Head of Shared Capabilities, Product Development Transformation

Head of Product Development TransformationMolex is seeking a Head of Shared Capabilities to help transform how we develop, launch, and scale products across our global organization.This role will lead enterprise-wide initiatives that improve the effectiveness of product development by connecting business priorities with digital capabilities, data, artificial intelligence, process improvement, and organizational effectiveness. Working across the organization, you will identify opportunities to reduce complexity, improve decision-making, accelerate execution, and create measurable business value.Success in this role requires more than strategy development. The ideal candidate is a transformation leader who has successfully aligned stakeholders, influenced without formal authority, and delivered meaningful change across complex organizations. Within the first 18 months, you will build trusted partnerships, identify high-impact improvement opportunities, establish alignment around a future-state vision, and drive implementation of capabilities that improve business performance across the product development lifecycle.This is a unique opportunity to shape an emerging enterprise capability and help define the future of product development at Molex. The successful candidate will be energized by building something new, solving complex business challenges, and creating long-term value through collaboration, influence, and execution.This position reports to the Vice President, Global Product Development and is based in Lisle, Illinois. The role requires approximately 30-40% global travel.Required experience includes:12+ years of progressive leadership experience across Product Development, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Digital Transformation, or related business functions.Proven success leading enterprise-wide transformation initiatives across complex, matrixed organizations and influencing outcomes beyond direct reporting relationships.Experience developing enterprise strategies and translating them into prioritized roadmaps, governance models, investment decisions, and measurable business outcomes.Experience leading leaders and multidisciplinary teams while aligning diverse stakeholders around shared priorities, accountability, and execution.Demonstrated success delivering measurable business value through digital, AI, automation, analytics, or operational transformation initiatives.Experience leading the design, development, and manufacturing of connectors, interconnect systems, cable assemblies, or other electronic connectivity components within a global manufacturing environment.Experience transforming product development, New Product Introduction (NPI), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), systems engineering, or engineering execution processes.Experience implementing PLM, digital thread, configuration management, traceability, requirements management, or enterprise engineering systems.Experience scaling AI, automation, analytics, or digital solutions from pilot programs to enterprise-wide adoption with measurable business outcomes.Experience establishing governance, portfolio management, investment prioritization, and value realization frameworks.Experience leading large-scale global transformation efforts and building enterprise capabilities, communities of practice, or centers of excellence.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.