Senior UX Designer — Accessibility

Speria; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Speria in Atlanta is seeking a Senior UX Designer to own end-to-end design for Amino, Sonar, and Proline within Helix, our design system. You will shape flows, wireframes, and interactive specs across three SaaS products.

You’ll collaborate with product managers and engineers, conduct usability testing, and advocate accessible design through WCAG 2.1/2.2 AA/AAA standards, ensuring alignment with the design system and high-quality user experiences.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of UX design experience with a strong generalist foundation; you can own a feature end to end.
• Deep working knowledge of WCAG 2.1/2.2 at AA and AAA levels.
• Experience designing within or contributing to a design system.
• Familiarity with assistive technologies from a design validation perspective: screen readers, keyboard navigation, voice control
• Ability to conduct structured accessibility audits and communicate findings to both design and engineering audiences
• Proficiency in Figma
• Strong written and verbal communication in English

Responsibilities

• Own UX design work across Amino, Sonar, and Proline: flows, wireframes, interaction specs, and design reviews
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to define and validate interaction decisions
• Participate in design critiques and contribute to design quality across the team
• Plan usability testing, prototype validation, and design feedback sessions to identify friction, validate assumptions, and improve product decisions
• Design Helix components with accessibility built in: focus management, color contrast, keyboard navigation, screen reader semantics, and motion sensitivity
• Conduct accessibility audits on existing product surfaces and deliver actionable remediation roadmaps
• Define and maintain accessibility guidelines within design system documentation
• Partner with UX developers and frontend engineers to verify that implementation matches accessible design intent
• Educate and advocate across the team for accessible design practices

Skills

UX design

Figma

WCAG AA/AAA

Design system

User research

English communication

Tools

Axe

Lighthouse

NVDA

VoiceOver

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior UX Designer to join a cross-functional team responsible for Helix, our design system, and the user experience across three SaaS products: Amino, Sonar, and Proline.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

Product Design

• Own UX design work across Amino, Sonar, and Proline: flows, wireframes, interaction specs, and design reviews
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to define and validate interaction decisions
• Participate in design critiques and contribute to design quality across the team
• Plan and support usability testing, prototype validation, and design feedback sessions to identify friction, validate assumptions, and improve product decisions

Accessibility

• Design Helix components with accessibility built in: focus management, color contrast, keyboard navigation, screen reader semantics, and motion sensitivity
• Conduct accessibility audits on existing product surfaces and deliver actionable remediation roadmaps
• Define and maintain accessibility guidelines within design system documentation
• Partner with UX developers and frontend engineers to verify that implementation matches accessible design intent
• Educate and advocate across the team for accessible design practices

What We’re Looking For

Required

• 4+ years of UX design experience with a strong generalist foundation; you can own a feature end to end
• Deep working knowledge of WCAG 2.1/2.2 at AA and AAA levels
• Experience designing within or contributing to a design system
• Familiarity with assistive technologies from a design validation perspective: screen readers, keyboard navigation, voice control
• Ability to conduct structured accessibility audits and communicate findings to both design and engineering audiences
• Proficiency in Figma
• Strong written and verbal communication in English

Preferred

• Familiarity with ARIA patterns and how they shape design decisions
• Experience with accessibility testing tools such as Axe, Lighthouse, NVDA, or VoiceOver
• Understanding of how Angular or component-based frameworks implement accessible UI
• Experience in SaaS or enterprise software environments
• Exposure to color systems and design token structures

Differentiators

• Formal accessibility certification, such as CPACC, WAS, or equivalent, will be weighted in the evaluation process
• Experience establishing accessibility standards at the organization level, not just within individual projects
• Track record of auditing and remediating existing products, not only designing greenfield experiences

Skills

• Critical thinking skills, with the ability to challenge assumptions and evaluate trade-offs across user needs, business goals, and technical constraints
• Deep empathy for users, with the ability to understand their context, constraints, frustrations, and goals before jumping into solutions
• Comfort navigating ambiguity.