Director, Corporate Strategy

Molex; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 200,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex is seeking a Director of Corporate Strategy to drive growth across Global Sales & Marketing. You will shape strategic priorities, partner with regional leaders, and translate strategy into measurable actions.

The role requires analytical rigor, executive communication, and the ability to influence a global organization. Responsibilities include market prioritization, pricing strategy, and go-to-market enhancements, with opportunities to leverage AI-enabled insights and data-driven decision

Qualifications

• 2+ years post-MBA or equivalent in strategy, consulting, corporate development or similar analytical roles.
• Experience developing fact-based strategies and execution plans for cross-functional problems.
• Strong interest in commercial strategy, growth initiatives, and sales effectiveness.
• Structured, logical thinker able to isolate core problems and deliver value.
• Analytical rigor with data, metrics and financial insights to inform decisions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Global Sales & Marketing leadership to shape strategic priorities and translate objectives into executable plans.
• Develop fact-based recommendations on market prioritization, segmentation, pricing, and sales effectiveness.
• Lead analyses to identify growth, margin improvement and productivity opportunities.
• Evaluate trends to inform where-to-play and how-to-win across regions and segments.
• Define differentiated service models, account strategies, and resource allocation approaches.
• Improve go-to-market effectiveness through territory design and account planning.
• Support Sales Operations priorities including tariff mitigation and commercial performance management.
• Align with Finance, Operations and business units to accelerate execution of strategic initiatives.
• Build business cases, roadmaps and metrics for strategic initiatives.
• Leverage data, analytics and AI-enabled capabilities to improve decision-making and speed.
• Create executive-ready presentations and strategic narratives for leadership.

Skills

Strategy development

Market analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Problem solving

Data-driven decision making

Go-to-market strategy

Pricing strategy

Leadership

Job description

Your Job

As a Director of Corporate Strategy supporting Global Sales & Marketing (GSM), you will help shape and execute the strategic priorities that drive Molex's growth and commercial performance. You will partner closely with GSM leadership, regional sales leaders, business units, and global capabilities to identify opportunities, solve complex business challenges, and translate strategy into measurable results. This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, helping advance initiatives related to commercial excellence, customer segmentation, go-to-market strategy, pricing, and revenue growth. Success in this role requires strong analytical problem solving, executive communication, and the ability to influence across a global organization.

Our Team

The Corporate Strategy team partners with Molex leaders to define strategic priorities, evaluate opportunities, and drive execution against the company's most important objectives. As a member of the team supporting Global Sales & Marketing, you will work at the center of Molex's commercial organization, helping leadership make informed decisions that strengthen customer engagement, improve commercial effectiveness, and accelerate profitable growth. We bring structured thinking, data-driven insights, and a bias for action to help translate strategy into business results.

What You Will Do

• Partner with Global Sales & Marketing leadership to shape strategic priorities and help translate business objectives into executable plans and measurable outcomes.
• Develop fact-based recommendations on commercial topics such as market prioritization, customer segmentation, account coverage models, pricing strategy, and sales effectiveness.
• Lead strategic analyses to identify opportunities for growth, margin improvement, commercial productivity, and enhanced customer engagement.
• Evaluate customer, market, and competitive trends to inform where-to-play and how-to-win decisions across regions, industries, and customer segments.
• Drive initiatives focused on customer segmentation, including defining differentiated service models, account strategies, and resource allocation approaches.
• Assess and improve go-to-market effectiveness through initiatives related to territory design, account planning, sales processes, pipeline management, and commercial operating models.
• Support Sales Operations priorities, including tariff mitigation efforts, sales force effectiveness, account governance, and commercial performance management.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and business unit leaders to align on priorities, remove obstacles, and accelerate execution of key initiatives.
• Build business cases, implementation roadmaps, and success metrics for strategic initiatives, ensuring recommendations translate into tangible results.
• Leverage data, analytics, digital technologies, and AI-enabled capabilities to improve decision-making, execution speed, and organizational effectiveness.
• Facilitate executive and leadership discussions by bringing structured problem solving, external perspectives, and actionable recommendations to complex business challenges.
• Create executive-ready presentations, communications, and strategic narratives while serving as a trusted advisor who helps leadership move from strategy to execution.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• A minimum of two years of post-MBA or equivalent professional experience in strategy, consulting, corporate development, commercial excellence, business transformation, sales strategy, or other highly analytical, cross-functional business roles
• Experience developing fact-based strategies, market or customer POVs, business cases and execution plans for complex, cross-functional business problems
• Strong interest in commercial strategy, growth initiatives, go-to-market models, sales effectiveness, customer strategy, and business performance improvement
• Structured and logical thinker with an ability to identify core business problems, isolate what matters most and demonstrate a strong nose for value
• Analytical rigor and proven capability using quantitative data, business performance metrics, and financial insights to evaluate opportunities and support decision-making
• Powerful written communication skills and ability to translate complex topics into clear, executive-ready narratives and action plans
• Strong verbal communication skills and experience expressing and defending a point of view, supported by data, with senior business leaders
• Proven ability to partner across functions and regions, build trust with business leaders, and influence outcomes without direct authority
• Demonstrated ability to lead or support complex cross-functional strategic initiatives, driving alignment, execution, and measurable business outcomes

What Will Put You Ahead

• Prior experience in sales strategy, sales operations, commercial excellence, customer segmentation, pricing, go-to-market strategy, or related commercial transformation initiatives.
• Experience partnering with global sales organizations, business units, and cross-functional teams to improve commercial performance and drive strategic priorities.
• Strong ability to navigate ambiguity, bring structure to complex business challenges, and help leaders align around clear decisions and actions.
• Demonstrated use of data, analytics, and business insights to identify opportunities, improve performance, and influence decision-making.
• Experience leading change, organizational initiatives, or operating model improvements that required cross-functional alignment and execution.
• Proven ability to translate strategic ideas into actionable plans with clear ownership, accountability, and measurable business impact.
• Ability to build trusted relationships, influence without authority, and operate effectively across functions, levels, and geographies.
• High degree of humility, curiosity, learning agility, and bias for action in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, maintain high-quality output, and deliver results under tight timelines.

For this role, we anticipate paying $200,000- $225,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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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 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 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 is 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.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

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