Job Title

Chief Courts Information Officer

Location

Winnipeg, MB

Duration

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.

Must-Have Skills

- 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
- Robust 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

Key Responsibilities

- Provide strategic leadership for Information Management, Information Technology, cybersecurity, privacy, records retention, and digital services .
- Develop and implement information management strategies, policies, governance frameworks, and security practices .
- Lead modernization of court information systems, including case management, e-filing, digital evidence, and courtroom technology .
- Develop multi-year IM/IT and Digital Transformation Roadmaps .
- Ensure technology investments support judicial independence, access to justice, operational efficiency, privacy, and security .
- Provide executive-level IT security research, advice, opinions, memoranda, and reports .
- 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 .
- Communicate complex technology and security matters clearly to senior leadership and non-technical audiences .
- Represent the Courts on relevant justice-sector, government, and inter-jurisdictional technology forums .
- 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 .
- 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.

Nice-to-Have

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

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