Manager, Accessibility Lead

Apple Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in London seeks an Accessibility Lead and Manager. You will drive execution and improvement while managing a team of accessibility experts. The ideal candidate has front-end engineering experience and knowledge of WCAG guidelines, alongside excellent communication skills. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on accessibility initiatives in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in hiring and managing performance.
• Strong experience in front-end engineering or developing applications.
• Ability to communicate and influence senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution and continuous improvement across focus area.
• Lead and mentor a team of accessibility experts.
• Translate technical work into business impact for senior leadership.

Skills

Hiring and mentoring

Front-end engineering

Understanding of WCAG 2.x

Negotiation skills

Passion for new technologies

Job description

London, England, United Kingdom Software and Services

At Apple, we believe that technology is most powerful when it empowers everyone. Great ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Do you want to work somewhere that holds accessibility as a core value? Apple’s IS&T Accessibility Center for Excellence (CoE) team is a group created with the purpose of promoting and supporting accessibility globally across Apple, partnering to embed accessibility into customer and employee-facing digital services, apps, and websites. We have an exciting opportunity for a talented technical and inclusive leader on our CoE team. This role requires self-drive, attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and someone comfortable with being hands-on where required in a high-paced environment.

Description

As an Accessibility Lead and Manager on the team, you will:

• Drive execution, governance, and continuous improvement across a focus area, working with cross-functional teams.
• Understand the landscape of projects in the focus area by working and building relationships with key stakeholders in cross-functional teams.
• Lead and mentor a team of accessibility subject matter experts, providing technical oversight, career development, and workload prioritization.
• Support your direct reports in their technical reviews of designs, code, and testing methodologies, stepping in for hands-on review when needed.
• Deliver regular progress updates to senior leadership, translating technical accessibility work into business impact and strategic recommendations.
• Partner with product managers and engineering leads to integrate accessibility requirements into roadmaps and planning processes and advocate for accessibility resources and priorities in cross-functional discussions.
• Lead and contribute to internal accessibility initiatives including training program development, awareness events, technical documentation, and cross-functional education that builds organizational capability.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in hiring, mentoring, and managing the performance of staff.
• Strong experience in front-end engineering or designing and developing applications in Web, iOS or macOS.
• Understanding of WCAG 2.x guidelines and Apple Human Interface Guidelines.
• Knowledge of accessibility features built into Apple products and other assistive technologies.
• Ability to communicate and influence senior executives and stakeholders using excellent negotiation skills.
• Ability to make hard calls when dealing with complexity, conflicting priorities and aggressive schedules.
• A passion for new technologies and continuous learning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in web application development using web technologies, including front-end frameworks and accessible implementations.
• Result-oriented and demonstrates the high degree of ownership and accountability.
• Promotes a team environment that values, supports and encourages differences.