Product Designer, Accessibility

OpenAI

Product Designer leading OpenAI’s company-wide accessibility program. Designing inclusive systems and experiences across web, mobile, desktop, voice, AI, and hardware.

Posted 9/10/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $245,000 - $310,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates deep accessibility expertise and strong interaction design skills, with a focus on embedding accessibility into design systems and ensuring inclusive experiences across diverse user needs. Capable of leading cross-functional teams to implement accessibility strategies and standards effectively.

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Accessibility Strategy DevelopmentWCAG Compliance KnowledgeInclusive Design ExpertiseAssistive Technology TestingCross-Functional Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Accessibility AuditsInteraction DesignSystems ThinkingDesign System IntegrationUsability StudiesAssistive Technology KnowledgeScreen Reader StandardsKeyboard Navigation StandardsMultimodal Interaction DesignAccessibility Documentation

Soft Skills

Influencing Without AuthorityCollaborative Problem SolvingTraining and Mentorship

Tools & Technologies

FigmaDesign LibrariesEngineering Workflows

Industry Keywords

Accessibility GovernanceCustomer Journey AnalysisProduct Quality StandardsEnterprise ReadinessCompliance Standards

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define OpenAI’s accessibility strategy, roadmap, governance, priorities, and measures of progress
Design and ship accessible experiences while identifying systemic barriers across complete customer journeys
Build accessibility into the design system through inclusive components, tokens, interaction patterns, Figma libraries, documentation, and engineering guardrails
Center disabled people through participatory research, usability studies, and assistive-technology testing
Design for permanent, temporary, and situational disabilities across perception, navigation, comprehension, and task completion
Establish standards for screen readers, keyboard navigation, focus, reading order, contrast, typography, motion, captions, forms, errors, and multimodal interactions
Lead accessibility audits, remediation priorities, launch readiness, and continuous validation across platforms
Partner with go-to-market, legal, compliance, and product teams on enterprise readiness, accessibility documentation, procurement needs, and customer commitments
Grow company-wide capability through training, critiques, engineering partnerships, and a network of accessibility champions
Work across design, engineering, research, product, go-to-market, and legal to make accessibility part of product quality

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience leading accessibility or inclusive-design work across multiple teams, products, or platforms
Deep accessibility expertise combined with strong interaction design, systems thinking, and a high bar for product craft
Deep practical knowledge of WCAG, assistive technologies, accessible interaction design, and platform-specific standards
Experience embedding accessibility into design systems, reusable components, and engineering workflows
Experience working directly with disabled people and translating their experiences into product and organizational decisions
Ability to identify assumptions and exclusion within a product journey and turn insights into clearer, more flexible interactions
Ability to set strategy, design detailed experiences, and collaborate with engineers through implementation
Ability to influence across disciplines without direct authority
Authorization to work in the country where the job is located is required by the application form
Ability to work from the US office three days per week is required by the application form

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents)
Paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
Flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays
Multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge
Paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend
Daily meals in offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
Relocation support for eligible employees
Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends may also be provided