Scott Wu
Partner and Chief Technology Officer at Sagard
Scott Wu
Partner and Chief Technology Officer at Sagard
Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Overview
Work Experience
Partner and Chief Technology Officer
2022 - Current
Sagard is a $25B AUM alternative asset manager investing in venture capital, private equity, private credit, and real estate. Technology Due Diligence • Conducted due diligence on potential investments, assessing scalability, sustainability, and competitive advantage of technology. • Evaluated leadership and engineering talent, team structure, and effectiveness to ascertain investment viability and potential for success Talent Acquisition and Development • Advised portfolio companies in recruiting top technical leadership talent including CTO, CPTO (Chief Product and Technology Officer) and VP of Engineering • Conducted interviews, assessed leadership and technical skills, and provided mentorship to existing CTOs, CPTOs and VP of Engineering Technical Advisory • Advised in technology roadmap development, architecture design and strategic decision making related to product development • Provided guidance on product and engineering agile team structure and process to enhance effectiveness and efficiency Partnerships and Ecosystem Engagement • Facilitating strategic partnerships and ecosystem engagement opportunities for portfolio companies
Managing Director
2020 - 2022
Founded CDV Investing in early-stage startups focused on the following areas: Omni-channel commerce On-demand economy Connected cafeteria/restaurants Kitchen 2.0 Sustainability technology
Chief Technology Officer
2018 - 2022
Scott was the CTO and Co-founder at Compass Digital Labs, a subsidiary of Compass Group. Compass Group is a global leader in food services, providing meals to millions of people across 45 countries and generating $30B+ a year in revenue. Under his leadership, his team has created a mobile food ordering, pick-up, and delivery platform that is deployed in thousands of locations in the US. In 2021, his team launched Compass’ first AI platform that sold consumer purchase behavior insights to companies like Red Bull. Scott also created Compass Digital Ventures, a CVC focused on investing in food-tech startups that will help make the food experience of the future. Provide executive leadership to the following functions: Software Development Data Science UX Design Product Management Digital Marketing R&D Corporate Venture Capital
Vice President Of Technology
2016 - 2018
I am pleased to announce the creation of a new company within Compass Group Canada - Compass Digital Labs. Compass Digital Labs began as an innovation team within a multi-billion dollar enterprise. That team played a key role in the success of the larger group, creating cutting edge digital retail solutions in the marketplace. Attracting talent from many different industries and disciplines, the dynamics of the team became part of the winning recipe. With user experience designers, mobile and back end developers, digital and social marketing, data scientists and field service technologists, Compass Digital Labs is a leader in retail innovation, bringing start up thinking into large enterprise. Continued success lead to the formation of a new company (Compass Digital Labs or CDL) from within the larger Compass Group, this unique opportunity allows Compass Digital Labs to continue to craft the future of digital consumer engagement. With the mandate to drive the best possible experiences, Compass Digital Labs builds innovative solutions across industry verticals; from senior living to students, hospitals, corporate offices, sports & entertainment and beyond. For more information visit our website @ http://www.compassdigital.io
Director of IT Strategy and Development
2013 - 2016
Providing strong strategic leadership for the development and implementation of customer-focused digital solutions that drive market differentiation and competitiveness. Contributing directly to the acquisition of over $80M in new business in 2014. Managing a team in the delivery of mobile development, digital development, social media strategy, enterprise architecture, UX, and data analytics. • Digital technology and social media – Successfully launched a social media pilot in 5 universities in Canada that drove improvements in engagement, brand recognition and customer support. Developed a hub and spoke organization structure to support a deployment that can be scaled nationwide to 20+ universities. Social media model is being replicated across Compass Globally. • Application development and User Experience – Established agile development approach to the team. User centric design thinking was introduced to every development project along with UX roles in the team. A budget/forecasting tool that is used across the nation with impacts to over 30,000 employees was designed, developed and deployed within 6 months. Introduced native mobile development to the organization that addressed client needs in hospitality in different industry sectors: education, healthcare, energy, finance and entertainment. • Analytics – Evolved traditional analytics to a data science practice. Created a team that leveraged predictive models for basket analysis to drive retail promotions, to manage internal labour and drive loyalty programs in retail locations • Enterprise Architecture – Responsible for strategy and road map development, target architecture development and management, innovation management and emerging technology/R&D
Senior Leader - Business Transformation
2012 - 2013
Led a team of internal management consultants in advising business unit leadership in the design and execution of best-in-class business transformations. Prepared long term strategies focused on people, process, and technology. Drove innovation across the company through use of emerging technologies and industry best practices.
Senior Manager - Business Transformation Strategy
2011 - 2011
Assessed business opportunities across cross-functional business units including sales, marketing, customer operations, network services, and IT. Made recommendations, created action plans, and built business roadmaps for improvement in critical customer-facing and operational processes.
Portfolio Manager - Business Transformation - Organizational Performance
2009 - 2011
Managed all aspects of projects to lead significant positive change in the organization through process and system re-engineering. Identified opportunities to develop new multi-million dollar programs and products.
Technology Sponsor - Access Technology Development
2005 - 2009
Defined new technology programs, secured funding, and executed the deployment of new technologies on Bell’s DSL network. Collaborated with marketing and product management team to develop new products, and managed initiative to deliver significant service improvements.
Business Analyst
2002 - 2005
Led the deployment of a $1.5M MPLS traffic infrastructure for new IPTV, VoIP, and business services while identifying opportunities to reduce operating costs.