Job description
Lead Tester, Accessibility
Are you a curious, smart, self-driven experienced tester who has a passion for accessibility and loves working in collaboration to deliver moments of delight for customers Are you driven to create inclusive product experiences for customers and users where everyone can be at their best and thrive Are you excited by the challenge of turning complex problems and constraints into simple elegant solutions that exceedcustomers needs and expectations
Come and join the Thomson Reuters Accessibility team as we grow and transform Thomson Reuters into a user focused, customer-obsessed organization. We arent just changing the way customers engage with us, we are transforming and re-imagining our business. As a Lead Tester of Accessibility, you will be a trusted, respected, partner that works closely with Design professionals, Design leaders, Product Management and Engineering to support the accessibility testing of our products. Youwill contribute to a large, global portfolio of productivity applications for Legal, Tax and Corporate professionals. We promote an agile, collaborative, supportive environment where diverse thinking, innovative design and experimentation is welcomed and encouraged.
About the Role:
As a Lead Tester of Accessibility, you will:
- Own the end-to-end quality assurance of a large product portfolio, including overseeing the backlog of testing requests received and complete testing requests.
- Collaborate and communicate closely with key stakeholders in Design, Product Management, and Product Engineering to facilitate testing efforts throughout the product development lifecycle and ensure that accessibility is considered in the design, development, and maintenance of applications.
- Act as a thought leader in accessibility testing by making recommendations and influencing testing decisions based on data.
- Mentor accessibility testers.
- Create test plans and scripts and other accessibility testing documentation.
- Create training plans and execute accessibility training for the testing team.
- Perform quality audits and advise on opportunities to minimize quality errors.
- Assess the effectiveness of testing methods, tools and applications and suggest enhancements.
- Partner with Accessibility Managers for resource estimation, talent retention andperformance management.
- Lead by example in creating a positive, supportive team environment that encourages collaboration, innovation and respectful discussion.
- Ensure that the Thomson Reuter's accessibility policy and guidelines are followed.
- Stay abreast of evolving accessibility standards and trends in the industry.
- Continuously develop skills and knowledge in the field of accessibility testing.
About You:
You're a fit for the role of Lead Tester of Accessibility if you have:
- BA/BS in information science, information design, computer science, related field, or equivalent industry experience.
- 10+ years of testing experience in software development, web development or related field.
- 7+ years of experience in an accessibility related field.
- Understanding of WCAG 2.1 (AA) guidelines.
- Expert level understanding of assistive technologies and accessibility-related software including JAWS and NVDAand automated testing tools.
- Demonstrated success facilitating testing efforts across multi-disciplinary teams
- Demonstrated success creating test plans and scripts
- Ability to influence and define process
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience interfacing with high level stakeholders.
- Strong ability to influence and be able to effectively deal with ambiguous situations and make decisions.
