Accessibility Lead - Salt Design System

Join our team as an Accessibility Lead for the Salt Design System, where you'll play a key role in developing and maintaining an inclusive and accessible design system. With a strong background in accessibility standards and usability evaluation, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure our design system supports the diverse needs of our users and incorporates accessible design patterns.

As the Accessibility Lead within the Salt Design System, you will integrate accessibility best practices into our design system, conduct usability evaluations, and collaborate with design, development, and product teams. You will advocate for accessibility and inclusive design principles across the organization, providing guidance and support to teams in adopting accessible design patterns and supporting the diverse needs of our users.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the integration of accessibility best practices into our design system, ensuring that core components and design patterns are usable by individuals with diverse abilities.
• Conduct usability evaluations and accessibility assessments to identify areas for improvement within the design system, and provide actionable recommendations to enhance accessibility.
• Collaborate with design, development, and product teams to define and implement accessible design patterns and guidelines within the design system.
• Advocate for accessibility and inclusive design principles across the organization, providing guidance and support to teams in adopting and implementing accessible design patterns.
• Stay informed about industry best practices, standards, and regulations related to accessibility, and ensure that the design system aligns with these requirements.
• Provide training and mentorship to team members on accessibility considerations and best practices, fostering a culture of accessibility awareness and expertise within the organization.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Proven experience in a similar role, with a strong focus on accessibility and usability evaluation within a design system or digital product environment.
• In-depth knowledge of accessibility standards and guidelines, including WCAG 2.1, ARIA, and best practices for designing accessible user interfaces.
• Experience in conducting usability evaluations, accessibility testing, and providing actionable recommendations for improving accessibility.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and advocate for accessibility considerations.
• Proficiency in using accessibility evaluation tools and assistive technologies to assess and improve the accessibility of digital products.
• Familiarity with design systems, component libraries, and the ability to translate accessibility requirements into design patterns and guidelines.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible design system, and we are looking for a passionate Accessibility Lead to drive this initiative forward. If you are dedicated to championing accessibility and creating user-centric design solutions, we would love to hear from you.

ABOUT US

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

ABOUT THE TEAM

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.

Client-provided location(s): London, United Kingdom

Job ID: JPMorgan-210662138

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-08-30T19:07:10