As the Inclusive Design Program Consultant, you will play a crucial role in guiding teams through our inclusive design program. You will be responsible for setting strategic priorities for the pipeline of teams ready to embark on the inclusive design journey. Your primary focus will be to provide strategy, coordination, and support to ensure the successful integration of accessibility principles and practices across all teams. The ideal candidate has a strong background in accessibility, project management, a passion for driving inclusivity through a focus on user experience, and a proven track record of consulting with teams across the software lifecycle to embed accessibility and inclusivity best practices.
Responsibilities:
Outreach and advocate
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Strategize and execute on initial outreach opportunities to identified product teams, and evangelize the benefit of the inclusive design program.
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Identify expansion opportunities and maintain a pipeline to broaden the volume of teams engaged in the inclusive design program.
Diagnose and recommend
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Develop strategic plans for teams on inclusive design, ensuring they have a clear path to success to achieve benchmarks on inclusive user experience.
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Perform design reviews and analysis on new and existing products, and serve as an subject matter expert to teams.
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Identify and suggest relevant resources, tools, and activities that can support teams in their accessibility efforts.
Monitor and measure
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Consult with program coordinator and SME team to conduct regular progress assessments to track team's performance, provide feedback, and offer guidance to address any challenges or roadblocks.
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Elevate the program’s profile and celebrate team progress by identifying and publishing success stories, and reporting on KPIs to customer senior management.
Present
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Prepare data driven presentations on the value of services provided to key stakeholders. Present program value and viewpoints in meetings
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Assist marketing team with content creation to highlight the value of inclusive design services.
