Director, Business Development

About the role

The Director of Business Development will lead and grow the Business Development team within the Optical Connectivity Group at Molex. This role is responsible for setting strategy, developing talent, and driving sustainable growth across the optical connectivity portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of individual contributor Business Development Managers, with a strong focus on talent development, engagement, and performance.
• Create and execute a business development strategy aligned with Molex’s Optical Connectivity growth objectives.
• Partner with Sales leadership to support customer engagement strategies and drive pipeline growth across key market segments.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing to align market needs with product roadmaps and go-to-market strategies.
• Review market trends, customer insights, and competitive dynamics to inform strategic priorities and investment decisions.
• Represent Molex at industry events, customer meetings, and internal leadership forums.
• Ensure consistent processes, metrics, and best practices across the Business Development organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, marketing, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing high-performing business development or sales teams.
• Strong people leadership skills with a track record of building engaged, values-driven teams.
• Experience creating and executing growth strategies in a B2B environment.
• Able to influence and collaborate effectively across global, cross-functional teams.
• Strong strategic thinking, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% to support customers, team members, and business priorities.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience within optical connectivity, fiber optics, data communications, or related technologies.
• Background in global or matrixed organizations.
• Experience working closely with product management and engineering teams.
• Familiarity with value-based selling and complex solution-oriented sales environments.

Pay and Benefits

This role is eligible for a salary range of $180,000 - $230,000 per year, with the possibility of variable pay. Additional benefits include 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.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. 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.