Global Product Manager
 Molex | |
life insurance, parental leave
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 Mar 31, 2025 | |
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This Global Product Manager role is responsible for defining and executing the strategy and product development vision for a new Automotive high-speed solution that enables connected vehicle networking, ADAS, Infotainment Systems, and autonomous applications. You will lead and collaborate on this new launch with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and sales globally to provide customer specific solutions that drive profitable growth. Overall responsible for product Profit & Loss Statement (P&L), portfolio creation and expansion, roadmap, and driving customer engagement to execute your vision.
What You Will Do General * Develop a strategy to capture near term market growth opportunities as well as a 5-10-year strategic vision. * Own the product roadmap and development opportunities, with prioritized guidance to the development teams. * Develop sound points of view on technologies, product, customer, competitors, and convert market trends into actionable product line strategies. * Define, execute, and manage pricing strategy, P&L, and manufacturing footprint for product portfolio. * Responsible for product line transactional activities through daily collaboration with sales, engineering, and manufacturing plants globally. * Interact with manufacturing plants to lead cost reduction efforts, capacity planning, and quality improvement initiatives. Sales & Marketing * Lead customer segmentation and value chain activities to identify key decision makers and design opportunities. * Engage with customers in the development of specifications and technical requirements, which can be used to direct the development of new products, product variants or improvements. * Track and monitor OEM and Tier program launches to support build timing and sample requirements. * Create and deliver technical product trainings and technical documents to support the global sales force and customers. * Develop growth and penetration strategies for underdeveloped customers and markets. Virtues & Talents * Proven planning and organizational skills * Intellectual curiosity and honesty * Ability to embrace a challenge process by raising ideas, solutions, and issues across the organization * Proven interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills * Ability in indirectly manage people in matrix organization * Economic thinking skills and financial acumen Who You Are Basic Requirements * 5 or more years of experience in Product Management * 5 or more years of experience working with a manufacturing or engineering organization, preference in the automotive industry * Knowledge of high-speed networking (within automotive is a plus) * Domestic and international travel required (>20%) What Puts You Ahead * Understanding of infotainment, ADAS architecture is preferred * Prior financial and economic thinking is preferred * Bachelor's Degree in Technical, Business, or Marketing Field * Global work experience is preferred At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy [1] here. Who We Are As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our [2] business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria are set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. 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