Senior Accessibility Engineering Leader

Relha LLC; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 284,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health in New York seeks a Senior Manager, Accessibility to drive enterprise accessibility across product, design, and engineering. You will align cross-functional teams, embed inclusive practices throughout the lifecycle, and serve as a key escalation point for quality, compliance, and execution concerns.

Key duties include defining metrics, overseeing remediation plans, leading audits, and delivering executive updates on progress and risks.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in accessible product implementation or related fields.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated success influencing senior stakeholders across Product, Design, Engineering, and QA.
• Advanced knowledge of WCAG and inclusive design principles.
• Experience integrating accessible practices into product, design, engineering, and QA workflows.
• Skilled in guiding escalations related to accessibility, quality, compliance, or execution.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Champion accessible experiences as a core component of product quality.
• Influence cross-functional partners and senior leaders to deliver accessible experiences.
• Partner with product, design, and development to integrate accessibility into the lifecycle.
• Align roadmap priorities with accessibility objectives and OKRs.
• Define metrics, SLAs, and reporting for accessibility trends and progress.
• Oversee remediation plans with ownership, dates, and criteria.
• Lead audits and internal reviews to strengthen prevention practices.
• Coach teams with guidance, resources, and enablement.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Accessibility testing

Stakeholder management

WCAG knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Accessibility tooling

Job description

CVS Health in New York seeks a Senior Manager, Accessibility to drive enterprise accessibility across product, design, and engineering. You will align cross-functional teams, embed inclusive practices throughout the lifecycle, and serve as a key escalation point for quality, compliance, and execution concerns.

Key duties include defining metrics, overseeing remediation plans, leading audits, and delivering executive updates on progress and risks.