Director – Business Development

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Lead, coach, and nurture a team of individual contributor Business Development Managers, emphasizing talent development, engagement, and performance.

• Develop and implement a business development strategy that aligns with Molex’s growth objectives in Optical Connectivity.

• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement grounded in Koch’s Principle-Based Management™ philosophy.

• Collaborate with Sales leadership to enhance customer engagement strategies and stimulate pipeline growth in key market segments.

• Work cross-functionally with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing to ensure alignment of market needs with product roadmaps and go-to-market strategies.

• Analyze market trends, customer insights, and competitive dynamics to guide strategic priorities and investment decisions.

• Maintain key customer relationships and engage in executive-level customer interactions as required.

• Ensure uniform processes, metrics, and best practices throughout the Business Development organization.

• Represent Molex at industry events, customer meetings, and internal leadership discussions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, marketing, or a relevant field.

• Proven experience in leading and developing high-performing business development or sales teams.

• Strong leadership abilities with a history of building engaged, values-driven teams.

• Experience in formulating and implementing growth strategies in a B2B context.

• Capable of influencing and collaborating effectively across global, cross-functional teams.

• Excellent strategic thinking, communication, and decision-making skills.

• Willingness to travel up to 50% to support customers, team members, and business objectives.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision.

• Flexible spending and health savings accounts.

• Life insurance.

• ADD.

• Disability.

• Retirement.

• Paid vacation/time off.

• Educational assistance.

• Infertility assistance.

• Paid parental leave.

• Adoption assistance.