Corporate Strategy Associate

Your Job

As a Strategy Associate, you will partner closely with business leaders in Molex's Aerospace & Defense Solutions division to evaluate growth opportunities, assess strategic decisions, and develop market perspectives that shape the future of the business. Through market research, business analysis, and executive-level presentations, you will help identify new products, markets, partnerships, and profit improvement opportunities while supporting the division's long-term strategic planning efforts.

In order to comply with U.S. export control laws and regulations, this position requires applicants to either provide proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status or be eligible to receive an export authorization (a license) under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations.

Our Team

You will join Molex's Corporate Strategy team, a group that works alongside executive and business leaders to address some of the company's most important growth and investment decisions. Supporting a dynamic and growing division, you'll gain broad exposure to market strategy, business operations, product portfolio decisions, and new market development while working in a highly visible role that directly influences business outcomes.

What You Will Do

• Partnering with business, operations, and supply chain leaders to measure and refine strategic choices
• Identifying and assessing business profit drivers and return on investment
• Assessing existing business performance and identifying new growth opportunities and profit improvements
• Developing point-of-view and strategies to address new markets, product segments, and business models
• Leading industry research to inform market opportunities, customer needs, and competitive analysis
• Building acquisition strategies & landscapes, including exposure to origination, analysis, diligence, and close
• Preparing and presenting management and board-level materials

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience in Management Consulting, Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development, Private Equity, Investment Banking, or a similarly analytical business environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate complex business challenges and translate data into actionable insights
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present recommendations to senior leaders and executives
• Proven ability to think strategically and frame business decisions, tradeoffs, and opportunities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience conducting market research and competitive analysis
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, aerospace, defense, or technology industries
• Financial modeling, business case development, or scenario analysis experience
• Strong business acumen and economic thinking
• Natural curiosity and a bias toward data-driven decision making

For this role, we anticipate paying $100,000 - $120,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.


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.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.


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.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ).

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