Vice President, Data

VICE PRESIDENT, DATA

Reports to:

Chief Financial Officer

FLSA Status:
Exempt

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.

• 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

• 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;
  Power BI experience preferred
• 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

• Work is typically performed in normal office conditions

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to use hands to fingers, reach, climb stairs, walk, and sit for long periods of time
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time in front of a computer daily
• Must have visual and hearing acuity
• Digital dexterity and hand/eye coordination in operation of office equipment
• Ability to speak to and hear customers and/or employees via phone and in person in English
• Ability to use hands and fingers to reach, lift and carry 25 pounds on an infrequent basis