Manager; JO

JOB TITLE:

Manager

LOCATION:

Sacramento or San Francisco, CA

JOB OPENING #: 6756

The Information Technology office is accepting applications for a Manager position to join the Committees, Communications and Court Outreach unit.

The Manager oversees a portfolio of essential support services, including committee support, enterprise communications, branch wide IT funding program administration, and project management (PMO) practices and compliance. The role exists to ensure consistent standards, high-quality outputs, and effective operational coordination across technology governance, communications, funding programs, and project delivery. The Manager works under broad direction, providing leadership, strategic guidance, and oversight to staff and contractors performing these functions.

This position ensures that programs and projects align with organizational goals while supervising the development, implementation, and monitoring of standardized tools, processes, and procedures.

The Judicial Council of California is the policy setting body for the state court system and has constitutionally conferred statewide rule-making authority. This authority includes developing, advocating for, and allocating the judicial branch budget. A majority of Council members are California state justices and judges; however, the Council also includes lawyers, legislators, and court administrators.

By enhancing its role as a leadership, knowledge, and service resource for the judicial branch, the Judicial Council’s staff organization seeks to continue to evolve as one of California’s most dynamic public service entities, focused on improving access to justice for all Californians by innovating and responding to the changing needs of the courts and the public. As a government body charged with improving the statewide administration of justice, the Judicial Council has multiple offices with diverse responsibilities relating to court policy and operations.

As employees of the council, every member of staff should view and approach their work as one Judicial Council with a public service mission that is greater than the sum of its parts.

The Judicial Council strives for work life balance and includes substantial vacation and holiday time. In addition, we offer an excellent benefits package including pension, medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible spending, up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs, student loan forgiveness as part of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), and retirement savings plans. In San Francisco, the office is only a 7-minute walk from the downtown Civic Center BART station.

In Sacramento, the office is located minutes from downtown, just north of Discovery Park.

The Judicial Council offers hybrid work arrangements for many positions. The successful candidate will be expected to work in person at the Judicial Council’s San Francisco or Sacramento office at least two days per week, based on their office leader’s direction, and reside in the areas surrounding these locations. To be eligible for Judicial Council employment and participation in the Judicial Council’s Hybrid Work Program, a prospective or current employee’s primary residence/remote work location must be in the State of California and within a 150-mile driving radius of their assigned reporting location.

• Administers statewide technology funding programs to ensure equitable, accountable, and transparent allocation of resources supporting trial and appellate court technology initiatives.
• Provides direction to the IT Project Management Office to establish, implement, and oversee standardized project management practices that ensure consistent delivery,…