Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Manager, Division Project Management

Location:

Lisle, Illonois - On-site | Relocation Assistance Available

Travel:
Up to 20% (Global Travel)

At Molex, growth in our Datacom & Specialty Solutions business is creating new opportunities to scale operations, expand manufacturing capacity, and bring innovative products to market faster than ever before. We are seeking a Portfolio Manager to serve as the critical link between Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, global manufacturing sites, and across Business Units within the division.

In this newly created role, you will oversee a portfolio of strategic manufacturing, capacity expansion, and product commercialization initiatives supporting one of Molex's fastest-growing businesses. You will help prioritize multimillion-dollar investments, align global operations resources, and provide executive visibility into operations portfolio performance, enabling Molex to deliver critical solutions for the world's leading data center and hyperscale customers.

You will join the Division Portfolio Project Management team within Molex's Datacom & Specialty Solutions Division, partnering with business leaders, operations, manufacturing engineering, product management, and finance teams across the globe.

As the organization continues to scale, this newly created position will play a key role in shaping portfolio management processes, driving operational execution, and influencing future growth strategies across the division.

• Lead portfolio management activities supporting manufacturing, operations, capacity expansion, NPI, and business growth initiatives
• Evaluate and prioritize portfolios based on strategic value, business objectives, investment returns, resource availability, and operational readiness
• Consolidate project and investment data into meaningful portfolio reviews for leadership teams
• Track portfolio performance, value realization, profitability, capacity expansion progress, and operational milestones
• Partner with Business Unit leaders, Product Managers, Program Managers, Operations, Finance, and Manufacturing Engineering teams to align priorities and execution plans
• Identify portfolio risks, constraints, resource gaps, and interdependencies and drive mitigation strategies across affected stakeholders
• Communicate portfolio health, priorities, decisions, and recommendations to stakeholders ranging from project teams to senior leadership
• Collaborate with global teams across North America, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, India, Mexico, and other key manufacturing locations
• Support factory digital transformation initiatives through reporting, analytics, visualization, and portfolio governance tools
• Influence cross-functional teams and drive alignment without direct organizational authority
• Develop and deliver executive portfolio reviews, providing clear recommendations, risk assessments, and strategic updates to Directors, Vice Presidents, and other senior leadership stakeholders

• Experience leading portfolios, programs, projects, operational initiatives, or strategic business initiatives in a manufacturing environment
• Experience influencing and coordinating cross-functional teams across multiple functions and organizational levels
• Experience communicating complex business, operational, and project information to leadership audiences
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a rapidly changing environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Experience utilizing project, portfolio, or business management tools and reporting systems
• Demonstrated success operating in a high-growth, rapidly changing environment requiring prioritization across multiple competing demands
• Willingness to travel up to 20%

• Experience with in connectors, cable assemblies, electronics manufacturing, high-speed connectivity, or related industries
• Experience supporting NPI, NPD, capacity expansion, manufacturing operations, or capital investment portfolios
• Experience working within global manufacturing organizations
• PMP or other project management certification
• Experience with Power BI, Microsoft…