Chief Information Officer

Chief Information Officer

The Supreme Court of Ohio is seeking to fill the Chief Information Officer position. The Chief Information Officer provides overall leadership, management, and strategic coordination of the Court's information functions, including direct oversight of the Office of Information Technology, the Office of the Law Library, and the Office of Data and Analytics. In close collaboration with the Chief Justice, Administrative Director, and senior leadership, this role shapes the Court's technological capabilities, data strategy, legal information services, and responsible use of artificial intelligence. The position stewards the Court's AI governance framework, ensuring transparency, ethical deployment, security, and alignment with judicial values.

What You'll Do:

Organizational Goals: Develops and executes strategic goals, values, and policies across Information Services operations in alignment with the Court's mission. Provides high-level leadership for court-wide initiatives, including technology modernization, legal information access, and data-informed decision-making. Supports the Chief Justice and Administrative Director in implementing organizational change, fostering innovation, and ensuring policy compliance across relevant functions. Represents Information Services in interagency collaborations and national forums.

Division Leadership: Oversees the Offices of Information Technology, Data and Analytics, and the Law Library, fostering collaboration and clear communication to ensure their strategies and operations are aligned under a unified information services strategy. Coordinates efforts to drive innovation, efficiency, and consistency—enabling the Court to advance priorities.

Technology Oversight: Provides executive direction for technology infrastructure, cybersecurity, application development, telecommunications, and systems modernization. Ensures effective IT governance, business continuity, and coordination with internal and external partners to support integrated platforms and analytic tools.

Data Strategy & Governance: Provides executive direction in the transformation of judicial data into a strategic resource for court administration, policy development, and public transparency. Provides high-level guidance on data governance, performance metrics, forecasting, and advanced analytics initiatives. Primary responsibility for developing strategy and providing operational oversight of AI functions, including responsible AI adoption, risk management, and alignment with organizational standards. Promotes data-informed decision-making across the Court and justice system stakeholders.

Legal Information Services: Provides executive direction of Law Library services to deliver modern legal research services to Justices, court staff, the legal community, and the public. Oversees strategies for collection development, digital resources, public access, and library operations. Supports integration into Court's digital services and statewide initiatives.

Why Work for the State of Ohio:

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes: Medical Coverage, Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period, Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year, Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave, Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more), Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation) *Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications:

What We're Looking For: A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible professional experience, including at least five years of extensive and substantial management responsibility is required. An undergraduate degree from an accredited university is required. Graduate degree in business administration, information systems, data sciences, computer science or other related disciplines preferred.

Supplemental Information:

This is an exempt unclassified position, reporting to the Administrative Director. The salary range for this position, which is commensurate with experience, is $175,000 - $189,000. To be considered for this position, candidates must apply online at or deliver an application by May 11, 2026, to the Supreme Court of Ohio, 65 S. Front St., Columbus, OH 43215 and attach or enclose all of the following: 1. Complete application 2. Resume or CV 3. Cover letter with salary requirements Only completed applications will be considered. In response to your application, this system will send you a confirmation email. Interviews will be scheduled as soon as practical. We will contact you if you are selected for an interview. Please do not duplicate your application and please, no phone inquiries. Out of state applicants may apply; however, the Supreme Court of Ohio does not reimburse travel or relocation expenses. The Supreme Court of Ohio is an equal employment opportunity employer that supports an alcohol and drug-free, and a weapons and violence free, work environment. At-Will Employment The Supreme Court of Ohio is an at-will employer that seeks to attract, employ, and retain highly skilled and motivated individuals, attempts to maintain staff continuity for the efficiency of its operation, and desires to foster and maintain an ethical, professional, and impartial work environment. Pursuant to Adm. P. 4 (At-Will Employment), no person shall be offered or denied a position of employment with the Court, and no employee shall have the employee's employment terminated based solely upon political party affiliation, political activity permitted under Adm. P. 17 (Employee Code of Ethics), or other partisan considerations. Further, no employee shall have the employee's employment terminated with or without cause unless upon the concurrence of a majority of the Court. Background Check Information: The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug screening and a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.ADA StatementOhio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.