Lead Experience Designer, Accessibility - Remote Opportunity

Join our innovative team as a Lead Experience Designer, Accessibility, and play a key role in shaping the future of inclusive design at Airbnb! As a remote team member, you will have the opportunity to work from anywhere in the US (except excluded states) and collaborate with a talented group of professionals who share your passion for creating accessible and user-friendly experiences.

Airbnb is a global community that has grown from a small idea in 2007 to a platform with over 4 million Hosts and 1 billion guest arrivals. Our mission is to create a world where anyone can belong, and we believe that inclusive design is essential to achieving this goal. As a Lead Experience Designer focusing on Accessibility, you will be responsible for defining and scaling our inclusive design initiatives, collaborating with cross-functional teams to elevate product quality, and empowering design teams to deliver innovative and accessible solutions.

Your Responsibilities

• Empower design teams to build more inclusive end-to-end user experiences
• Contribute accessible UI components, patterns, and documentation to Airbnb's Design Language System
• Define and deliver scalable tooling and frameworks for designers to leverage, such as accessibility specs and annotations
• Close knowledge gaps and increase technical expertise within Design by facilitating workshops and inclusive design trainings
• Translate industry standards, like Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), into understandable and approachable deliverables
• Review designs, mockups, and prototypes throughout the product development cycle to increase quality and compliance

Your Expertise

• 8+ years of professional experience in user experience and digital design
• Experience in inclusive design or accessibility, or with design language systems
• Proficiency designing across multiple platforms (iOS, Android, Desktop, Mobile Web)
• Effective communication skills and ability to translate technical accessibility guidelines into persuasive practices
• Demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguous environments and adapt to new challenges and working styles
• Understanding of assistive technologies and how users of assistive technology may be impacted by different design choices

What We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $174,000 - $209,000 USD
• Opportunity to work remotely from anywhere in the US (except excluded states)
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment
• Professional development opportunities and access to industry-leading training and resources
• Employee Travel Credits and other benefits

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Belonging

Airbnb is dedicated to working with the broadest talent pool possible and believes that diverse ideas foster innovation and engagement. We strive to provide a disability-inclusive application and interview process and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. If you require reasonable accommodation in order to submit an application, please contact us at [email protected].

Apply Now and Join Our Team!