Inclusive Design Manager

As an Inclusive Design Manager, you’ll actively engage as a member of the Customer Experience practice area collaborating across teams to design and develop innovative and accessible solutions that ensure our digital products are usable by people across a wide spectrum of ability. You will design, contribute to, test and review projects, providing actionable feedback and advice on accessibility improvements. You will also be actively involved in raising awareness for the importance of accessibility throughout the organization. Your role is to facilitate the implementation of accessible solutions and normalize inclusive design in our work. Responsibilities may include: Crafting innovative information architectures, task flows, wireframes, prototypes or visual designs that follow interaction design and accessibility best practicesCreating clean, informative, and concise presentations for clients and internal teams that communicate the rationale behind designsLeading advanced activities such as design workshops, rapid prototyping, and iterative user testingReviewing designs for accessibility best practices and collaborating directly with designers to identify and implement accessibility improvementsProviding oversight and direction for UX Analysts and Interaction Designers prior to review with Creative Director/UX Director and/or clientsAnnotating design documents with important accessibility requirementsConducting thorough accessibility testing of websites and apps using both automated tools and manual testing methodsDeveloping accessibility reports following standard formats such as VPAT or WCAG -EMProviding training and recommendations for clients and team members regarding user experience, inclusive design and digital accessibilityAdvocating for and spreading awareness of accessibility across the company and with our clientsWorking with internal teams to develop solutions for the implementation of accessibility best practices and inclusive design within CapTech’s workplaceBuilding and maintaining various accessibility-focused documentation and toolkits available to all employeesSupporting tracking and reporting on accessibility-related task progress across projects Collaborating with project and department leadership to plan roadmaps and assign tasks associated with the implementation and testing of accessibility in our work Staying up-to-date and informed on industry benchmarks, best practices, legal requirements and accessibility studies