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Head of Business, Innovation and Strategy Communications

$200k - $225k

Molex

As a Director of Corporate Strategy supporting Global Sales & Marketing (GSM), you will help shape and execute the strategic priorities that drive Molex's growth and commercial performance. You will partner closely with GSM leadership, regional sales leaders, business units, and global capabilities to identify opportunities, solve complex business challenges, and translate strategy into measurable results. This role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, helping advance initiatives related to commercial excellence, customer segmentation, go-to-market strategy, pricing, and revenue growth. As a member of the team supporting Global Sales & Marketing, you will work at the center of Molex's commercial organization, helping leadership make informed decisions that strengthen customer engagement, improve commercial effectiveness, and accelerate profitable growth. We bring structured thinking, data-driven insights, and a bias for action to help translate strategy into business results.

Partner with Global Sales & Marketing leadership to shape strategic priorities and help translate business objectives into executable plans and measurable outcomes.

Develop fact-based recommendations on commercial topics such as market prioritization, customer segmentation, account coverage models, pricing strategy, and sales effectiveness.

Lead strategic analyses to identify opportunities for growth, margin improvement, commercial productivity, and enhanced customer engagement.

Evaluate customer, market, and competitive trends to inform where-to-play and how-to-win decisions across regions, industries, and customer segments.

Drive initiatives focused on customer segmentation, including defining differentiated service models, account strategies, and resource allocation approaches.

Assess and improve go-to-market effectiveness through initiatives related to territory design, account planning, sales processes, pipeline management, and commercial operating models.

Support Sales Operations priorities, including tariff mitigation efforts, sales force effectiveness, account governance, and commercial performance management.

Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, and business unit leaders to align on priorities, remove obstacles, and accelerate execution of key initiatives.

Build business cases, implementation roadmaps, and success metrics for strategic initiatives, ensuring recommendations translate into tangible results.

Leverage data, analytics, digital technologies, and AI-enabled capabilities to improve decision-making, execution speed, and organizational effectiveness.

Facilitate executive and leadership discussions by bringing structured problem solving, external perspectives, and actionable recommendations to complex business challenges.

Create executive-ready presentations, communications, and strategic narratives while serving as a trusted advisor who helps leadership move from strategy to execution.

A minimum of two years of post-MBA or equivalent professional experience in strategy, consulting, corporate development, commercial excellence, business transformation, sales strategy, or other highly analytical, cross-functional business roles

Experience developing fact-based strategies, market or customer POVs, business cases and execution plans for complex, cross-functional business problems

Strong interest in commercial strategy, growth initiatives, go-to-market models, sales effectiveness, customer strategy, and business performance improvement

Structured and logical thinker with an ability to identify core business problems, isolate what matters most and demonstrate a strong nose for value

Analytical rigor and proven capability using quantitative data, business performance metrics, and financial insights to evaluate opportunities and support decision-making

Strong verbal communication skills and experience expressing and defending a point of view, supported by data, with senior business leaders

Proven ability to partner across functions and regions, build trust with business leaders, and influence outcomes without direct authority

Demonstrated ability to lead or support complex cross-functional strategic initiatives, driving alignment, execution, and measurable business outcomes

Prior experience in sales strategy, sales operations, commercial excellence, customer segmentation, pricing, go-to-market strategy, or related commercial transformation initiatives.

Experience partnering with global sales organizations, business units, and cross-functional teams to improve commercial performance and drive strategic priorities.

Strong ability to navigate ambiguity, bring structure to complex business challenges, and help leaders align around clear decisions and actions.

Demonstrated use of data, analytics, and business insights to identify opportunities, improve performance, and influence decision-making.

Proven ability to translate strategic ideas into actionable plans with clear ownership, accountability, and measurable business impact.

Proven ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, maintain high-quality output, and deliver results under tight timelines.

This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. 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.

Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

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. 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.

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