Account Director- Hyperscale

Role Summary

Molex Optical Connectivity Group is seeking an Account Director to lead strategy and execution for hyperscale accounts. This role owns customer strategy, growth plans, and senior executive relationships, while coordinating crossfunctional internal teams (engineering, product management, operations, quality, and contracts) to deliver customer outcomes and exceed annual revenue objectives.

What You Will Do

* Own and execute a multiyear account strategy for profitable revenue growth across hyperscale accounts and adjacent ecosystem partners.

* Establish and maintain strong relationships at all organizational levels within the customer, including technical engineering, commercial, and operational stakeholders.

* Lead and coordinate a crossfunctional "virtual team" (and potentially a small direct team) supporting account activity; prioritize resources to win and scale programs.

* Drive, manage, and close a robust opportunity pipeline using Salesforce, with disciplined forecasting and operating cadence.

* Provide an aggressive service model by identifying customer problems, shaping solutions, removing obstacles, and managing execution from concept through implementation.

* Partner with corporate contracts, legal, and finance teams to negotiate commercial terms with customer stakeholders and Molex leadership support.

* Keep internal stakeholders informed of customer needs, market trends, competitive landscape, and emerging opportunities.

* Collaborate with product management and engineering to identify new product development opportunities aligned with hyperscale infrastructure requirements.

* Prepare and maintain regular reporting on quota attainment, pipeline health, forecasting accuracy, and deal progress.

Basic Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.

* 7+ years experience in technical sales (fiber optics preferred), FAE, product management, or similar customerfacing roles.

* Proven experience managing major accounts in cloud, enterprise, or telecom solution environments.

Preferred Qualifications / What Will Put You Ahead

* Engineering degree or strong technical background; business education a plus.

* Experience in data center, AI compute, storage, or highspeed connectivity environments.

* Strong business acumen, program management skills, and Salesforce proficiency.

* Excellent written, verbal, and executivelevel presentation skills.

* Ability to work closely with product management and engineering teams in fastmoving, ambiguous environments.

For this role, we anticipate paying $175,000- $215,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Hiring Philosophy

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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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