Group Product Line Manager

Your Job

Molex is expanding its Optical Solutions Business Unit and seeking a Group Product Line Manager to lead and develop a team of Product Line Managers and Associate Product Line Managers.

In this role, you will be responsible for setting product portfolio strategy, driving commercial excellence, and ensuring alignment between market needs, technology roadmaps, and business objectives.

You will coach and develop product management talent while partnering closely with business development, engineering, manufacturing, and marketing leaders to accelerate growth, improve profitability, and deliver customer - focused optical solutions.

This role combines leading a team to drive a strategic portfolio and engagement with customers and internal stakeholders.

Location : This is an onsite role based at either our Eden Prairie, Minnesota or Hudson, Wisconsin locations.

What You Will Do



* Lead, coach, and develop a team of Product Line Managers and Associate Product Line Managers, setting clear expectations, priorities, and performance goals.


* Own the product portfolio strategy, ensuring alignment with business unit objectives, market trends, and customer requirements.


* Guide roadmap development, lifecycle management, and portfolio optimization to drive profitable growth and long - term competitiveness.


* Partner with engineering and manufacturing leadership to prioritize investments, support new product development, and ensure successful product launches.


* Collaborate with sales and marketing leaders to strengthen value propositions, pricing strategies, and commercialization plans across the portfolio.


* Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for product performance, margin, growth, and execution excellence.


* Act as an escalation point for complex customer engagements, supporting strategic accounts, pricing decisions, and solution development.


* Drive continuous improvement in product management processes, tools, and best practices across the team.


* Interface with manufacturing plants to support cost reduction initiatives, capacity planning, and quality improvements at a portfolio level.

Sales & Marketing


* Coach Product Managers on customer segmentation, value chain analysis, and identification of key decision makers and design opportunities.


* Support strategic customer engagements to translate market and customer insights into product and portfolio direction.


* Ensure the development of effective product training, technical content, and sales enablement materials for global sales teams and customers.


* Partner with Molex worldwide sales engineers and channel partners to support design - in activity and long - term customer success.


* Travel as needed to engage with customers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Demonstrated capability to own and drive portfolio - level financial performance, including mul...