Venture Lab Engineer

OverviewJoin to apply for the Venture Lab Engineer (Innovation Ops) role at Groupe Compass Quebec ltée.Compass Group Canada is part of a global foodservice and support services company with 625,000 employees. You’ll find us in schools, colleges, hospitals, office buildings, senior living communities, tourist attractions, sports venues, remote camps and military installations and more. Compass Group Canada is committed to diversity and inclusion and values the contributions of all employees.Why work with Compass DigitalWe are a member of Compass Group North America, the leading foodservice and support services company. Compass Digital designs and develops technology products and services to create remarkable customer experiences. CDV (Compass Digital Ventures) is the innovation and corporate venture arm focused on driving the future of foodservice through open innovation.Key ResponsibilitiesPoC / Pilot Program Execution: Serve as the lead builder for proofs of concept (POCs) and pilots, taking ideas from strategic brief to a working product. Choose the right tools and technologies to build prototypes and pilots quickly, with speed-to-market, and monitor relevant metrics. Manage the end-to-end process of building and deploying pilots, ensuring they are functional and stable for user testing.Venture Lab Management: Build and manage a venture lab environment to simulate a real cafe setting for continuous testing of POCs and pilots. Responsible for the physical and digital lab infrastructure, ensuring a reliable, repeatable environment for experimentation. Oversee the technical setup and maintenance of all hardware and software within the lab to ensure a seamless testing experience. Incorporate new areas in the lab as we begin testing innovative solutions and technologies (e.g., robotics or computer vision in cafe/kitchen).Testing & Validation: Design and implement a structured testing framework to validate key hypotheses of each POC and establish clear success metrics. Set up data collection mechanisms to capture meaningful insights on user behavior, product-market fit, and technical feasibility. Analyze pilot outcomes to provide actionable learnings and inform go/no-go decisions for future investment.Playbook Development: Contribute to and maintain a standardized “innovation pilot playbook” for the organization. Create and document reusable codebases, deployment scripts, and technical best practices to accelerate future pilots. Champion a culture of learning by conducting post-mortems on every pilot to continuously refine our process.Strategic Collaboration: Work with venture ops, venture innovation team, partnerships, and business stakeholders to understand the core business questions each pilot is designed to answer. Translate strategic needs into technical requirements, ensuring every feature provides meaningful data. Manage expectations and communicate progress and challenges clearly to non-technical stakeholders.Qualifications (summary)Experience in engineering with a focus on PoC/Pilot development and lab environments.Ability to design, build, and deploy prototypes quickly and iteratively.Strong collaboration skills to partner with cross-functional teams and translate business needs into technical requirements.Analytical mindset with comfort in data collection and evaluation of pilot outcomes.Benefits and InclusionCompass Group Canada is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, sex, marital/family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability, or need for accommodation. For accommodation requests during the hiring process, please contact .Seniority levelEntry levelEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionEngineering and Information TechnologyIndustriesFood and Beverage Services #J-18808-Ljbffr