Director, Organizational Effectiveness & Culture

Latham, New York, United States; USA Remote

At Latham, The Po ol Company, we don’t just make swimming pools; we create opportunities for backyard dreams to come true. As the leading manufacturer in North America, Australia, and New Zealand, we are committed to delivering innovation, quality, and sustainability in everything we do.

We believe in building an environment where everyone can thrive. That is why we offer:

• A culture of integrity, collaboration, and respect.
• Comprehensive benefits for you and your family.
• Opportunities for growth, mentorship, and skill development.

The Director, Organizational Effectiveness & Culture is responsible for driving enterprise-wide culture transformation and organizational effectiveness initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, leadership capability, organizational performance, and alignment to business strategy. Serving as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and an architect of organizational change, this role partners closely with executives, leaders, and HR teams to identify opportunities for culture evolution and translate them into sustainable business outcomes.

Unlike a traditional organizational development or consulting role, this leader is expected to be deeply embedded within the business, developing a firsthand understanding of organizational challenges, workforce dynamics, and leadership needs. The Director will proactively identify opportunities to improve culture, leadership effectiveness, collaboration, accountability, and employee experience, then personally lead the design, development, implementation, and adoption of solutions.

This role owns culture initiatives from concept through execution, ensuring that programs, training, workshops, and change interventions drive measurable and lasting behavior change across the organization.

• Lead the development and execution of the organization’s culture strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long‑term workforce priorities.
• Ongoing assessment of the organizational culture through employee feedback, engagement data, focus groups, observations, and leadership discussions.
• Translate executive defined cultural beliefs into business processes, leadership behaviors, management practices, employee experiences and operational routines.
• Identify cultural barriers, leadership challenges, organizational inefficiencies, and employee experience opportunities before they become business challenges.
• Develop and implement initiatives that strengthen accountability, collaboration, communication, leadership effectiveness, performance, and employee engagement.
• Partner with executive leaders to define, communicate, and reinforce organizational values, leadership expectations, and desired behaviors.
• Serve as a visible culture champion who actively influences and shapes organizational norms and behaviors.
• Act as an internal consultant and strategic advisor while maintaining accountability for implementation and results.
• Ensure cultural principles become embedded within Latham’s operating cadence.
• Lead enterprise‑wide change management efforts supporting strategic business initiatives, organizational transformations, and cultural evolution.
• Develop change strategies, stakeholder engagement plans, communication frameworks, adoption plans, and success measures.
• Coach leaders and managers to effectively lead teams through periods of change and uncertainty.
• Build organizational change capability by introducing frameworks, tools, and practices that improve adaptability and resilience.
• Monitor adoption, reinforce desired…