Vice President of Enterprise Data Products & Data Architecture

About the role

Compass Technology is a dedicated internal team for Compass Group delivering enterprise-wide initiatives that support our diverse customer base and enhance our business operations. Our domain encompasses a vast spectrum of opportunities, from hands-on desk support to Cybersecurity, Cloud Engineering, AI, and Modern Application development. We are committed to building robust IT infrastructures, driving digital transformation, and much more.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the enterprise data product and architecture strategy, aligning technology decisions with business objectives and long-term scalability.
• Establish architecture standards, frameworks, and governance processes (design reviews, architecture decision records, technology radar) across engineering teams.
• Lead the design of complex, cross-system solutions — including integration patterns, API strategy, cloud infrastructure, and data platform architecture (data lakes/warehouses, pipelines, master data management).
• Partner with executive leadership to shape the multi-year technology roadmap, including build-vs-buy decisions and vendor/platform evaluations.
• Provide technical leadership on data strategy: data modeling, data quality, data governance, privacy/compliance (e.g., SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA as applicable), and analytics/ML enablement.
• Build, mentor, and scale a team of solutions and data architects; set career development paths and technical growth plans.
• Act as the primary escalation point for architectural risk, technical debt, and cross-team design conflicts.
• Evaluate emerging technologies (cloud services, AI/ML platforms, data tooling) and make recommendations on adoption.
• Ensure architecture decisions account for security, scalability, cost efficiency, and maintainability.
• Communicate architectural vision and trade-offs clearly to both technical teams and non-technical executive stakeholders.