Head of Shared Capabilities

Molex; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

HSA/FSA

Life insurance

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Molex is seeking a strategic leader to head Shared Capabilities, driving scalable capabilities across Global Product Development. This role aligns business priorities with technology, data, and AI to enable enterprise value creation.

The position reports to the VP, Global Product Development, with 30–40% international travel. You will lead cross-functional teams across Product Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Digital to realize measurable performance

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive leadership across Product Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Digital Transformation, or related functions.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide transformation initiatives across complex, matrixed organizations and influencing outcomes beyond direct reporting relationships.
• Experience developing enterprise strategies and translating them into prioritized roadmaps, governance models, investment decisions, and measurable business outcomes.
• Experience leading leaders and multidisciplinary teams while aligning diverse stakeholders around shared priorities, accountability, and execution.
• Demonstrated success delivering measurable business value through digital, AI, automation, analytics, or operational transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Establish and communicate the long-term vision, strategy, priorities, and measurable outcomes for Shared Capabilities.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for advancing scalable capabilities across Global Product Development.
• Partner with leaders across Product Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, and Digital to align priorities and accelerate enterprise value creation.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities to improve launch performance, quality, productivity, and collaboration.
• Develop governance, investment, and prioritization mechanisms that align resources with high-value opportunities.
• Advance the responsible use of AI, automation, analytics, data, and digital capabilities to improve decision-making and productivity.
• Establish measurement systems that connect capability investments to outcomes and value realization.
• Build enterprise capability by coaching leaders and teams, sharing knowledge, and enabling contributor growth.
• Promote experimentation and continuous learning to remove barriers and accelerate transformation.
• Influence enterprise outcomes through collaboration and credibility beyond formal authority.
• Communicate strategy, progress, and risks clearly to executives and stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Enterprise transformation

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategy development

AI & Analytics

Digital transformation

Stakeholder management

Tools

PLM systems

Digital thread

Enterprise systems

Job description

Head of Shared Capabilities + AI Value Transformation

Your Job

Molex is seeking a Head of Shared Capabilities to lead the strategy, development, and delivery of scalable capabilities that improve how we bring products to market and create value across Global Product Development.

This leader will connect business priorities with technology, data, artificial intelligence, and operating model improvements to enable stronger business outcomes. Working across Product Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, and Digital organizations, the Head of Shared Capabilities will identify opportunities to reduce complexity, strengthen collaboration, accelerate learning, and improve performance at an enterprise level.

Success in this role will be measured through improvements in launch performance, cycle time, quality, productivity, traceability, resource effectiveness, and the realization of measurable business value from digital and AI-enabled capabilities. The successful candidate will build trusted partnerships across functions, translate complex challenges into clear priorities, and help create the capabilities that support long-term value creation across the enterprise.

This position reports to the Vice President, Global Product Development and is based in Lisle, Illinois. The role requires approximately 30-40% global travel.

Our Team

The Shared Capabilities team partners across Global Product Development and the broader Molex organization to identify common needs, strengthen enterprise capabilities, and accelerate value creation. The team brings together diverse perspectives and expertise to solve shared challenges, reduce unnecessary complexity, and enable sustainable transformation.

What You Will Do

• Establish and communicate the long-term vision, strategy, priorities, and measurable outcomes for Shared Capabilities.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for advancing scalable capabilities across Global Product Development.
• Partner with leaders across Product Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Operations, and Digital organizations to align priorities and accelerate enterprise value creation.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities to improve launch performance, quality, productivity, traceability, collaboration, and business outcomes.
• Develop governance, investment, and prioritization mechanisms that align resources with the opportunities expected to create the greatest value.
• Advance the responsible use of artificial intelligence, automation, analytics, data, and digital capabilities to improve decision-making, productivity, and operational effectiveness.
• Establish measurement systems that connect capability investments to business outcomes, adoption, and realized value.
• Build enterprise capability by coaching leaders and team members, sharing knowledge, and creating opportunities for individuals to contribute according to their strengths.
• Promote experimentation, challenge assumptions, remove barriers, and create learning loops that help the organization continuously improve.
• Influence enterprise outcomes through collaboration, partnership, and credibility rather than relying solely on formal authority.
• Communicate strategy, progress, tradeoffs, risks, and results clearly to executive leadership and other stakeholders.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience across Product Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Digital Transformation, or related business functions.
• Proven success leading enterprise-wide transformation initiatives across complex, matrixed organizations and influencing outcomes beyond direct reporting relationships.
• Experience developing enterprise strategies and translating them into prioritized roadmaps, governance models, investment decisions, and measurable business outcomes.
• Experience leading leaders and multidisciplinary teams while aligning diverse stakeholders around shared priorities, accountability, and execution.
• Demonstrated success delivering measurable business value through digital, AI, automation, analytics, or operational transformation initiatives.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience leading the design, development, and manufacturing of connectors, interconnect systems, cable assemblies, or other electronic connectivity components within a global manufacturing environment.
• Experience transforming product development, New Product Introduction (NPI), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), systems engineering, or engineering execution processes.
• Experience implementing PLM, digital thread, configuration management, traceability, requirements management, or enterprise engineering systems.
• Experience scaling AI, automation, analytics, or digital solutions from pilot programs to enterprise-wide adoption with measurable business outcomes.
• Experience establishing governance, portfolio management, investment prioritization, and value realization frameworks.
• Experience leading large-scale global transformation efforts and building enterprise capabilities, communities of practice, or centers of excellence.

For this role, we anticipate paying $180,000 - $260,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Sponsorship & Relocation

We welcome candidates who are open to relocating for this opportunity. Relocation and sponsorship assistance may be available based on business needs and candidate circumstances

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

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).