previous experience working with Design Systems or shared component libraries would be a significant advantage, particularly experience defining accessible component behaviour, testing component libraries, or creating reusable accessibility guidance.
• Experience in healthcare, regulated environments, mobile accessibility, accessibility user research, or applying accessibility principles to AI-enabled products and workflows would also be valuable, but isn't essential.

Why Join Resmed

This is an opportunity to become Resmed's first dedicated accessibility specialist and shape how accessibility grows across our digital products. Your work on reusable Design System components can influence multiple teams and experiences, while helping us explore how accessibility evolves alongside AI.

Joining us is more than saying "yes" to making the world a healthier place. It's discovering a career that's challenging, supportive and inspiring. Where a culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals, but also create new ones. We focus on creating a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thrive on the innovative ideas this generates.

If this sounds like the workplace for you,