Senior Manager, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy & Solutions (Court Executive 3A)

Description If another position becomes available within five months of this recruitment’s closing date, the applicant pool from this posting may be used to fill additional vacancies. When you come to work for New Jersey Judiciary you will join an 8500-member strong TEAM that operates with the highest standards of independence, integrity, fairness and quality service. You will be engaged with work that has purpose, meaning and makes a difference in lives of the public we serve. We work hard every day to build the public’s trust and confidence in our court system, which includes issues such as bail reform, marijuana decriminalization and recovery court. Whether it be in a courtroom, an administrative office, a courthouse training room, an IT office or in the field, our Judiciary workforce is improving the lives of countless individuals and families every day. We honor the dignity and individualism of each member of our organization while fostering professionalism and continuous improvement in our work.

SALARY: The salary range for this position is $118,671.84 to $181,883.57. For newly hired individuals, the starting salary will normally be at the minimum of the salary range. For current Judiciary employees, salary upon promotion or advancement will be an increase of 5% of base salary, not to exceed the maximum of the range, or the minimum salary of the band/level, whichever is greater.

The Judiciary offers a strong opportunity for growth. The New Jersey Courts’ ITO Data Analytics and AI Group is helping shape the next generation of technology-enabled court services. As artificial intelligence rapidly evolves from experimentation to enterprise capability, the Judiciary is building the strategy, architecture, governance, and delivery capabilities needed to use AI securely, responsibly, and effectively.

We are seeking a Senior Manager to help lead this transformation. This is a strategic technology leadership role for someone who can connect AI strategy, modern architecture, data, platforms, business needs, and execution and turning emerging AI capabilities into practical solutions that create measurable value for the Judiciary.

The Senior Manager will help define how AI is designed, built, integrated, governed, and scaled across the organization. This includes enterprise AI architecture, generative and agentic AI patterns, AI-ready data foundations, platform capabilities, reusable solution patterns, and sustainable delivery models through an AI Center of Excellence.

This is an opportunity to help establish the technical and strategic foundation for how AI is adopted across the New Jersey Courts.

REMOTE WORK : The Judiciary currently offers a hybrid work schedule, and this position may qualify for up to 2 days of remote work outside of Judiciary buildings. To participate in this program, in addition to installing a multifactor authentication app on your phone or tablet, you will be required to have high speed home internet access.

Example of Duties AI Strategy, Architecture & Innovation

• Define and lead the Judiciary’s enterprise AI strategy, technology roadmap, and architectural direction in alignment with organizational priorities and mission.
• Establish scalable, secure, sustainable, and reusable architecture patterns for AI solutions across the organization.
• Develop reference architectures, design patterns, integration standards, and implementation frameworks that accelerate responsible AI adoption.
• Provide technical leadership on emerging AI architectures, including generative AI, agentic AI, AI agents, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), orchestration, tool integration, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and translate promising capabilities into practical enterprise solutions.

AI Solutions & Business Alignment

• Identify, evaluate, prioritize, and oversee high-value AI opportunities by partnering with business leaders and subject-matter experts to understand operational needs and translate them into practical AI, data, and technology solutions.
• Guide the design and delivery of AI solutions supporting analytics, automation, information retrieval, decision support, employee productivity, and stakeholder experience.
• Advise leadership and teams on appropriate AI approaches based on business value, risk, complexity, data availability, and sustainability, while identifying opportunities where …