At Avature, we believe that creating accessible digital experiences is key to delivering the best products for all our users. The Accessibility Lead will ensure our products deliver the best possible experience for all users, focusing on inclusive design with accessibility at its core. As an expert, you will guide and be the referent of our teams, ensuring that accessibility is embedded in every step of our design and development process.

Your challenges and objectives

• Lead accessibility audits and ensure our products comply with global accessibility standards such as WCAG 2.2 AA.
• Act as a subject matter expert in accessibility, guiding design teams to incorporate best practices into UI/UX from the early stages of the design process.
• Provide actionable recommendations to improve the accessibility of existing and new products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to promote and teach the importance of accessibility across the company.
• Stay up to date with the latest accessibility legislation, trends, tools, and technologies, and ensure Avature adapts to industry and compliance advancements.

Your day-to-day activities

• Conduct comprehensive accessibility audits of Avature products and guide the team in resolving any issues identified.
• Actively participate in creating, updating and generating alignment over Avature’s accessibility roadmap.
• Conduct third-party accessibility audits (act as main point of contact for the chosen vendor, process reports, answer detected issues, etc.)
• Collaborate with our designers on making design decisions in alignment with the accessibility standard adopted.
• Review design and ensure accessibility conformance.
• Train and develop our designers into making accessible products.

About you

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of accessibility standards like WCAG 2.2 AA and other international guidelines.
• Proven experience conducting or being part of accessibility audits for digital products.
• Extensive experience in digital product design, especially in UI design, with a focus on accessibility.
• Ability to apply accessibility standards, test implementations, and offer solutions based on critical analysis.
• Proactive, curiosity and ownership skills, ensuring that accessibility is always prioritized.
• Advanced oral and written English.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Leadership experience: Ideally, you’ll have experience leading teams or mentoring others, becoming the technical expert on accessibility.
• Familiarity with web development practices related to accessibility is a strong plus.

About us
Avature is a market leading enterprise Saa S Solution provider for global talent acquisition and talent management. We have a strong commitment to high quality engineering and customer service and are recognized innovators in the very large company market. We currently work with over 650 companies worldwide, including 110 of the Fortune 500, all of the Big Four consulting firms, the largest banks and manufacturers in the world, and five governments.
We design, build, implement, and support our product ourselves. With 26 releases a year and a strong commitment to innovation and quality engineering, our private cloud platform has become the product choice for the very large global organization.
At Avature, we value opportunities to learn and grow within a dynamic, creative, and collaborative environment. We encourage autonomy and empower our people to approach challenges innovatively while bringing their unique perspective to the table. We offer a career development program that supports continuous learning and thoughtful leadership, and that meaningfully impacts each individual’s professional trajectory.

What we offer
A fast-paced, energetic, and engaging environment.
Flexible hours.
Work remotely or come by the office as much as you want.
Four salary reviews per year.
Option to earn part of your salary in US dollars.
Three weeks vacations from the first year.
Four weeks paternity leave.
OSDE 310 health coverage (family plan).
Four days a year to attend events related to professional development.
End of year week off (December 26 to 31).
Internet service expenses.
Birthdays off.

An organizational culture that empowers everyone to be themselves is key to thrive in business, but more importantly, it is a pathway for creating a more equitable society. Avature fosters a diverse and inclusive environment and celebrates that each unique person brings something different to our team. We are committed to considering all qualified applicants equally and to promoting equal opportunities within our organization.