Strategic Finance Manager

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We are seeking a Manager, Strategic Finance to partner with business and operational stakeholders to optimize returns on capital investment and support the overall commercial and financial strategy for the Copper Solutions Business Unit (CSBU).

The Copper Solutions Business Unit (CSBU) designs and manufactures high-speed cable and connector products used for AI compute and networking applications by hyperscale and datacom customers such as AWS, Google, Nvidia, Meta, Alibaba, Bytedance and others. This business is currently experiencing significant growth as part of the broader Artificial Intelligence ecosystem.

This role will be in-person, based out of our Lisle headquarters.

Established in 1938, Molex delivers comprehensive electronic solutions for various markets, including data communications, telecommunications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, commercial vehicle, aerospace and defense, medical, and lighting. With over 40,000 employees and more than 100,000 products, Molex is an integral part of Koch Industries, the second largest privately-owned company in the United States with $125B in revenue, according to Forbes. Headquartered in Lisle, IL, Molex operates globally with a presence in over 40 countries.

• Work with our business, operations and plant stakeholders on capital investment for new product development and capacity expansions, providing insights and actionable recommendations on how to maximize returns
• Identify and implement opportunities for profit growth, improved decision making and process improvement across the new product development and capital investment lifecycle
• Coach business stakeholders on economic thinking and guide stakeholders on correct financial treatment of new product development activities
• Support reporting and analysis related to product development spend and capital investment
• Support ad hoc analysis as appropriate. Recent examples include:
• Developing a high frequency testing investment strategy (own vs outsource)
• Raw cable manufacturing strategy (make vs. buy)

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• 4+ years of relevant finance experience
• Economic thinking: Skilled in critical thinking and marginal analysis. Comfortable working with data to derive insights. Fluent in financial modeling.
• Strategic thought leader: approaches work with a transformation mindset. Has an instinct for identifying what really matters. Isn't afraid to challenge the status quo. Prioritizes value creation.
• Interpersonal agility: Experienced in building relationships and influencing outcomes across various stakeholders and business partners, including our non-US plant and design teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills: Ability to synthesize complex analysis into simple messages and key insights, helping the audience easily understand what matters and why.
• Resilient and resourceful: Thrives in fast-paced environments and is comfortable managing through ambiguity. Experienced handling complex, dynamic workload and competing priorities. Works with a sense of urgency.
• Collaborative and humble: Enjoys being part of a high-performing team. Easy to work with. Respectful, curious, down-to-earth.

• Consulting, commercial finance, corporate strategy, corporate development or other strategic finance experience, or a degree in Finance, Economics or similar
• Experience working with international stakeholders and manufacturing plants
• Proven track record of transforming business through actionable insights
• Interest in and a passion for technology markets (e.g., hardware, software, componentry, silicon), Prior experience in or deep knowledge of data center architectures, machine learning / AI hardware applications
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Office suite and other data and ERP applications.

For this role, we anticipate paying $135,000 - $155,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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