Industry Marketing Manager

Flint Hills Resources; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Flexible spending (FSA/HSA)

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Molex is seeking an Industry Marketing Manager to drive content strategy for robotics, industrial and energy sectors. You will guide cross-functional teams across marketing, engineering and product management to deliver valuable content that resonates with design engineers.

The role emphasizes ownership mindset, fast-paced execution, and leveraging AI tools to accelerate research, brainstorm, and production of primary content such as web pages, blogs, papers, and sales collateral.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience developing and leading industry-focused marketing content programs.
• Ability to craft messaging for design engineers and other target personas.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including marketing, product, and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Define content strategy for robotics, industrial and energy audiences.
• Create and manage marketing content programs: pages, blogs, papers, collateral.
• Collaborate with creatives and engineers to deliver high-quality content on schedule.
• Provide clear briefs to creative partners to guide execution.

Skills

Marketing content strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

SEO/AEO knowledge

AI-assisted content creation

Tools

Generative AI tools

Content management systems

Job description

Are you ready to elevate your marketing expertise and lead at the intersection of strategy and execution? Do you have a passion for the robotics, industrial, and energy industries?

At Molex, marketing is fast-paced, collaborative, and constantly evolving. We're a team that loves what we do, enjoys solving complex challenges together, and isn't afraid to test new ideas in pursuit of creating value for our customers. If you're looking for an opportunity where your strategic thinking, creativity, and leadership can make a tangible impact, we invite you to help shape the future of connectivity with Molex.

As our Industry Marketing Manager supporting the robotics, industrial, and energy sectors, you'll play a key role in driving some of Molex's most important growth opportunities. You’ll have the autonomy to guide your industry focus area—shaping content strategy, taking initiative, and driving impactful execution with an ownership mindset. Working closely with cross-functional teams across marketing, engineering, and product management, you'll craft and lead marketing content programs that deliver customer value, increase discoverability, and strengthen Molex's position as a trusted leader in the electronics industry.

What You Will Do

Strategy & Audience Focus

• Act asthe voice of the robotics, industrial and energy industries for the Molex marketing team and drive the creation of content that influences design engineers at every stage of the buyer’s journey.
• Manage and execute a comprehensive content strategy that supportsthedesign engineeraudience, including collaborating with marketing,product,and engineeringteams to develop and executeprimarymarketing contentprograms.
• Deeply understand design engineersin the robotics, industrial, and energy industriesand collaborate with internal SMEs todistillcomplex technical informationtocraft clear, concise industry and application messaging as well as input briefs that enable the creation of high-quality marketing content.

Execution & Creative Workflow

• Leverage Generative AI tools to accelerate market research, streamline brainstorming and draft structured creative input briefs for external partners and creative resources.
• Manage the creation, reviews and approvals of robotics, industrial, and energy primarycontent, includingindustry and application web pages, blog posts, technical papers and sales collateral that reflect Molex’s understanding of core customer challenges, the capabilities required to solve them, and the specific Molex solutions that deliver value.
• Collaborate with creative services, writers, designers, and technical team members to deliver content and other strategic deliverables while balancing competing priorities and alignment expectations.
• Craft clear input briefs that deliver strategic focus for creative partners while driving efficient content execution.

Optimization & Program Management

• Develop content strategies that align with modern Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) best practices, ensuring technical content ranks effectively and powers AI-driven answer engines.
• Monitor the progress ofmarketing programs to ensure that key milestones are reached according to the project timeline, moving initiatives forward with a strong bias for action.
• Track, evaluate, and report on content performance and program effectiveness to continuously refine messaging, content output and improve ROI.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 3+ years experience developing,leadingandmanaging industry focused marketing content programs, product marketing initiatives, or similar marketing programsfrom strategy through execution.
• Thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments, seamlessly navigating ambiguity and shifting stakeholder expectations while leaning into new and complex industry challenges.
• Demonstrates a pragmatic, action-oriented approachto craft compelling industry and application messaging that resonates with design engineers and other target personas.

What Will Put You Ahead

• 5+ years of experience managing enterprise B2B marketing programs or campaigns within the electronics, connector, or electronic component distribution industries.
• Solid foundation in SEO and AEO principles, combining hands-on experience using AI models for workflow efficiency with a track record of structuring technical B2B content to maximize visibility across search engines and AI discovery platforms

Relocation: Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
Work Authorization: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

For this role, we anticipate paying $115,000 - $150,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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Hiring Philosophy

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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 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, 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.

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