VICE PRESIDENT, ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY & ENABLEMENT
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As the leading foodservice and support services company, Compass Group USA is known for our great people, great service and our great results. If you’ve been hungry and away from home, chances are you’ve tasted Compass Group’s delicious food and experienced our outstanding service. We have over 284,000 US associates who work in award-winning restaurants, corporate cafes, hospitals, schools, arenas, museums, and more in all 50 states. Our reach is constantly expanding to shape the industry and create new opportunities for innovation. Join the Compass family today!
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Job Summary:
The VP, Enterprise Technology Strategy leads the Portfolio & Agile Delivery and Solution Management functions within ETSE, enabling the Compass enterprise technology strategy, portfolio governance, business and solution architecture for Compass Group North America. Reporting directly to the ETSE EVP, this leader partners with Corporate Strategy and Technology Product Delivery across enterprise functions in accounting, finance, HR, payroll, sales, and beyond to translate priorities into coherent technology investments and capability-building programs. The role will build and lead a team of approximately 10 solution architects, business architects, designers, and coaches accountable for strategic direction and delivery outcomes. As a senior thought leader, the VP shapes how Compass Group adopts enterprise and emerging technologies to drive operational efficiency and competitive differentiation.
Responsibilities:
- Establish and own portfolio governance: manage the Enterprise technology investment pipeline, facilitate project and epic prioritization, and ensure cross-domain roadmap coherence.
- Define and maintain the multi-year Enterprise Technology Strategy, aligning it with Compass Group business objectives and evolving market conditions.
- Partner with leaders across technology and corporate departments in accounting, finance, HR, payroll, sales, and beyond to align technology capability roadmaps with enterprise goals.
- Lead a solution architecture team to set standards across all ETSE domains, ensuring reusable, scalable, and secure design patterns. Set strategic direction on web, mobile, agentic platforms.
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of architects, analysts, agile practitioners, and designers.
- Represent ETSE in executive forums, steering committees, and vendor relationships; drive organizational change through influence and collaboration.
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators for technology delivery, portfolio health, and enterprise architecture maturity.
- Develop and execute an AI and agentic technology strategy, identifying high-value use cases and establishing frameworks for responsible adoption.
Qualifications:
- 15+ years of progressive technology leadership, including direct experience leading technology strategy, architecture or technology product functions.
- Demonstrated success setting and executing enterprise technology strategy within large, complex organizations (multi-billion revenue preferred).
- Deep knowledge of modern architecture patterns — cloud, API-led integration, microservices — alongside emerging AI/ML and agentic system design.
- Strong executive presence with proven ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across business and technology.
- Experience leading and developing multi-disciplinary technology teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with enterprise platforms such as SAP S/4, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP Payroll, SAP SuccessFactors, Infor WFM.
Nice to Have
- Prior experience in foodservice, hospitality, or multi-site operations technology.
- Familiarity with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) at the portfolio or program level.
- TOGAF, AWS/Azure solutions architect, or equivalent architecture certification.
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Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.
Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.
Compass Corporate maintains a drug-free workplace.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Associates at Corporate are offered many fantastic benefits.
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance/ AD
- Disability Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
- Personal Leave
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.
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Req ID: 1568978
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