Digital Accessibility Governance Lead

AMA CONSULTING; Concord (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AMA Consulting, LLC, a Maryland-based firm, offers project leadership and accessibility governance for a public-sector digital accessibility initiative. The Project Manager will plan, engage stakeholders, govern activities, manage schedules and risks, coordinating across workstreams to align with ADA Title II and WCAG 2.1 AA.

Responsibilities include establishing governance, roles, content oversight, and validation of content before publication, while driving an enterprise accessibility program

Qualifications

• Experience managing digital accessibility, ADA compliance, technology, organizational improvement, or similar consulting initiatives.
• Experience leading complex projects with multiple stakeholders and workstreams.
• Knowledge of ADA Title II and WCAG 2.1 Level AA requirements.
• Experience developing or implementing governance frameworks, policies, procedures, or organizational processes.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder interviews, workshops, and cross-functional meetings.
• Strong project planning, scheduling, risk management, and deliverable management capabilities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and client relationship skills.
• Ability to translate regulatory and technical requirements into practical organizational strategies.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with executive, operational, and technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead project initiation, planning, scheduling, and coordination across project workstreams.
• Develop and maintain the Project Management Plan, project schedule, milestones, and deliverable tracking.
• Coordinate weekly project meetings with client stakeholders during active project phases.
• Manage project risks, dependencies, priorities, schedules, and deliverable quality.
• Coordinate activities among accessibility SMEs, consultants, client stakeholders, and other project resources.
• Ensure project activities and deliverables remain aligned with client objectives, schedules, and accessibility requirements.
• Lead development of recommendations for a sustainable enterprise accessibility program.
• Support development of an accessibility governance framework aligned with ADA Title II and WCAG 2.1 Level AA.
• Define and document organizational roles, responsibilities, and accessibility ownership.
• Establish recommendations for accessibility liaisons, content governance, monitoring practices, and compliance oversight.
• Support development of accessibility policies, procedures, complaint response processes, and recordkeeping practices.
• Establish recommendations for reviewing and validating newly created public-facing digital content prior to publication.
• Develop and execute a Stakeholder Engagement Plan.
• Facilitate stakeholder interviews, governance workshops, working sessions, and project meetings.
• Engage stakeholders across departments to understand current accessibility practices, challenges, workflows, and organizational needs.
• Facilitate collaboration with the client's Accessibility Working Group.
• Translate technical accessibility requirements into practical organizational recommendations.
• Communicate project findings, risks, priorities, and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders.
• Oversee development of a phased accessibility implementation roadmap.
• Establish short-, mid-, and long-term priorities, milestones, resource considerations, and success measures.
• Support development of compliance tracking and reporting processes.
• Provide guidance for integrating accessibility into ongoing organizational operations and workflows.
• Support organizational adoption and long-term sustainability of accessibility practices.

Skills

Project management

ADA compliance

WCAG 2.1 Level AA

Stakeholder engagement

Governance development

Risk management

Communication skills

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

AMA Consulting, LLC, a Maryland-based firm, offers project leadership and accessibility governance for a public-sector digital accessibility initiative. The Project Manager will plan, engage stakeholders, govern activities, manage schedules and risks, coordinating across workstreams to align with ADA Title II and WCAG 2.1 AA.

Responsibilities include establishing governance, roles, content oversight, and validation of content before publication, while driving an enterprise accessibility program