Digital Accessibility Delivery Lead

Digital Accessibility Delivery Lead (VP) Barclays Location: Knutsford or Northampton Join us as a Digital Accessibility Delivery Lead VP – you will be a senior leader within the central Accessibility team, accountable for shaping and scaling accessibility across the organisation. This role requires deep technical expertise with strategic governance and people leadership to ensure compliance with global accessibility standards and emerging regulations. You will play a pivotal role in embedding accessibility into Barclays’ digital strategy, owning governance frameworks, risk management and reporting to ensure inclusive experiences are delivered at scale across all customer and colleague touchpoints. Responsibilities To be successful as a Digital Accessibility Delivery Lead VP, you should have experience with the following: Deep expertise in global accessibility standards (WCAG, EN 301 549), assistive technologies, and testing tools. Proven leadership in enterprise‑scale accessibility programmes, governance frameworks, and risk management. Technical knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ARIA, and embedding accessibility into design systems and CI/CD pipelines. Some other highly valued skills may include: Professional certifications (IAAP CPACC, WAS, CPWA, DHS Trusted Tester). Experience with accessibility automation, monitoring, and inclusive research practices. Knowledge of Agile delivery, PMO disciplines, and financial services control environments. You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills. Accountabilities Development and implementation of comprehensive test plans and strategies to validate software functionality and ensure compliance with established quality standards. Creation and execution of automated test scripts, leveraging testing frameworks and tools to facilitate early detection of defects and quality issues. Collaboration with cross‑functional teams to analyse requirements, participate in design discussions, and contribute to the development of acceptance criteria, ensuring a thorough understanding of the software being tested. Root cause analysis for identified defects, working closely with developers to provide detailed information and support defect resolution. Collaboration with peers, participation in code reviews, and promotion of a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing. Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth. Vice President Expectations Contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures. If managing a team, define jobs and responsibilities, plan for the department’s future needs and operations, counsel employees on performance and contribute to employee pay decisions/changes. Lead specialists to influence operations while balancing short and long‑term goals and ensuring budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements. Demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others. As an individual contributor, act as a subject‑matter expert within own discipline, guide technical direction, lead multi‑year assignments, train and coach less experienced specialists, and provide information affecting long‑term profits, organizational risks, and strategic decisions. Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross‑functional areas of impact and alignment. Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, supporting the control and governance agenda. Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does. Show comprehensive understanding of the organization’s functions to contribute to achieving business goals. Collaborate with other areas to keep up to speed with business activity and strategies. Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought, comparing and selecting complex alternatives. Conduct in‑depth analysis with interpretative thinking to define problems and develop innovative solutions. Adopt and incorporate outcomes of extensive research in problem‑solving processes. Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes. Company Culture All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship, and the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge and Drive. Seniority Level Executive Employment Type Full‑time Job Function Management and Manufacturing Industry Banking and Financial Services #J-18808-Ljbffr