Sr. Program Manager, Accessibility

Twitch; New York (NY); On-site; USD 142,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Twitch is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Accessibility to lead the global accessibility program across product, design, engineering and legal. Reporting to the VP of UX, you will design the program, education, enablement, and auditing and testing outputs to scale inclusive experiences.

You can work from Twitch’s San Francisco HQ or from hub locations in Seattle, Los Angeles, Irvine, or New York City, with West Coast hours.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ years building accessibility programs and QA.
• Expertise in WCAG 2.2+ AA and CVAA, risk assessment.
• Experience leading accessibility programs from ground up and driving deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead global accessibility strategy across Twitch products.
• Manage backlog and coordinate with engineering, design and legal teams.
• Lead QA testing and integrate accessibility into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Accessibility program lead

WCAG 2.2 AA

Cross-functional collaboration

Audits & reviews

Device coverage

Assistive tech awareness

Figma / Jira

Tools

Figma

Jira

Job description

Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day.

We’re about community, inside and out. You’ll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We’re on a quest to empower live communities, so if this sounds good to you, see what we’re up to on LinkedIn and X , and discover the projects we’re solving on our Blog . Be sure to explore our Interviewing Guide to learn how to ace our interview process.

About the Role

As the Senior Program Manager, Accessibility at Twitch, you will have a broad impact across all of Twitch and our Community. Reporting into the VP of UX, you will join our Design team where you will own the program design, education and enablement, and the auditing and testing output. We will look to you to execute the vision of how Twitch will be a welcome home for all regardless of abilities. You will partner with product, design, engineering, and legal to solve accessibility problems at scale and provide strategic solutions.

You can work from Twitch’s headquarters in San Francisco, CA; or from one of our hub locations in Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA; Irvine, CA; or New York City, NY - with West Coast (PST) working hours.

You Will:

• Strategy & SME: Serve as the subject-matter expert for global digital accessibility across Twitch - advising product and partner teams, and leading process and tooling integration (including AI where appropriate).
• Operations & Backlog: Own intake, backlog, and operational management - partnering with engineering, product, and design leaders to prioritize and drive core accessibility issues, with regular communications and reporting.
• QA & Testing: Lead QA execution and manage QA specialists and third-party vendors; partner with engineers to build automated accessibility testing into CI/CD pipelines, shifting testing earlier in the development lifecycle.
• High-impact programs: Work with engineers, designers, product managers, and researchers to identify and deliver high-impact changes and programs across all products.
• Partnerships: Collaborate with accessibility partners (legal, research, policy, communications) on benchmarking, goal-setting, reporting, and execution.
• Education & Enablement: Develop an educational program and deploy guidelines and resources for key collaborators.

You Have:

• You have 6+ years experience building similar Accessibility programs, QA and other scalable Accessibility Practices.
• Expertise in accessibility best practices, guidelines, and regulations—specifically WCAG 2.2+ AA and the CVAA; ability to advise the executive team on risk assessment.
• You have experience creating and leading an accessibility program from ground up including creating, documenting, proactive management and driving deliverables.
• Experience working with and consulting product, design, engineering, and legal teams to deliver accessibility audits, code reviews and other advisory services.
• Experience working on consumer product accessibility both on video and communications products and across a variety of devices, such as desktop, smartphone, gaming console, and OTT services.
• Awareness of assistive technologies available to people with disabilities.
• Experience with Figma, Jira and similar relevant product development tools.

Bonus Points

• Understanding of and familiarity with AI tooling and test automations for Accessibility
• Familiarity with Twitch as a user, streamer, or both!
• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO
• Amazon Employee Discount

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

US, WA, Seattle - Annually

$129,500 - $175,100 USD

US, CA, San Francisco - Annually

$142,400 - $192,600 USD

US, NY, New York - Annually

$142,400 - $192,600 USD

US, CA, Los Angeles - Annually

$129,500 - $175,100 USD

US, CA, Irvine - Annually

$129,500 - $175,100 USD

Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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