Director of Accessibility

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At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from. 

About the Role

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Director of Accessibility to lead our company's efforts in creating inclusive and accessible products, services, and experiences for everyone. This is a critical role that will impact how we design, develop, and deliver our offerings to ensure they can be used by people with a wide range of abilities and disabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive accessibility strategy: Define a strategy to achieve accessibility at scale, establish goals and objectives, and create a roadmap for implementation across all departments and products.
• Champion accessibility awareness: Educate and train employees at all levels on accessibility principles, guidelines, and best practices. Foster a culture of inclusivity and awareness throughout the organization.
• Provide expert guidance: Collaborate with product managers, designers, developers, and content creators to integrate accessibility into every stage of the product lifecycle, from conception to launch and beyond.
• Build relationships and partnerships: Collaborate with accessibility organizations, advocacy groups, and industry experts to stay informed and contribute to the broader accessibility community.
• Represent accessibility with Concur and SAP leadership and clients: Advocate for accessibility initiatives and prioritization across the company, and represent Concur in executive and client conversations regarding accessibility.
• Monitor and report on progress: Track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to accessibility and report on progress to leadership.
• Enforce accessibility standards: Ensure compliance with relevant accessibility guidelines and regulations, such as WCAG 2.x (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).
• Coordinate accessibility audits and testing: Coordinate the gathering of assets to have existing and new products, services, and evaluated for accessibility barriers and drive teams to remediate any issues found.
• Manage accessibility-related documentation: Maintain up-to-date documentation on accessibility policies, procedures, and resources.
• Stay informed on the latest trends: Continuously research and monitor emerging accessibility technologies, standards, and best practices.

Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in product development: Expertise in software development workflows, preferably in agile environments. Mobile app experience is desirable.
• Deep understanding of accessibility: Proven knowledge of accessibility principles, guidelines (WCAG, Section 508, EN 301 549), and assistive technologies.
• Knowledge of accessibility testing and auditing: Understands how accessibility evaluations are conducted using a combination of manual and automated testing.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills: Ability to effectively communicate accessibility concepts to diverse audiences and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Leadership and influence: Demonstrated ability to lead and influence others to prioritize and achieve accessibility goals.
• Executive presence: Ability to work effectively across groups and leaders at every level.
• Strategic thinking and planning: Ability to develop and implement a comprehensive accessibility strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Passion for in