Vice President, Data
About The Position
The Vice President of Data is an executive role responsible for unifying the company's data ecosystems across its four business units: a national hot food program serving grocery and convenience store partners, a proprietary grocery chain, a restaurant brand, and a manufacturing operation. This leader owns the company's data strategy end-to-end, from pipeline architecture and business intelligence reporting to predictive analytics and executive-level insight. The VP of Data serves as a key liaison to the leadership team, translating business complexity into data advantage, and works closely with the CEO and senior leaders to align the data function with company-wide priorities.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in data, analytics, or data engineering, with management and leadership experience
- Demonstrated experience building or scaling a data function within a complex, multi-unit or multi-brand organization
- Strong fluency across the data stack, including data ingestion, transformation, warehousing, and BI/visualization
- Experience engaging with and presenting to C-suite or executive audiences
- Track record of building and developing high-performing technical teams
- Hands-on familiarity with modern data platforms and BI tooling
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent communication skills—able to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence across functions and levels
Nice To Haves
- Power BI experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Define and execute a multi-year data and analytics strategy aligned to business goals across all four verticals
- Champion a data-first culture throughout the organization, including at the executive level
- Identify and prioritize high-value analytics opportunities across customer behavior, supply chain, menu and category performance, manufacturing operations, and partner program analytics
- Develop and maintain the data platform roadmap, including tooling, infrastructure, and capability investments
- Lead, grow, and mentor the Data & Reporting department, including Data Engineering, Data Operations, Power BI, and any future roles
- Define team structure, hiring plans, and career development frameworks as the function scales
- Build a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement within the department
- Conduct performance reviews and support the professional development of all direct and indirect reports
- Partner closely with the CEO and senior leadership team to ensure data strategy supports company-wide priorities and decision-making
- Translate complex technical capabilities into clear, actionable narratives for executive and non-technical audiences
- Collaborate with Operations, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing to ensure data assets serve business decisions across all units
- Build credibility and trust across business units as a strategic partner, not only a technical resource
- Oversee the full data platform: pipelines, data warehouse, BI tooling (Power BI), and operational data flows
- Own data governance, quality standards, and access controls across all data environments
- Manage the department budget, vendor contracts, and technology procurement
- Ensure data practices meet regulatory, security, and compliance requirements
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
