Digital Accessibility Delivery Lead

Barclays Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial organization is seeking a Digital Accessibility Delivery Lead VP to shape and scale accessibility initiatives. The role involves compliance with global standards, leadership of accessibility programs, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates have deep expertise in accessibility standards and governance frameworks, along with technical skills in web technologies. This role is based in the UK with locations in Knutsford or Northampton.

Qualifications

• Experience with global accessibility standards and assistive technologies.
• Leadership in accessibility programmes and governance frameworks.
• Knowledge of embedding accessibility into design systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute testing strategies for software quality.
• Implement test plans for validation and compliance.
• Collaborate with teams to analyse requirements and resolve defects.

Skills

Deep expertise in global accessibility standards (WCAG, EN 301 549)

Proven leadership in enterprise‑scale accessibility programmes

Technical knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ARIA

Professional certifications (IAAP CPACC, WAS, CPWA, DHS Trusted Tester)

Experience with accessibility automation and monitoring

Knowledge of Agile delivery and PMO disciplines

Job description

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, while owning governance frameworks, risk management and reporting to ensure inclusive experiences are delivered at scale across all customer and colleague touchpoints.

To be successful as a Digital Accessibility Delivery Lead VP, you should have experience with:

• 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.
• 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, digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

Location of this role will be Knutsford or Northampton.

Purpose of the role

To design, develop, and execute testing strategies to validate functionality, performance, and user experience, while collaborating with cross‑functional teams to identify and resolve defects, and continuously improve testing processes and methodologies, to ensure software quality and reliability.

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.
• Staying informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contributing 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 address policy breaches.
• Define jobs and responsibilities, plan for departmental future needs and operations, counsel employees on performance and pay decisions; lead specialists to influence departmental operations in alignment with strategic and tactical priorities, balancing short‑ and long‑term goals.
• Demonstrate clear leadership behaviours (Listen, Energise and Inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others) to create an environment where colleagues thrive and deliver consistently excellent standards.
• Act as a subject‑matter expert within the discipline, guide technical direction, lead collaborative multi‑year assignments, guide team members, and provide information affecting long‑term profits, organisational 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 the team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of organisational functions to contribute to achieving business goals.
• Collaborate with other areas of work to align business‑support functions 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.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.