Business Systems Analyst

Overview

The Judicial Council of California is accepting applications for the position of Business Systems Analyst in the HR Data & Research Management unit of the Human Resources (HR) office. 

The Business Systems Analyst (BSA) will collaborate with Senior Business Systems Analysts and Application Developers to design, enhance and upgrade the judiciary’s HR systems to provide the full benefits of automation and data management to the judicial branch. This position supports and maintains the continual process of enhancing these systems and their outputs (including reporting).

The Judicial Council

The Judicial Council of California is the policymaking body for the state court system and has constitutionally conferred statewide rule-making authority. This authority includes developing, advocating for, and allocating the judicial branch budget. A majority of Council members are California state justices and judges; however, the Council also includes lawyers, legislators, and court administrators.

By enhancing its role as a leadership, knowledge, and service resource for the judicial branch, the Judicial Council’s staff organization seeks to continue to evolve as one of California’s most dynamic public service entities, focused on improving access to justice for all Californians by innovating and responding to the changing needs of the courts and the public. As a government body charged with improving the statewide administration of justice, the Judicial Council has multiple offices with diverse responsibilities relating to court policy and operations. As employees of the council, every member of staff should view and approach their work as one Judicial Council with a public service mission that is greater than the sum of its parts.

The Judicial Council strives for work life balance and includes substantial vacation and holiday time. In addition, we offer an excellent benefits package including pension, medical, dental and vision coverage, flexible spending, up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs, and retirement savings plans. In San Francisco, the office is only a 7-minute walk from the downtown Civic Center BART station. In Sacramento, the office is located minutes from downtown, just north of Discovery Park.

The Judicial Council offers hybrid work arrangements for many positions. The successful candidate will be expected to work in person at the Judicial Council’s San Francisco or Sacramento office at least two days per week, based on their office leader’s direction, and reside in the areas surrounding these locations.

Responsibilities

• Participate in full system development life cycle steps to provide system solutions to the agency’s needs.
  • Identify and document business problems and conduct requirements analysis necessary to develop a system solution. 
  • Transform the requirements into a detailed design for Application Developer and work with IT and end users to ensure that the delivery of the required functionality is viable.
  • Prepare appropriate test cases (for self and end users) to ensure all scenarios are accounted for.
  • Conduct testing of system solution and confirm that the business needs and requirements identified are met, while working with Application Developer to resolve any technical issues.
• Provide consultative and maintenance services regarding business systems and solutions.
  • Provide training on Human Resources Education Management System (HREMS) modules or other system related activities. 
  • Provide strategic technology systems support, subject matter expertise, and technical guidance or advice on HR related systems projects, questions, and activities.
  • Partner with teams (within HR, or interdivisional) to provide HR and/or systems input.
  • Write and/or update documentation on existing or changing system processes and procedures related to ePerformance and/or custom Training modules.
• Participate in the analysis and development of system of reporting to support management decision making, mandated requirements, and HR Dashboard metrics.
  • Create or run standard queries for management reporting (ad hoc and ongoing reporting).
  • Perform regular data audits to ensure reporting is accurate and timely.
  • Collect data and develop report for compliance purposes, such as EEO-4 federal requirements for Judicial Council, appellate and trial courts.
• Provide support to all branch HRIS systems to ensure successful and ongoing system maintenance.
  • Provide direction to HR users: training, coordinating training for end users, organizing and auditing user data entry, and create user manuals.
  • Assist with the development of communication strategies and change management plans (written, facilitation, presentation) for system related solutions.
  • Document and train users on any new functionality.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Travel to other Judicial Branch agencies to provide training or attend meetings.
• Participate and/or facilitate in New Employee Orientation (NEO) presentations.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 

Bachelor’s degree, and three (3) years of experience providing technical and business process support and analysis for systems/applications. An additional four years of professional experience as noted above may substitute for the bachelor’s degree. Or, additional directly related experience and/or education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

OR

Three years as a Business Systems Coordinator, or two years as an Associate Analyst in the assigned field, with the Judicial Council of California or three years of experience performing the duties of a class comparable in the level of responsibility to that of a Business Systems Coordinator, or two years as an Associate Analyst in the assigned field, in a California Superior Court or California state-level government entity.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience with Peoplesoft 9.2 core HR and PeopleSoft 9.2 modules: Time and Labor, ePerformance, Recruiting, and Position Management

Other Information

Please note, if you are selected for hire, verification of employment authorization to work in the United States will be required.

How To Apply

This position is Open Until Filled. Submission of our official application, a resume, and response to the supplemental questions are required. To ensure consideration of your application for the earliest round of interviews, please apply by 5:00 P.M. on Friday, June 20, 2025. 

To complete the online application, please click the Apply for Job button.

The Judicial Council provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities who request such accommodation. Reasonable accommodation needs should be requested through Human Resources at (415) 865-4260.

Pay and Benefits

$7,294 to $10,942 per month 

Some highlights of our benefits package include:

• Health/Dental/Vision benefits program
• 14 paid holidays per calendar year
• Choice of Annual Leave or Sick/Vacation Leave
• 1 personal holiday per year
• Up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs
• CalPERS Retirement Plan
• 401(k) and 457 deferred compensation plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• FlexElect Program
• Pretax Parking
• Long Term Disability Program (employee paid/optional)
• Group Legal Plan (employee paid/optional)

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Judicial Council of California Is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Supplemental Questions

To better assess the qualifications of each applicant, we will review your responses to the following questions. Please indicate for which employer you performed these functions. Your answers should not exceed a total of one page.

1. Describe your experience, if any, using PeopleSoft or other ERP system. Please include specific modules used.
2. Describe your experience building queries to extract data from an HRMS system or other ERP system and describe what reporting software you utilized.