Sr Accessibility Product Manager, Clinical Solutions

Sr. Accessibility Product ManagerAre you passionate about building accessible products that serve a diverse community of clinicians and healthcare professionals?Do you thrive in leading complex, cross-functional programs that drive meaningful, measurable impact across a global product portfolio?About the RoleIn this role, you will lead the accessibility program for a broad portfolio of Clinical Solutions products, ensuring they meet evolving accessibility standards and support the needs of a diverse user base. You will set strategy, oversee execution, and guide teams to embed accessibility into product development practices. This position operates with high visibility and contributes directly to product quality, compliance, and customer trust.ResponsibiltiesOwn the Accessibility ProgramAssess the current compliance posture, identify gaps, and drive the program from where it is to where it needs to beOwn conformance documentation (VPATs/ACRs) across all active products — ensuring everything is current, accurate, and ready for enterprise procurementPartner with Legal on ADA Title III obligations, contractual commitments, and customer inquiries; be the person who knows where the risks are before they become escalationsStay ahead of the legal and regulatory landscape — enforcement trends, emerging state statutes, and international equivalents for our global customer baseDrive Cross-Functional ExecutionBuild and maintain the portfolio-level remediation roadmap across a large suite of products spanning physician, nursing, specialty, and patient engagement categoriesWork with product managers, engineers, and designers to embed accessibility into how we build — not as an afterthought audit, but as part of discovery, design, and deliveryCoordinate a distributed network of accessibility champions embedded in product teams; set direction, maintain standards, and keep execution coherent across teamsOwn triage for incoming accessibility issues — from customers, audits, and legal — and drive them to resolutionExtend Coverage to ContentAccessibility at Elsevier isn't just about the UI layer — clinical content, educational materials, and PDFs all carry their own obligationsWork with content authoring teams to ensure alt text, captions, reading order, and PDF accessibility are built into how content is created, not fixed after the factBuild Visibility and CapabilityDefine the metrics that tell leadership whether the program is working, and report against them consistentlyCreate the standards and guidance that raise baseline accessibility capability across product and engineering teams — reducing reliance on escalationBe the authoritative voice on accessibility for Clinical Solutions; represent the program at the leadership level and in enterprise customer conversationsRequirements6+ years in product management, with at least 2 years owning a digital accessibility or compliance program at a product-led companyDeep working knowledge of WCAG 2.1/2.2, Section 508, and ADA Title III as applied to web and mobile software productsExperience producing and defending VPATs / Accessibility Conformance Reports in an enterprise B2B contextProven ability to inherit an existing program, assess its maturity honestly, and drive measurable improvement — you know how to make something significantly better without starting overExperience coordinating distributed ownership models — you've worked across teams where you influence without direct authorityTechnical fluency sufficient for credible conversations with front-end engineers on ARIA patterns, semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, and screen reader behaviorExperience navigating Legal stakeholders and accessibility-related procurement and contractual requirementsStrong PreferenceBackground in health tech, SaaS, or enterprise software with a large, heterogeneous product portfolioExperience with content accessibility — alt text, closed captioning, PDF remediation, authoring tool complianceHands-on experience with assistive technology testing (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, ZoomText)Familiarity with automated testing tooling (axe, Lighthouse, Pa11y) and CI/CD integrationExposure to European Accessibility Act / EN 301 549 for international product linesCPACC, WAS, or equivalent IAAP certificationWork in a Way That Works for YouWe promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance, and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals. Working PatternWorking flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive. About the BusinessA global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world's grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better worldU.S. National Base Pay Range: $115,400 - $192,300. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates.If performed in Maryland, the base pay range is $121,200 - $201,900.If performed in New Jersey, the base pay range is $136,213 - $217,587.If performed in Ohio, the base pay range is $109,500 - $182,700.This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click here to access benefits specific to your location.We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. 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