Business Analyst - Clerk's Office, AI Focus

$80,000 - $90,000 DOE

The Ada County Clerk's Office, proudly named one of Idaho's Best Places to Work multiple years in a row, is driven by a passion for public service and building trust in government. Our culture is rooted in kindness, joy, innovation, transparency, and a focus on what matters most: our customers and each other. If you have both the heart and the drive to serve the public, we'd love to meet you.

We offer a competitive Total Rewards package that adds approximately 40% to your base salary, including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous vacation and sick leave starting day one
• 11 paid holidays each year
• One of the nation’s top state retirement systems (11.96% employer contribution)
• 457(b) plan with up to 3% county match, plus a 401(k)
• Paid parental leave, life insurance, and wellness programs
• Ongoing training opportunities

The Ada County Clerk's Office serves the community through five divisions:
Court Clerks, Recorders, Auditors, Elections, and Community Programs. If you have ever voted, filed court documents, obtained a marriage license, applied for rental assistance or researched how your property tax dollars are spent, you've experienced our work firsthand. We do our best each and every day to make sure Ada County citizens have a smooth and efficient experience with our office.

Learn more about Ada County Clerk's Office by visiting our website. Ada County Clerk's Office

The Business Analyst leads the responsible and strategic exploration, evaluation, and governance of artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies across the Ada County Clerk’s Office. The analyst monitors the changing needs of business operations and is able to assess the impact of those changes. The incumbent focuses on the effective use of resources of both people and technology. The incumbent performs reviews, assessments, and the development of Clerk’s Office business processes and makes recommendations for technology initiatives as well as the development, analysis, and execution of related policy.

Positioned within the Administration Division, this role supports cross-functional operations including Elections, Courts, Community Programs, Auditor, and Recorder functions as well as acting as a liaison with other County departments and external stakeholders.

This position does not perform technical system implementation, but instead focuses on identifying opportunities, guiding responsible use, supporting staff adoption, and ensuring all emerging technology related efforts align with legal requirements, data privacy standards, and the Clerk’s Office commitment to accuracy, transparency, and public trust.

This role supports the Clerk’s mission to serve and build trust. The Business Analyst is expected to demonstrate kindness, be joyful, support innovation, communicate transparently, and remain focused on work that supports the Court’s core responsibilities and service to the community and our team.

• Provides strategy and use case identification: partners with division leaders to identify practical, low-risk opportunities for AI and automation, evaluates potential use cases based on impact, risk, and alignment with public service priorities, develops and maintains a prioritized roadmap of AI opportunities across the Clerk’s Office, and advises leadership on where AI can and should not be used;
• Coordinates Governance, Risk & Policy Development:
  Leads development and ongoing refinement of AI usage policies, including: prohibition of entering sensitive or protected data into AI tools; election security and integrity safeguards; public records and records retention compliance; and data privacy and…