Product Line Director

Your Job

Molex is expanding its Wavelength Management (WLM) business and is seeking a Product Line Director at our Fremont, CA location. This role will provide strategic leadership for a critical product portfolio within Molex Optical Solutions. In this role, you will own product line strategy, long-term roadmap, and financial performance, guiding investment decisions and driving sustainable growth across global telecom and datacom markets.

Our Team

You will join the Product Line Management team within Molex Optical Solutions , focused on the Wavelength Management segment. The team partners closely with Sales, Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain to align product strategy with market demand and execution capabilities.

Molex is an industry leader in transforming optical network infrastructure with an unwavering commitment to speed, reliability, and performance. We proudly engineer high-performance systems for critical, fast-growing industries including data centers, telecom, medical, and industrial automation. Our team develops an advanced portfolio of optical solutions, ranging from cutting-edge optical connectivity products-such as expanded beam connectors, fiber management, adapters, and hybrid copper/fiber solutions for medical systems-to end-to-end optoelectronic solutions featuring cages, connectors, optical transceivers, and cable assemblies. Supporting extreme data rates from 100 Mbps to 1.6 Tbps across long-haul distances up to 80km+, we deliver complete wavelength management and turnkey OEM solutions. Come join Molex and help build the future of global connectivity.

What You Will Do

• Set and lead the long-term strategy, roadmap, and financial performance for an assigned Wavelength Management product portfolio
• Translate market trends, customer needs, and technology advancements into multi-year product and investment plans
• Drive commercialization strategy, including pricing frameworks, business cases, and portfolio prioritization
• Serve as an executive-level interface with strategic customers on product direction and roadmap alignment
• Lead competitive intelligence, market segmentation, and opportunity assessment to support growth initiatives
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain leaders to influence capacity planning, supplier strategy, and cost structure decisions
• Align cross-functional leadership around portfolio priorities, execution plans, and performance targets
• Lead, develop, and coach product management talent, setting clear expectations and fostering accountability and growth

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a closely related technical discipline
• 10+ years experience in optical communications, wavelength management, or closely related optical networking domains
• 5+ years experience in product line management, product strategy, systems engineering, or equivalent roles with portfolio ownership responsibility
• Demonstrated experience owning or directly influencing P&L performance, including pricing, margin, and investment decisions
• Experience with DWDM systems, including passive components, optical amplifier, WSS and ROADM products, applied in commercial or product strategy contexts

What Will Put You Ahead

• MBA and/or advanced technical degree (MS or PhD)
• Experience leading global product portfolios across multiple regions or customer segments
• Demonstrated ability to balance deep technical understanding with business and financial decision-making
• Prior experience engaging executive-level customers on product strategy and roadmap alignment

For this role, we anticipate paying $200,000 - $270,000 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

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.


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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

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