Program Manager

Molex; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Retirement plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

Molex is seeking a Program Manager to translate customer demand and strategic priorities into executable programs across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain. This role ensures complex customer programs move forward with clarity, alignment, and disciplined execution.

The position is onsite at our Lisle, IL headquarters and requires strong cross-functional influence, risk anticipation, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while protecting customer commitments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years leading complex cross-functional programs or product development initiatives.
• Experience coordinating across engineering, operations, and commercial teams.
• Strong organization and communication skills.
• Ability to anticipate risks and navigate ambiguity.
• Experience with multi-stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities

• Convert customer strategic priorities into clear program plans, milestones, and deliverables.
• Define scope, program objectives, and expected outcomes in collaboration with engineering, operations, and commercial teams.
• Align stakeholders on program priorities and desired end state.
• Coordinate execution across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial teams.
• Ensure clear ownership of workstreams, deliverables, and dependencies.
• Identify program risks, resource gaps, and execution constraints before they impact delivery.
• Monitor program health and elevate issues when trade-offs or leadership decisions are required.
• Maintain visibility into program milestones, scope changes, and delivery expectations.
• Provide structured program updates and insights to enable informed decisions.

Skills

Cross-functional programs

Stakeholder management

Engineering collaboration

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Global teams

Education

MBA or Masters Degree

Job description

Your Job

Molex is seeking a Program Manager to translate customer demand and strategic priorities into executable programs across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain. This role ensures complex customer programs move forward with clarity, alignment, and disciplined execution. The Program Manager anticipates risks, surfaces constraints early, and helps teams make informed trade‑offs as programs evolve.

Success in this role requires strong systems thinking, the ability to influence across functions, and the judgment to navigate ambiguity while protecting customer commitments. This role operates at the center of cross‑functional collaboration, connecting commercial teams, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain to ensure programs deliver predictable results as the business scales.

Location

This is an onsite role based at our headquarters in Lisle, IL.

What You Will Do

• Convert customer strategic priorities into clear program plans, milestones, and deliverables
• Define scope, program objectives, and expected outcomes in collaboration with engineering, operations, and commercial teams
• Align stakeholders on program priorities and desired end state
• Coordinate execution across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial teams
• Ensure clear ownership of workstreams, deliverables, and dependencies
• Facilitate collaboration across internal teams and external customer stakeholders
• Identify program risks, resource gaps, and execution constraints before they impact delivery
• Monitor program health and proactively elevate issues when trade‑offs or leadership decisions are required
• Ensure teams have visibility into program status, dependencies, and capacity challenges
• Maintain clear visibility into program milestones, scope changes, and delivery expectations
• Ensure stakeholders have accurate, timely insight into progress, risks, and program health
• Enable teams to make informed decisions by providing structured program updates and insights
• Facilitate discussions that clarify priorities and trade‑offs across teams
• Drive resolution when competing priorities, scope changes, or resource conflicts arise
• Ensure decisions are communicated clearly and execution remains aligned

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 7+ years of experience leading complex cross‑functional programs or product development initiatives
• Experience managing programs within engineering, manufacturing, or product development environments
• Experience influencing and coordinating work across engineering, operations, and commercial teams
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• Experience working with global teams and complex stakeholder networks
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate risks and navigate ambiguity

What Will Put You Ahead

• PMP Certified
• MBA or Masters Degree in a related field
• Experience working with Tier 1 and/or hyperscale customers
• Experience managing direct reports
• Change management experience
• Previous experience in a sales, product development, or engineering role

For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000 - $180,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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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 well‑being 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.

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).