Analyst, Accessibility, YouTube Developer Infrastructure
Job Summary
Job Description
As an Analyst, Accessibility, YouTube Developer Infrastructure in Bengaluru, you will collaborate with various YouTube teams (product, tools, technology, UX, legal) to ensure the accessibility of YouTube products for users with disabilities. Responsibilities include guiding product teams to improve accessibility, developing accessibility evaluation plans, executing assessments, identifying accessibility issues (e.g., missing captions, poor contrast), partnering with cross-functional teams to expand accessibility guidance, and providing technical consultation to implement accessibility standards. This role requires experience with assistive technology and accessibility checking tools, along with strong cross-functional collaboration skills. You'll be a subject matter expert, advocating for the needs of users with disabilities and ensuring YouTube's products are inclusive and satisfying for everyone.
Must have:
- 2+ years experience with assistive technology & accessibility tools
- Experience working with cross-functional teams
- Knowledge of accessibility guidelines (WCAG)
- Ability to identify and solve accessibility issues
- Guide product teams to improve accessibility
Good to have:
- Experience managing cross-functional stakeholders
- Excellent problem-solving and collaboration skills
- Knowledge of assistive technology applications
- Passion for accessibility advocacy
3 skills required
Job Details
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience with assistive technology (e.g., screen readers, switch access, magnification), and with accessibility checking tools (e.g., Accessibility Scanner, Lighthouse).
- Experience working with cross-functional teams.
- Experience with accessibility and stakeholder management.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience managing cross-functional stakeholders, with excellent problem solving, people management and collaboration skills.
- Knowledge of accessibility guidelines, standards (e.g., WCAG) and best practices, including how to implement these guidelines.
- Knowledge of assistive technology tools and applications (screen readers, etc.).
- Ability to develop, understand, and apply domain-specific or technical knowledge to complete work and support organizational priorities.
- Passion for accessibility and advocating for the needs of people with disabilities.
About the job
In this role, you’ll collaborate with all YouTube product teams, other tools and shared technology teams, core technology teams, UX, legal, and other peers to guide and empower them to build software that is accessible and satisfying to our users with disabilities.
Responsibilities
- Guide and empower YouTube product teams to improve accessibility of their products.
- Assist in developing accessibility evaluation plans, strategies to adequately vet products and features (via gathering requirements, organizing data, documenting steps). Execute accessibility assessments with direct guidance and supervision.
- Perform testing applicable to policies, standards, laws with guidance. Submit and track accessibility tools and solve issues with designers and developers in team.
- Identify issues that negatively impact users with disabilities (e.g., missing captions, poor contrast, incorrect swipe/tab order, issues with keyboard navigation). Partner with cross-functional organizations to maintain, evolve, and expand guidance for emerging technologies.
- Be a subject matter expert and provide technical consultation and expertise to support product teams in implementing accessibility standards and policies.
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