Program Manager

Your Job
Are you looking to make a connection to your career? Come to Molex where we create connections for life.

We use innovation, engineering excellence, commitment to quality and reliability, and superior customer experience to improve communication, elevate experiences, and engage and inspire people everywhere.

The PMO Leader will work to build a team and discipline around project management that will engage with cross functional teams that design our optical connectivity products and the processes by which they are built.

The members of your teams will include project managers with direct reporting relationships, and projects that engage managers and engineers from many disciplines (Mechanical, Process, Manufacturing, Test, Quality, Sourcing, etc.) from our NPI sites in the US and Taiwan.

You will collaborate closely with our manufacturing sites in Mexico, Poland, China and Vietnam to execute the flawless launch of new products and managing the scaled production requirements of existing business.

The PMO leader will thrive on moving the needle to achieve business objectives & KPI's that will take Molex and our customers to the next level.

Prefer candidates to be local to the Molex headquarters located in Lisle, IL but there is an option for the candidate to be remote with a min of 25% travel.

Monthly travel to our headquarters in Lisle, IL, global design centers or manufacturing plants will be expected.

Our Team
Molex is growing in the Optical Solutions Business Unit and is looking for a growth-minded person to join our team as a Leader, Program Management Office.

If you are looking for a way to accelerate your career and be part of a great company, this may be the opportunity for you.

In this role you will have the opportunity to work with highly dedicated professionals at Molex and bring your experience and knowledge to be recognized as an Program Management Office (PMO) Leader within the Fiber Optic Connectivity Group.

What You Will Do



* Proactively identify, document, and execute project plans and risk reduction activities to minimize operational risks associated with cost, quality, and/or timing


* Own and develop macro production schedules and capacity to hold accountable the functional team members and production sites supporting these schedules


* Develop a effective team of Project Managers that increase the on time delivery of projects for Optical Connectivity


* Directly manage projects around Operational expansion in our plants


* Collaborate with the NPI & Site Manufacturing Engineers to develop mass production processes using PDP (Product Development Process) guidelines.

Drive a strong culture of DFM (Design for Manufacturing) mindset among design and process engineers.


* Manage projects that drive the selection of the critical technology, manufacturing equipment & automation assembly to meet customer requirements and optimize the production process


* Establish and implement team strategi...