Director, Inclusive Design – Accessibility

Unum UK

. Lead a centralized UX design practice and own the enterprise capability for inclusive design and digital accessibility .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $109,100 - $224,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading inclusive design practices and digital accessibility, with a strong focus on WCAG compliance and user-centered design methodologies. Proven ability to coach and develop UX teams while integrating accessibility into Agile product delivery.

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Inclusive Design LeadershipWCAG Compliance ExpertiseUser-Centered DesignAccessibility Standards KnowledgeCoaching and Development

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Hard Skills

UX DesignDigital AccessibilityInformation ArchitecturePrototypingUsability EvaluationDesign SystemsAgile Product DeliveryAssistive Technology FamiliarityEvaluation MethodsDesign Critique

Soft Skills

CoachingFacilitationExecutive CommunicationChange LeadershipConflict Resolution

Tools & Technologies

Screen ReadersKeyboard OperationMagnification ToolsVoice InputAutomated ChecksManual Testing

Industry Keywords

ADASection 508WCAG ConformanceDigital BarriersAccessibility Requirements

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a centralized UX design practice and own the enterprise capability for inclusive design and digital accessibility
Manage, coach, and develop UX designers through performance management, career development, succession planning, and ongoing feedback
Align assignments, capacity, and skills with product priorities and identify staffing and capability gaps
Provide design leadership across digital products while balancing user needs, business outcomes, usability, and accessibility
Champion diverse user needs, contexts, abilities, and barriers from discovery through production
Establish practices for research collaboration, usability evaluation, accessible annotations, design-system use, and cross-functional handoffs
Guide teams in applying inclusive design and accessibility to interactions, information architecture, content, prototypes, and production experiences
Define accessibility practices across planning, discovery, requirements, design, development, testing, release, and monitoring
Partner with Product, Engineering, Architecture, Quality, DevOps, Risk, Legal, and Compliance to embed accessibility requirements and verification
Create scalable templates, checklists, annotations, definitions of done, review practices, and escalation paths
Establish accessibility standards aligned with organizational commitments, applicable requirements, and recognized guidelines
Serve as senior subject matter expert for WCAG conformance, assistive technology compatibility, accessible patterns, and digital barriers
Curate approved resources and tooling for design review, code analysis, manual evaluation, assistive technology testing, validation, and monitoring
Build role-based learning, coaching, office hours, champion networks, and reusable guidance
Measure adoption, capability, quality, defect trends, risk, and process effectiveness; maintain an improvement roadmap

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience in UX, design, technology, engineering, business, or a related field
Typically, 10 or more years of progressive experience in UX, digital product development, accessibility, or related disciplines, including people leadership
Experience developing talent, planning capacity, assigning work, and building design capability in a complex organization
Deep working knowledge of WCAG
Working knowledge of ADA, Section 508, and related U.S. accessibility requirements
Hands-on familiarity with assistive technologies and evaluation methods, including screen readers, keyboard operation, magnification, voice input, automated checks, and manual testing
Expertise in user-centered design, interaction design, information architecture, prototyping, usability evaluation, design critique, and design systems
Experience integrating UX and accessibility into Agile product delivery with Product, Engineering, Quality, and business partners
Strong coaching, facilitation, executive communication, influence, change leadership, prioritization, and conflict-resolution skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Onsite fitness facilities
Generous paid time off
Employee professional development programs
Healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental)
Insurance benefits (short- and long-term disability)
Performance-based incentive plans
401(k) retirement plan with employer match up to 5%
Additional 4.5% 401(k) contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not