Royal London
Senior Accessibility Specialist
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Senior Accessibility Specialist
Senior Accessibility Specialist
Contract type: Permanent Location: Alderley Park or Edinburgh Working style: Hybrid (50% home, 50% office)
Royal London is hiring a Senior Accessibility Specialist to join our growing Design Team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced accessibility specialist who is passionate about removing barriers by proactively shaping inclusive digital experiences with the wider team.
In this hands-on role, you will:
- Work closely with multiple agile teams
- Act as an accessibility specialist, ensuring their outputs are accessible
- Influence inclusive design and development approaches
- Take the lead in accessibility testing digital artefacts, including websites, applications, native mobile apps, PDFs, and other digital products
- Collaborate with designers and developers to confirm accessibility in designs before implementation
- Provide expertise throughout the product lifecycle
- Use manual and automated evaluation methods to identify accessibility issues early
- Deliver clear, actionable guidance to development teams, directly shaping products that support our customers and create meaningful impact for users with impairments.
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Responsibilities
- Lead manual and automated accessibility audits across websites, native apps, and other digital artefacts
- Evaluate digital products against WCAG 2.2 AA standards
- Collaborate with the design team to embed accessibility into design artefacts
- Partner with developers to resolve accessibility issues and optimise code
- Utilise assistive technologies, such as NVDA, VoiceOver, TalkBack, ZoomText, and Dragon
- Deliver clear, actionable reports and guidance to technical teams
- Champion accessibility awareness, including global events like Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) and internal workshops
Requirements
| About You:
| You will be... |
|---|
| A clear communicator, able to explain accessibility principles, issues, and solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders |
| Proven expertise in conducting accessibility audits, generating detailed reports, and delivering actionable recommendations |
| Skilled in problems solving, identifying common accessibility barriers, and advising best-practice solutions |
| Farmers with WCAG 2.2, ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) roles, and proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript |
| Hands-on experience using assistive technologies, including NVDA, TalkBack, VoiceOver, ZoomText, and Dragon |
| Skilled in using accessibility testing tools, such as Axe, CCA, and Siteimprove browser extension |
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About Royal London
Royal London is the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions, and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings, and asset management products. We pledge to create an inclusive, responsible, enjoyable, and fulfilling workplace through our People Promise and the guiding Spirit of Royal London values—Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.
Workplace benefits include:
- 28 days annual leave, including bank holidays
- Up to a 14% employer-matching pension scheme
- Private medical insurance
We value inclusion, diversity and belonging and actively celebrate a diverse work culture. Our employees thrive in an environment where different backgrounds and perspectives are recognised and respected—irrespective of background.
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