Director of Digital Accessibility

University of Washington Medical Center•Seattle, WA

2d•$126,924 - $220,008•Onsite

About The Position

UW Information Technology (UW-IT) has an outstanding opportunity for Director of Digital Accessibility to join their team. Reporting to Associate Vice President and Deputy CIO, the Director of Digital Accessibility is the leader of the Accessible Technology Services unit. The Director must understand and translate federal accessibility obligations and standards, including ADA/Title II digital accessibility regulations, Section 504, Section 508, WCAG standards, UW Digital Accessibility Policy, UW technical standards, and related procedures into institutional strategy, procurement practices, service delivery, and practical guidance for distributed UW units. The salary information provided below is for a full-time position.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Science, Computer Science, or related field or experience.
Six years’ experience in the following: Experience and demonstrated success building partnerships that span organizational silos.
Demonstrated ability to facilitate complex programs and decision making.
Demonstrated experience leading complex accessibility, compliance, technology service, disability inclusion, or enterprise program functions in a large, decentralized organization.
Experience leading through influence across organizational boundaries, including senior stakeholders, distributed business owners, technical teams, and compliance partners.
Experience managing managers, multi-team portfolios, or complex service/program operations with accountability for people leadership, service quality, planning, and outcomes.
Strong knowledge and experience in project, product and service lifecycle management.
Experience in extensive engagement of end users.
Demonstrated ability and experience supervising staff.
Demonstrated ability to develop and execute multi-year strategic and operational plans.
Experience in managing projects in diverse subject areas with the ability to quickly "climb the learning curve" in new subject areas.
Excellent oral and written communications skills; demonstrated and committed to provide excellent customer service.
Strong office and project organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to meet deadlines.
Ability to effectively resolve escalated issues and risks, whether directly or working with program executive sponsors.
Experience leading organizational change.
Experience leading a diverse technical team.
Experience in understanding technical concepts quickly and effectively

Nice To Haves

Experience in digital accessibility.
Experience in vendor relationship management.
Experience working in an institution of higher education, especially a decentralized research university
Knowledge of compliance and reporting requirements related to digital accessibility programs
Grant writing and/or engagement with federal entities, such as the National Science Foundation, and fundraising.
Knowledge of ITIL