Sr. Program Manager, Accessibility

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Seattle, WA, USA
In-Office
130K-175K Annually
Senior level
Gaming • Music • Social Media • Sports • Esports
Twitch is where millions of people come together live every day to chat, interact, and make their own entertainment.
The Role
Own Twitch’s global digital accessibility program, including strategy, education, enablement, intake, backlog management, auditing, QA, and testing. Advise product, design, engineering, legal, and executive teams on accessibility risks and solutions. Lead specialists and vendors, integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, deliver cross-product accessibility initiatives, and establish guidelines, reporting, and scalable processes across desktop, mobile, gaming console, and OTT products.
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About Us

Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day.

We’re about community, inside and out. You’ll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We’re on a quest to empower live communities, so if this sounds good to you, see what we’re up to on LinkedIn and X,  and discover the projects we’re solving on our Blog. Be sure to explore our Interviewing Guide to learn how to ace our interview process.

About the Role

As the Senior Program Manager, Accessibility at Twitch, you will have a broad impact across all of Twitch and our Community.  Reporting into the VP of UX,  you will join our Design team where you will own the program design, education and enablement, and the auditing and testing output. We will look to you to execute the vision of how Twitch will be a welcome home for all regardless of abilities. You will partner with product, design, engineering, and legal to solve accessibility problems at scale and provide strategic solutions. 

You can work from Twitch’s headquarters in San Francisco, CA; or from one of our hub locations in Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA; Irvine, CA; or New York City, NY - with West Coast (PST) working hours.

You Will:
  • Strategy & SME: Serve as the subject-matter expert for global digital accessibility across Twitch - advising product and partner teams, and leading process and tooling integration (including AI where appropriate).
  • Operations & Backlog: Own intake, backlog, and operational management - partnering with engineering, product, and design leaders to prioritize and drive core accessibility issues, with regular communications and reporting.
  • QA & Testing: Lead QA execution and manage QA specialists and third-party vendors; partner with engineers to build automated accessibility testing into CI/CD pipelines, shifting testing earlier in the development lifecycle.
  • High-impact programs: Work with engineers, designers, product managers, and researchers to identify and deliver high-impact changes and programs across all products.
  • Partnerships: Collaborate with accessibility partners (legal, research, policy, communications) on benchmarking, goal-setting, reporting, and execution.
  • Education & Enablement: Develop an educational program and deploy guidelines and resources for key collaborators.
You Have:
  • You have 6+ years experience building similar Accessibility programs, QA and other scalable Accessibility Practices.
  • Expertise in accessibility best practices, guidelines, and regulations—specifically WCAG 2.2+ AA and the CVAA; ability to advise the executive team on risk assessment.
  • You have experience creating and leading an accessibility program from ground up including creating, documenting, proactive management and driving deliverables.
  • Experience working with and consulting product, design, engineering, and legal teams to deliver accessibility audits, code reviews and other advisory services.
  • Experience working on consumer product accessibility both on video and communications products and across a variety of devices, such as desktop, smartphone, gaming console, and OTT services.
  • Awareness of assistive technologies available to people with disabilities.
  • Experience with Figma, Jira and similar relevant product development tools.
Bonus Points
  • Understanding of and familiarity with AI tooling and test automations for Accessibility
  • Familiarity with Twitch as a user, streamer, or both!
Perks
  • Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Maternity & Parental Leave
  • Flexible PTO
  • Amazon Employee Discount

 

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

Job ID: TW9313

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

US, WA, Seattle - Annually
$129,500—$175,100 USD
US, CA, San Francisco - Annually
$142,400—$192,600 USD
US, NY, New York - Annually
$142,400—$192,600 USD
US, CA, Los Angeles - Annually
$129,500—$175,100 USD
US, CA, Irvine - Annually
$129,500—$175,100 USD

Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Twitch values your privacy. Please consult our Candidate Privacy Notice, for information about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information of our candidates.

Skills Required

  • 6+ years of experience building accessibility programs, QA, and scalable accessibility practices
  • Expertise in accessibility best practices, guidelines, and regulations, specifically WCAG 2.2+ AA and CVAA
  • Ability to advise executive teams on accessibility risk assessment
  • Experience creating and leading an accessibility program from the ground up
  • Experience documenting programs, proactively managing initiatives, and driving deliverables
  • Experience consulting with product, design, engineering, and legal teams
  • Experience delivering accessibility audits, code reviews, and advisory services
  • Experience with consumer product accessibility across video and communications products
  • Experience supporting accessibility across desktop, smartphone, gaming console, and OTT devices
  • Awareness of assistive technologies for people with disabilities
  • Experience with Figma, Jira, and similar product development tools
  • Understanding of AI tooling and accessibility test automation
  • Familiarity with Twitch as a user or streamer

Twitch Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Twitch and has not been reviewed or approved by Twitch.

  • Healthcare Strength — Employees access Amazon’s comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and mental‑health resources, with Twitch‑specific wellness support layered in. Official materials emphasize a competitive suite of health programs that start on day one for eligible roles.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Remote‑friendly norms include company holidays and global no‑meeting days, and policies commonly describe flexible or unlimited PTO. Paid parental leave is highlighted alongside other leave programs across the benefits overview.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is a standard part of total rewards for many roles, with Amazon RSUs frequently referenced alongside base pay and bonus. Career materials and postings consistently note equity eligibility as part of the package.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, California
3,370 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and a lot more. It’s a place where millions of people come together live every day to chat, interact, and make their own entertainment together.

Why Work With Us

We’re all about community, inside and out. Working here, you’ll find your coworkers are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We speak our own language (don’t worry, you’ll learn it), we have a club for everything, and we host an annual IRL party, TwitchCon, for our community of fans and creators.

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