Director of Strategic Partnerships & IP Licensing

Your Job
We're seeking a strategic, deal-oriented leader to build and execute partnership and licensing strategies that accelerate growth in Telecom/Datacom markets. This role will negotiate IP license agreements (incoming/outgoing/cross-licenses) and commercial supply agreements, drive internal alignment across Business Development, Product Management, Engineering, and Legal, and help advance Molex's IP from innovation through market adoption and value capture.

What You Will Do

• Partner with Business Development, Product Management, and Engineering to define and deliver key needs for OCG partnership deals.
• Develop licensing strategies and proactively improve them by challenging assumptions, assessing market dynamics, and aligning stakeholders. (Licensing roles commonly include developing and implementing IP value strategies.)
• Negotiate and structure IP License Agreements with industry partners (incoming, outgoing, cross-licensing).
• Negotiate Supply/Commercial Agreements with customers and partners in support of strategic collaborations.
• Partner with internal legal counsel so as to ensure alignment on objectives, priorities, and service level.
• Lead the IP value creation lifecycle: innovation adoption value capture, in close partnership with technical and commercial teams.
• Educate and influence internal stakeholders on partnership value, licensing economics, and deal rationale.
• Facilitate NDAs and related confidentiality documentation with customers and partners.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Demonstrated experience negotiating contracts (commercial and/or IP-related).
• Strong critical thinking and structured problem solving.
• Excellent internal/external communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working effectively with legal counsel
• Industry experience in Telecom, Datacom, or closely related markets.
• Technical aptitude to understand Molex and industry products; able to translate technical value into deal terms.
• BS/BA in a technical field (Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, etc.)

What Will Put You Ahead

• JD, MBA, or meaningful IP-heavy deal experience equivalent
• Product Management experience
• Sales or Business Development experience
• Engineering background (or prior engineering role)

For this role, we anticipate paying $130,000 - $180,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

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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, aqui, or tu).

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