Business Transformation Manager

Anthony & Sylvan Pools; Warminster Township (Bucks County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthony & Sylvan Pools is seeking a Business Transformation Manager to identify and advance opportunities that reshape how the organization operates, serves customers, and creates value across AI, technology, and operating model innovation. You will guide initiatives from concept through measurable business impact, partnering with executives to drive growth and scalability.

The role bridges strategy and execution, evolving future-state capabilities and enterprise programs while aligning with

Qualifications

• Proven ability to develop business cases, investment recommendations, and transformation roadmaps.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple business functions and stakeholders.
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to translate business needs and emerging technology capabilities into actionable strategies and business value.
• Experience evaluating emerging technologies, enterprise software platforms, and technology solutions.
• Strong executive communication, facilitation, and presentation skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, solve complex business problems, and lead transformational change.
• Experience with digital transformation programs and/or large-scale technology implementations preferred.
• Experience with artificial intelligence, intelligent automation, or enterprise AI initiatives preferred
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture, operating model design, or business capability frameworks preferred
• Management consulting, strategy, innovation, or transformation experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Partner with executive leadership to identify and prioritize enterprise transformation opportunities that require new business capabilities, operating models, technologies, governance structures, or ways of working to support long-term growth and competitive advantage.
• Design future-state business and operating models by defining organizational capabilities, technology ecosystems, governance frameworks, business outcomes, and success measures, and translating strategic opportunities into actionable transformation roadmaps, investment recommendations, and business cases.
• Drive AI strategy and intelligent enterprise transformation by identifying opportunities to leverage AI agents, copilots, intelligent automation, and emerging technologies to create new capabilities and fundamentally reimagine how work is performed across the organization.
• Partner with technology leaders to shape enterprise technology and AI strategies including governance and adoption frameworks, investment priorities, technology roadmaps, build-versus-buy decisions, vendor partnerships, and implementation approaches.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, and market developments to identify opportunities that enhance customer experience, improve business performance, increase scalability, or strengthen the company’s competitive position, assessing opportunities based on value, readiness, impact, and long-term sustainability.
• Lead complex, cross-functional enterprise transformation initiatives by establishing objectives, governance structures, executive decision frameworks, and success metrics; facilitating leadership alignment; and identifying and resolving organizational barriers to successful execution.
• Provide executive oversight and visibility into the transformation portfolio by monitoring strategic alignment, progress, risks, opportunities, investment priorities, and expected value realization to ensure initiatives remain aligned with enterprise strategy and long-term business objectives.

Skills

Business case development

Investment recommendations

Transformation roadmaps

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Ambiguity navigation

Digital transformation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Job description

Looking to build something that lasts-literally? At Anthony & Sylvan Pools, your skills create real impact. For nearly 80 years, we've been turning backyard dreams into reality as the nation's largest and most recognizable name in swimming pools. Founded in 1946, we design and build quality inground pools across the U.S., while also offering renovations, modernizations, and ongoing maintenance services. We're growing fast and seeking candidates who take pride in craftsmanship, value teamwork and safety, and are ready to grow with us. Learn more at anthonysylvan.com.

About the Role

As the Business Transformation Manager, you'll help shape the future of the organization by identifying and advancing opportunities that transform how we operate, serve customers, and create value. You'll connect business strategy with emerging technology, AI, and innovative operating models to design and implement solutions that drive growth, scalability, and competitive advantage. This role is ideal for a forward-thinking leader who enjoys turning big ideas into actionable strategies and leading transformational initiatives from concept through measurable business impact.

General Summary of Position

The Business Transformation Manager is responsible for identifying and advancing opportunities that fundamentally change how the organization operates, serves customers, and creates value. This position focuses on designing future-state business capabilities enabled through technology, artificial intelligence, operating model innovation, and enterprise transformation initiatives.

The role serves as a bridge between business strategy and execution, helping the organization evaluate, prioritize, and implement transformative opportunities that shape future growth, scalability, competitiveness, and customer experience.

The successful candidate combines strategic thinking, technology acumen, business insight, and execution leadership to guide opportunities from concept through implementation and realization of business value.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Partner with executive leadership to identify and prioritize enterprise transformation opportunities that require new business capabilities, operating models, technologies, governance structures, or ways of working to support long-term growth and competitive advantage.
• Design future-state business and operating models by defining organizational capabilities, technology ecosystems, governance frameworks, business outcomes, and success measures, and translating strategic opportunities into actionable transformation roadmaps, investment recommendations, and business cases.
• Drive AI strategy and intelligent enterprise transformation by identifying opportunities to leverage AI agents, copilots, intelligent automation, and emerging technologies to create new capabilities and fundamentally reimagine how work is performed across the organization.
• Partner with technology leaders to shape enterprise technology and AI strategies including governance and adoption frameworks, investment priorities, technology roadmaps, build-versus-buy decisions, vendor partnerships, and implementation approaches.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, and market developments to identify opportunities that enhance customer experience, improve business performance, increase scalability, or strengthen the company’s competitive position, assessing opportunities based on value, readiness, impact, and long-term sustainability.
• Lead complex, cross-functional enterprise transformation initiatives by establishing objectives, governance structures, executive decision frameworks, and success metrics; facilitating leadership alignment; and identifying and resolving organizational barriers to successful execution.
• Provide executive oversight and visibility into the transformation portfolio by monitoring strategic alignment, progress, risks, opportunities, investment priorities, and expected value realization to ensure initiatives remain aligned with enterprise strategy and long-term business objectives.

AI Capability Expectations

AI capability is a core expectation of this role.

The successful candidate should be an active practitioner of generative AI and possess a strong understanding of how AI is reshaping customer experiences, operating models, decision-making, and business value creation.

• Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, ideation, research, and decision-making.
• Recognize opportunities for AI-enabled business transformation.
• Understand the role of agents, copilots, intelligent automation, and emerging AI technologies.
• Incorporate AI considerations into strategy, operating model design, and transformation planning.
• Translate AI capabilities into business outcomes and investment recommendations.
• Stay current on emerging developments and evaluate their potential business impact.

QUALIFICATIONS – Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field required; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience considered

Licenses/Certifications

None required

Years of Experience

5+ years of experience leading business transformation, digital transformation, technology strategy, consulting, innovation, or related initiatives

Required Skills & Abilities

• Proven ability to develop business cases, investment recommendations, and transformation roadmaps
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple business functions and stakeholders
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to translate business needs and emerging technology capabilities into actionable strategies and business value
• Experience evaluating emerging technologies, enterprise software platforms, and technology solutions
• Strong executive communication, facilitation, and presentation skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, solve complex business problems, and lead transformational change
• Experience with digital transformation programs and/or large-scale technology implementations preferred
• Experience with artificial intelligence, intelligent automation, or enterprise AI initiatives preferred
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture, operating model design, or business capability frameworks preferred
• Management consulting, strategy, innovation, or transformation experience preferred

Travel Requirements

As needed

Other Requirements

Ability to work effectively across business and technology functions and influence outcomes without direct authority

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Primarily sedentary work performed in an office environment
• Ability to communicate promptly and clearly via phone and computer
• Ability to drive or travel between job sites as needed

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Position duties and expectations change over time. This job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive, exclusive or exhaustive list of the job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time. The employee may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the Company. If there is ever a time that you are unsure what is expected of you, you are expected to meet with your manager and ask questions. If you are unsure how to perform a certain task, ask your manager before performing.