Product Line Director

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

Requirements

• 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

Qualifications

• MBA and/or advanced technical degree (MS or PhD) preferred
• 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

Skills

• Strategic thinking and execution
• Market analysis and trend identification
• Product development and portfolio management
• Financial modeling and budgeting
• Collaboration and stakeholder engagement

Benefits

The anticipated pay range for this role is $200,000 - $270,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

Pay

$200,000 - $270,000 per year

Schedule

N/A