Cyber leadership profile

Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Hayward Holdings is a global designer and manufacturer of residential and commercial pool equipment and automation solutions. The company provides a broad range of products including pumps, filters, heaters, and IoT-enabled control systems for the global pool and outdoor living markets. For a security leader, the environment involves protecting both traditional industrial manufacturing systems and a growing portfolio of consumer-facing smart home technologies.

Industry: Manufacturing
Headcount: 1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters: Charlotte, North Carolina
Ownership: Public company · NYSE:HAYW
Revenue: $1B – $10B
Funding: Publicly traded
Founded: 1923

Company website

Cyber hiring activity

Open leadership roles

1 at Director level or above

Opened, last 12 months

1 Director+

Prior 12 months

Hiring velocity

Low

Median Opportunity Score 81

1 leadership role observed in the last 12 months. CLI has no coverage of the prior year for this employer. Counts reflect roles Hayward Holdings, Inc. posted that CLI has observed and published; they are not a complete record of the employer's hiring.

Security leadership

Alicia D.

Vice President, Global Information TechnologyHiring influence: HighInferredHigh confidence

Senior IT executive overseeing global technology operations, including security infrastructure.

Public profile Source

Doug B.

Director of Information SecurityHiring influence: HighInferredHigh confidence

Serves as the head of Information Security and is the primary stakeholder for security strategy and vendor selection.

Public profile Source

People are recorded only from public sources. Where a role in the hierarchy is inferred rather than stated, CLI labels it so you can weigh it yourself.

Approach

Open any live role below for its full approach path: the likely hiring owner, the decision circle around them, and the strongest route in.

Security organization

Estimated team size5–20 peopleModerate confidence

Security leadership reports into the Global IT organization led by the VP of Global IT, with periodic reporting to the Board's Audit Committee.

Major functions

Product Security (IoT)IT Governance and ComplianceGlobal IT Infrastructure SecuritySecurity Awareness Training

Maturity indicators

Board-level cybersecurity oversight via Audit Committee
Formal ESG reporting on data privacy and security
Established Product Security for smart pool technologies

Hayward demonstrates a moderate to high maturity level for its sector, characterized by formalizing security governance within its ESG framework and managing a complex IoT ecosystem.

Organization figures are CLI estimates, not disclosures. High confidence

Security events

Apr 2023
Hayward Holdings Outlines Cybersecurity Governance in Annual Sustainability Report
Security initiativeHigh confidence
The company released a formal Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report detailing its commitment to cybersecurity governance, including Board-level oversight through the Audit Committee.
Source

Open cyber leadership roles

Vice President, Information Security & Infrastructure

Hayward Holdings, Inc. · Manufacturing

Charlotte, NC · Onsite

Compensation not disclosed

SVP-equivalent

CLI Career Level

Opportunity

Strong · Last verified 8 minutes ago

Cyber Leadership Index compiles these dossiers from public sources and the employer's own postings. Inferred figures are labelled with a confidence level; anything CLI cannot establish is shown as unknown rather than estimated. Last refreshed October 29, 2026.