Project Manager

Your Job

The Technical Project Manager (TPM) will be leading a highly motivated, world-wide, cross functional team through the New Product Development Process from project initiation approval through production.

This person will lead projects with global cross functional teams, working directly with customers, mentoring team members, solving problems, and making/being accountable for project-level decisions.

The ideal candidate will be a highly capable project leader capable of challenging and leading a team through challenges, change, and risk mitigation efforts that impact the project.

The Project Manager will thrive on moving the needle to achieve business objectives 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 25% travel.

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

Our Team

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.

Molex is growing in the Optical Solutions Business Unit and is looking for a growth minded person to join our team as a Technical Project Manager.

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 a Technical Project Manager within the Fiber Optic Connectivity Group.

What You Will Do


* Simultaneously lead multiple New Product Development projects for customer specific and general market projects


* Work directly with end customers on project progress and proactively addressing areas of opportunities and challenges


* Work with all stakeholders on definition of product scope, project schedule, product cost, engineering budget, and manage the dynamics during development


* Ensure Molex key technology projects seamlessly support our customer's finished good project deliverables through close collaboration and effective communication with our customer


* Develop internal and external facing project charters that clearly articulate project strategy, scope, financials, and schedule


* Manage project change control and decision documentation


* Own and develop macro project schedules and understand and hold accountable the functional team members supporting these schedules


* Proactively identify, document, and execute risk reduction activities to minimize project risks associated with cost, quality, and/or timing that could negatively affect project plan achievement


* Own project reporting ...