Chief Information Officer

BuzzClan; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

BuzzClan is seeking a Chief Courts Information Officer to lead Information Management, IT governance, cybersecurity, privacy, and records retention in a complex public-sector environment. You will drive digital transformation across court systems, ensuring judicial independence and secure access to justice.

The role requires senior advisory experience, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical leaders while maintaining strict

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Information Technology & Information Governance experience.
• Strong Cybersecurity, Information Security & Records Retention expertise.
• Information Management strategies, policies, governance, and compliance.
• Understanding of legal and regulatory requirements related to information management, cybersecurity, and records retention.
• Experience providing senior/executive-level IT & information security advisory.
• Ability to work in a highly confidential legal/public-sector environment.
• Onsite availability for Winnipeg.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Information Management, IT, cybersecurity, privacy, records retention, and digital services.
• Develop 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, 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 governance and risk management across court technology operations.
• Build relationships with judiciary, court admins, justice partners, government IT, and external stakeholders.
• Communicate complex tech and security matters to senior leadership and non-technical audiences.
• Represent Courts on justice-sector, government, and inter-jurisdictional technology forums.
• Demonstrate discretion, diplomacy, and political acumen with sensitive matters.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding judicial information and data.
• Support implementation and enhancement of software, databases, and digital tools used by judiciary.
• Develop and maintain strategic plans, priorities, governance processes, and tech initiatives.

Skills

Information governance

Cybersecurity

Information management

Legal & regulatory

IT security research

Executive advisories

Judicial independence

Political acumen

Discretion & diplomacy

Confidential information

Stakeholder management

Communicate tech concepts

Analytical & problem-solving

MS Office

Privacy governance

IT strategy & transformation

Confidential environment

Inter-jurisdictional forums

Onsite in Winnipeg

Education

Law degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

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
• 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

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