Digital Accessibility Specialist

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

**Digital Accessibility Specialist**:
Join us as we grow our team and deepen our commitment to inclusive design. We’re hiring an **Accessibility Specialist.**As our Accessibility Specialist, you’ll 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 Canada’s Experience Design team. You’ll 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)

**What's 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

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.

**Salary Range**:
63,000/63 000 - 104,000/104 000

**Job Category**:
Client / User Experience Design

**Posting End Date**:
18/09/2025