Chief Information Officer

Job Title

Chief Courts Information Officer

Winnipeg, MB

Contract

We are seeking a senior Chief Court Information Officer (CCIO) to provide strategic leadership across Information Management, IT governance, cybersecurity, privacy, records retention, and digital transformation within a complex legal and public-sector environment.

• 5+ years of Information Technology & Information Governance experience
• Strong Cybersecurity, Information Security & Records Retention expertise
• Information Management strategies, policies, governance, and compliance
• Strong understanding of legal and regulatory requirements related to information management, cybersecurity, and records retention
• Extensive experience conducting IT & Information Security Research and providing senior/executive-level advice
• Experience preparing written opinions, memoranda, reports, and executive recommendations
• Strong Judicial Independence knowledge and understanding
• Strong Political Acumen in complex institutional and public-sector environments
• Proven Discretion and Diplomacy when handling sensitive and confidential matters
• Ability to build trust and confidence in the administration of justice
• Experience making sound decisions involving confidential and sensitive information
• Strong Stakeholder Management across judiciary, government, legal, executive, and external groups
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, planning, organizational, and decision-making skills
• Experience with MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook
• Strong understanding of Privacy, Cybersecurity, Information Governance, and Records Retention
• Experience supporting IT Strategy, Project Management, Change Management, and Digital Transformation
• Ability to work effectively in a highly confidential legal and public-sector environment
• Ability to represent the organization in inter-jurisdictional, justice-sector, and government technology forums
• Must be available for onsite work in Winnipeg

• Provide strategic leadership for Information Management, Information Technology, cybersecurity, privacy, records retention, and digital services
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• Develop and implement information management strategies, policies, governance frameworks, and security practices
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• Lead modernization of court information systems, including case management, e-filing, digital evidence, and courtroom technology
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• Develop multi-year IM/IT and Digital Transformation Roadmaps
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• Ensure technology investments support judicial independence, access to justice, operational efficiency, privacy, and security
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• Provide executive-level IT security research, advice, opinions, memoranda, and reports
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• Lead cybersecurity, risk management, privacy, compliance, and records retention initiatives.
• Establish strong governance and risk management practices across court technology operations.
• Build effective relationships with judiciary, court administrators, justice partners, government IT organizations, and external stakeholders
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• Communicate complex technology and security matters clearly to senior leadership and non-technical audiences
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• Represent the Courts on relevant justice-sector, government, and inter-jurisdictional technology forums
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• Exercise strong discretion, diplomacy, and political acumen when dealing with sensitive judicial and government matters.
• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding judicial information and sensitive court data
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• Support implementation and enhancement of software, databases, digital tools, and information systems used by the judiciary.
• Develop and maintain strategic plans, priorities, governance processes, and technology initiatives.

• Law Degree from an accredited institution
• Familiarity with JUDICLOUD
• Experience with in public-sector, legal, justice, or court environments
• Experience with digital transformation and enterprise technology modernization