Business Operations Manager

Business Operations Manager

The Molex Optical Connectivity Group is scaling at a pace that requires more than just execution—it requires coordination, visibility, and structure across a rapidly evolving global organization.

This role exists to: Enable leaders and teams to operate at scale by bringing clarity, coordination, and execution discipline to the operational work that keeps the business moving. You will sit at the center of leadership, hiring, site expansion, and team operations—ensuring that priorities translate into action and that nothing critical gets lost as the organization grows.

Enable Leadership Execution

You ensure leaders can focus on the highest-value decisions by managing the operational flow around them.

You will:

• Anticipate leadership needs and remove friction in day-to-day execution
• Coordinate complex calendars across global teams and time zones
• Prepare agendas, materials, and track follow-ups to ensure decisions turn into action
• Draft communications, presentations, and correspondence in leadership's voice
• Organize leadership meetings and maintain visibility into priorities and commitments

Coordinate Growth & Scaling Initiatives

You help translate rapid growth into organized, executable plans.

You will:

• Coordinate activities required to bring new sites and teams online
• Track readiness across workspace, equipment, systems, and operational needs
• Partner with HR, IT, Facilities, and Operations to ensure teams are ready to perform
• Maintain visibility into timelines, milestones, and dependencies across initiatives
• Support planning and execution of key leadership and organizational events
• Support planning and execution of key customer and market events in coordination with Molex marketing team
• Support building and maintaining of product demo rooms at key sites in Eden Prairie, Lisle, Fremont, Bridgewater, Taiwan and others as needed

Site Manager for Eden Prairie Office

You ensure Eden Prairie Office runs smoothly

You will:

• Maintain relationship with Koch real estate and landlord
• Track readiness across workspace, equipment, systems, and operational needs
• Partner with HR, IT, Facilities, to keep site running smoothly
• Plan local events for Eden Prairie and Hudson sites
• Help on boarding of new hires

Run the Operational Backbone (Administrative & Coordination Layer)

You own the systems and coordination work that keeps the organization functioning smoothly.

You will:

• Coordinate domestic and international travel logistics
• Manage travel expenses and reporting from time to time
• Organize shared resources, documents, and collaboration tools (e.g., SharePoint)
• Coordinate team meetings, offsites, and planning sessions
• Support internal and external events involving leadership
• Ensure operational tasks are executed consistently and without gaps

Help Build Scalable Operating Rhythm

As the organization grows, you will help move from reactive coordination to repeatable systems.

You will:

• Identify gaps in how work is tracked, coordinated, and communicated
• Help establish simple systems that improve visibility and execution
• Bring structure to ambiguous or fast-moving situations
• Enable teams to operate with more clarity and less reliance on escalation

What Success Looks Like

• Leaders are focused on decisions—not chasing logistics
• Hiring and onboarding happen smoothly, even at scale
• New sites and teams are stood up without disruption
• Key initiatives stay on track with clear visibility and ownership
• The organization runs with less friction, fewer surprises, and stronger coordination

• Experience in program coordination, operations, or project environments
• Experience supporting engineering, technical, or R&D teams
• Experience supporting hiring or onboarding at scale

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.