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# Principal Court Management Consultant, Tech, Data, and Knowledge Management

- **Company:** NATIONAL CENTER FOR STATE COURTS
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $149,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Information Technology Consulting, Knowledge Management, Software Requirements Analysis, Enterprise Software Applications, Information Technology
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=de77f211effc29b4

## About the Role

* An Advanced degree in business, computer science, public policy, judicial administration, law, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
 * 7+ years of experience in court technology, civic technology, enterprise software, or technology consulting.
 * Direct experience on the product or vendor side of enterprise software sold to institutional customers (courts, government, or comparable organizations), in a role such as product manager, product owner, or implementation lead.
 * Hands-on experience with software procurement, requirements definition, or vendor management.
 * A track record of winning proposals for federal or state solicitations or comparable business opportunities.
 * Experience leading business process mapping or redesign in a complex, multi-stakeholder organization.
 * Strong writing, demonstrated through client reports, requirements documents, or publications.

Additional Skills and Abilities

 * Experience with court case management systems preferred.
 * Experience facilitating consensus among stakeholders with competing interests, such as judges, administrators, IT, and vendors.
 * Represent NCSC in a professional manner; including an ability to establish credibility and to interact productively with staff across the organization and with external stakeholders.
 * Familiarity with the technical and policy issues impacting local and state judicial systems as well as local and state governments, relevant to specialized areas of this position.
 * Solid writing, communication, interpersonal, and time management skills.

## Description

Court engagements (about 75%)

 * Provide virtual and on-site intensive technical assistance to local and state teams and other stakeholders
 * Lead large-scale, statewide business process mapping engagements, from current-state documentation through recommendations.
 * Guide the next phase of a major court technology initiative, including scope, sequencing, and stakeholder alignment.
 * Act as the court's advocate in vendor relationships: evaluate product roadmaps, track delivery against commitments, and escalate when vendors fall short.
 * Advise courts on technology procurement, including requirements, solicitations, vendor evaluation, and contract accountability.
 * Lead the rewrite of NCSC's CMS functional requirements, so courts can specify what they need independent of any single vendor's product.
 * Direct team members on your projects.
 * Draft final reports and deliverables.
 * Run working sessions with judges, court administrators, IT staff, and vendors to reach decisions on politically sensitive issues.

Business development & Administration (about 25%)

 * Write and lead proposals for federal and state solicitations, grants, and direct court engagements.
 * Represent NCSC at national and state conferences and build relationships with court leaders, solution providers, and funders.
 * Support team supervisors and director meet team-level goals.