Digital Accessibility Specialist

Bring us your passion for digital or data analytics and well put you to work on exciting initiatives that answer the challenge: How can we do that better Working with a dedicated team of energetic forward-thinking innovators youll stretch your imagination and sharpen your skills on the leading-edge projects that are keeping Sun Life Financial ahead of the curve. You want more than a job; you want a career - a career with a company that encourages learning and personal growth.You want to be one of the best.

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Digital Accessibility Specialist

Join us as we grow our team and deepen our commitment to inclusive design. Were hiring an Accessibility Specialist. As our Accessibility Specialist youll bring a deep expertise in accessible design and development for the web guiding teams to build experiences that are usable by everyone.

Reporting to Senior Accessibility Lead the Accessibility Specialist will join Sun Life Canadas Experience Design team. Youll work across projects to evaluate improve and advocate for accessible standards-aligned web experiences partnering with designers developers product managers and QA teams.

What Will You Do

• Evaluate and audit responsive web experiences against WCAG 2.1 AA using manual techniques and assistive technologies (NVDA JAWS VoiceOver keyboard navigation)
• Identify accessibility issues and partner with teams to provide practical guidance and remediation strategies.
• Collaborate with designers and developers early in the process to ensure accessible patterns structure and semantics are applied.
• Contribute to the development and governance of internal web as accessibility standards guidelines and component libraries.
• Provide actionable feedback on prototypes user flows and coded builds.
• Create clear actionable documentation and support material for teams.
• Provide coaching and training to improve accessibility knowledge across disciplines.
• Collaborate with other accessibility coaches in the enterprise to ensure consistency.
• Stay ahead of accessibility trends platform updates and regulatory developments impacting mobile apps.
• Track and report on accessibility compliance and improvements over time.

What Do You Need To Succeed

• 4 years of experience in web accessibility across digital products
• Strong knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AODA and ADA compliance standards.
• Hands-on experience with assistive technologies and accessibility testing tools
• Strong understanding of front end development frameworks ( React Angular) and their accessibility implications.
• Experience with accessibility audits and issue tracking in agile environments.
• Strong communication and collaborating skills across disciplines.
• Passion for inclusive human centered digital design.

Preferred

• Familiarity with integrating accessibility testing into unit tests and agile development processes
• IAAP Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC)

Whats In It For You

• Competitive salary and bonus structure influenced by market range data
• Pension stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
• An environment of continuous learning and improvement
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• 20 days vacation per year and innovative sabbatical program
• A friendly collaborative inclusive culture
• Flexible benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family
• Fitness and wellness programs that help you balance work and life and enjoy a healthier lifestyle

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other addition to Base Pay eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

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We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business our Clients and you! Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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