Project Manager, Operations Management, Project & Program Management

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Molex's Optical Connectivity Group (OCG) is seeking a Project Manager, Product Development to lead the planning and execution of product development, customer delivery, and business projects.

The Project Manager is accountable for guiding assigned projects from initiation through launch and closure. This role establishes clear project plans, aligns cross-functional teams, manages dependencies and the critical path, and maintains visibility into project health, risks, changes, decisions, and commitments.

Working across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, commercial, and product management teams, the Project Manager drives execution, facilitates timely decisions, and ensures projects remain aligned with business objectives, customer requirements, and the Product Development Process.

Molex's Optical Connectivity Group designs and delivers optical solutions supporting data centers, telecommunications infrastructure, and next-generation computing. Our global Project Management team provides the execution discipline, cross-functional coordination, and project visibility needed to move complex initiatives from concept through launch.

The Project Manager will independently lead assigned projects, strengthen alignment across global teams, and support continuous improvement of OCG's project management practices, governance, and portfolio reporting.

Director, Project Management

Onsite in Lisle, IL, or Eden Prairie, MN

• Lead assigned projects from initiation through launch and closure, driving delivery against agreed scope, schedule, cost, quality, customer, and business objectives
• Define project scope, deliverables, milestones, ownership, and execution plans aligned with customer requirements and business objectives
• Develop and manage project schedules, dependencies, and critical paths
• Coordinate execution across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, commercial, and product management teams
• Identify resource requirements, secure cross-functional commitments, and
  ** escalate
  * * capacity or priority conflicts that threaten project objectives
• Track project costs and financial commitments, identify variances, and coordinate appropriate actions with Finance and project leaders
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, changes, and recovery actions
• Lead project meetings and phase reviews, facilitate cross-functional decision-making, and document resulting decisions, actions, and commitments
• Ensure project requirements, decisions, approvals, and required phase-gate documentation are complete, current, and appropriately maintained
• Maintain alignment with customer requirements, business priorities, and Product Development Process requirements
• Provide clear, objective reporting on project health, milestones, risks, and decisions
• Escalate issues requiring leadership decisions, prioritization, or additional resources

* This position has no direct reports but is responsible for leading cross-functional project teams through influence, coordination, accountability, and sound judgment. The Project Manager independently leads assigned projects, provides objective visibility into project health, recommends appropriate actions, and escalates matters requiring leadership decisions or additional support. Success requires strong execution discipline, business judgment, communication, problem-solving, and the ability to build alignment across global teams.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, supply chain, finance, or a related field
• Three or more years of experience planning, executing, and managing cross-functional projects from initiation through completion
• Experience managing new product introduction (NPI) or other product development projects
• Experience working within a formal stage-gate, phase-gate, Product Development Process, or similar product development framework
• Experience developing and managing project schedules, milestones, risks, issues, changes, and deliverables
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, commercial, or related functions
• Experience communicating project health, risks, decisions, and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and hold teams accountable for commitments
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, navigate ambiguity, and maintain execution discipline
• Ability to…