About UnilyWith 20+ years of expertise, Unily unites people, technology, and knowledge into action through the only AI-native employee experience platform. As the intelligent digital front door to work, Unily helps enterprises from 1,000 to 100,000+ employees, including Estée Lauder Companies, CVS Health, and British Airways, remove friction, increase clarity, and accelerate productivity so work moves faster.Unily is a five‑time Leader in Employee Experience, recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Intranet Packaged Solutions, the 2024 Forrester Wave: Intranet Platforms, and the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Experience‑Centric Intelligent Digital Workspaces 2025. This analyst leadership is reinforced by strong customer validation, including G2 Crowd Leader recognition for exceptional usability and enterprise‑grade performance. Unily also holds the prestigious ClearBox “Intranet Choices 2025” award. With these accolades, we continue to grow and expand our employee community with people who are passionate about joining us on this exciting journey.Job PurposeUnily is committed to delivering an accessible platform that meets best-in-class standards and follows accessibility best practices, with our priority being to ensure the product is usable and not just compliant. This role spans methodical conformance work across our established platform alongside greenfield work where accessibility can be built into the design system and component library from day one.It sits in the UI Team within the Design organisation, working closely with Product Designers, the Design System team, and UI Developers, and partnering directly with the Digital Accessibility Manager on Unily’s accessibility roadmap and governance.Main ResponsibilitiesWork within the UI Team alongside Product Designers, the Design System team, and UI Developers to deliver accessible UI across both established and greenfield product surfaces.Partner with the Digital Accessibility Manager to deliver Unily’s accessibility roadmap, governance model, and WCAG 2.2 AA conformance targets.Contribute directly to the design system accessibility goal of 90% AA conformance for design system components.Build accessibility into greenfield work from the outset, working with designers to shape accessible patterns at design time before they harden.Lead methodical remediation of known accessibility gaps in the established platform, prioritising fixes by user impact and ensuring key journeys are usable with keyboard and assistive technologies.Apply deep knowledge of WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 success criteria to interpret standards and translate them into usable interaction patterns in HTML, ARIA, and CSS (e.g., clear focus, predictable navigation, and understandable names and instructions).Help set and uphold the accessibility quality bar for the design system, core product surfaces, and the mobile app, partnering with design, engineering, and QA to drive consistent standards.Work with QA Engineers to ensure accessibility testing validates real usability, combining automated checks in CI/CD with task-based manual testing across assistive technologies, input methods, and browsers.Explore and evaluate emerging AI-assisted tooling across accessibility analysis, design, and implementation, piloting where it adds value to surface issues earlier and streamline remediation.Drive adoption of accessible patterns across feature teams through code review, pairing, and internal training, helping teams build accessibility into their day-to-day development.Identify and implement enhancements to the accessibility process to ensure continuous improvement.RequirementsMust haveDeep, practical knowledge of WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 Level AA success criteria and the ability to interpret them and apply them to real product surfacesStrong command of semantic HTML and the ARIA Authoring Practices Guide, including knowing when not to reach for ARIAExcellent CSS skills, particularly for focus indication, prefers-reduced-motion, forced-colours, text spacing, reflow, and high contrastProven experience working closely with Product Designers and contributing to UX artefacts (wireframes, prototypes, design reviews) through an accessibility lensExperience contributing to a design system or shared component library, including in a greenfield contextWorking knowledge of at least one modern JavaScript framework (Angular, React, or similar) sufficient to read components, identify accessibility issues, and propose or pair on fixesHands-on testing fluency with NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOverExperience integrating Axe or equivalent tooling into CICross-browser testing experience covering Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and SafariExperience with an Agile environment where Development teams practice Continuous DeliveryExcellent spoken and written communication skillsNice to haveExperience with mobile accessibility on iOS and AndroidExperience with the atomic design methodologyExposure to AI-assisted testing or analysis toolingIAAP CPACC or WAS CertificationExperience with internationalisation, RTL layouts, and localisation, and how they interact with accessibilityExperience testing with TalkBack, Dragon, switch control, or other less common assistive technologiesWe are united by a shared purpose and are committed to truly understanding each other. We know that everyone is unique and has their own story. We strive to have a diverse workforce that embraces and celebrates one another. We are united in building connections and curious to learn from each other so that we continue to grow together to build the workplace of tomorrow. Why Work For Unily?In addition to a generous base salary and discretionary company bonus, here are some things we think you will love: Our awesome team culture. We are focused on achieving results as a team and having fun while we do it. You won’t find a friendlier or more dedicated bunch of people. Our industry leading product. We are very proud of our ever-evolving product, naturally we use (and love) it internally and provide the tools and resources for you (and our clients) to become a Unily expert. The flexibility that we offer. We don’t just mean working from home occasionally. We operate on a hybrid basis, and also recognize that life happens during the 9-5.30 and encourage a sustainable work/life balance. Our bright and modern office spaces. When you need to be in the office we want it to be like being at home. We have a well-stocked kitchen and the option to bring your dog to work. We offer a fantastic suite of benefits. Including 25 days holiday plus an extra paid day off to enjoy your birthday, Vitality life cover (for health, sight, hearing and dental), Aviva pension (via a salary sacrifice scheme), life assurance, income protection and so many more. Our commitment to sustainability and giving back to the community. We know working for an organisation that takes its environmental & social impact seriously is important, and we are proud to offer 1 fully paid volunteering day per year, an employee matching charity donation scheme and options to lease an Electric Vehicle through our salary sacrifice scheme. 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