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In this role, you will guide a team of Project Managers and lead multiple customer programs from planning through launch, helping deliver quality, timing, and financial results that create value for Molex and our customers.\nOur Team\nYou will join the Networking segment within Transportation Innovative Solutions (TIS). Our team works across engineering, manufacturing, quality, finance, and other capability groups to launch and produce automotive connectivity solutions at our Guadalajara facility.\nWhat You Will Do\nDevelop and empower a team of Project Managers to deliver automotive programs on time, within budget, and in alignment with customer requirements.\nLead the planning and execution of multiple programs, driving Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) milestones, launch readiness, and adherence to the Product Development Process (PDP).\nProvide clear program and portfolio visibility to customers and internal stakeholders, enabling timely decisions and alignment on priorities.\nAllocate resources across competing program demands to improve execution, profitability, and customer outcomes.\nIdentify program risks and opportunities, establish mitigation plans, and drive actions that improve delivery and financial performance.\nOwn program financial performance, including budgets, bill of materials costs, and industrialization investments.\nEstablish and monitor key performance indicators and lead continuous improvement efforts that strengthen program results after launch.\nWho You Are (Basic Qualifications)\nBachelor’s degree in business, project management, engineering, or another discipline applicable to the role.\n5+ years of experience developing automotive products.\n7+ years of experience leading automotive launches as a Program Manager or Project Manager, including responsibility for multiple technical projects and approved financial, quality, and timing targets.\nExperience applying project management methodologies throughout the product development and launch lifecycle.\nProfessional proficiency in written and spoken English and Spanish.\nWhat Will Put You Ahead\nExperience supervising Program Managers, Project Managers, or other technical professionals, including responsibility for performance reviews, employee development, and coaching.\nProject Management Professional (PMP) certification.\nMaster of Business Administration (MBA) or master’s degree in program management, engineering, or another technical discipline.\nExperience developing and launching automotive data connectivity systems or automotive wire harnesses.\nExperience applying structured problem-solving methods such as 8D, 5-Phase, 5 Whys, Is/Is Not, or Ishikawa diagrams.\nExperience applying risk identification and risk management methodologies to automotive programs.\nWho We Are\nAs 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. 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