Associate Product Manager

Job Title: Associate Product Manager

Product Line: Automotive Networking Components
Division: Transportation Innovative Solutions (Automotive)
Location: Rochester Hills, MI | Onsite
Travel: ~10-15% (primarily customer meetings and internal collaboration)
Compensation: Base salary + performance-based incentives aligned to individual and business impact

Your Job

Molex is seeking an Associate Product Manager within our Automotive Networking group, focused on supporting new product development and growth initiatives across high-speed automotive connectivity solutions.

In this role, you will collaborate across engineering, operations, sales, and finance to support product line strategy and execution.

You will gain hands-on experience in product management fundamentals including roadmap development, customer engagement, and financial analysis, while contributing to real business outcomes.

This is a development-focused role designed to build toward future product ownership.

You will have the opportunity to learn how product decisions are made, how customer needs translate into strategy, and how cross-functional teams come together to bring products to market.

You will support key product initiatives and own defined projects over time, building the skills and experience needed to grow into a Product Manager role.

Our Team

You will join Molex's Automotive Networking team within Transportation Innovative Solutions, supporting high-speed data connectivity solutions across next-generation vehicle platforms.

Our team partners closely with engineering, sales, and operations to bring new technologies to market and support global automotive customers.

We operate in a collaborative, team-oriented environment grounded in Principle Based Management (PBM) , where individuals are empowered to learn, contribute, and grow while creating long-term value.

What You Will Do



* Support the development and evolution of product roadmaps by gathering customer insights, market trends, and internal inputs to help shape product direction


* Work closely with engineering, sales, manufacturing, procurement, and finance teams to move product initiatives forward and keep priorities aligned


* Contribute to customer proposals and business cases, helping connect product capabilities to real customer needs and business value


* Assist in pricing and quoting activities by analyzing cost, market dynamics, and customer requirements to support informed decision-making


* Participate in customer meetings and conversations to gain exposure to how product strategy translates into real-world applications


* Help translate customer feedback and market signals into actionable insights that influence product improvements and future opportunities


* Support efforts to improve product profitability by identifying cost optimization opportunities and operational efficiencies


* Gain exposure to structured decision-making approaches, including economic thin...