Global Product Manager

Drive global product strategy and commercialization for CuOperate, enabling Near Package Optics (NPO) and Near Package Copper (NPC) connectivity architectures for AI infrastructure and networking.

• Product strategy & execution: Develop and execute product strategy, roadmap, and business plan for the CuOperate product family
• New product development: Lead new product development from concept through commercialization
• Market requirements: Define market requirements and prioritize development opportunities based on customer and industry needs
• Customer and ecosystem partnerships: Build relationships with hyperscalers, OEMs, ODMs, silicon providers, optical module companies, and strategic partners
• Adoption and validation: Drive customer adoption, design wins, proof-of-concept activities, and platform engagements
• Positioning and go-to-market: Shape product positioning, value propositions, and go-to-market strategies
• Standards and consortium involvement: Represent Molex in relevant industry standards organizations, consortiums, and ecosystem development activities
• Business cases: Develop business cases to support investment decisions for product development, capacity, and growth initiatives
• Cross-functional leadership: Lead cross-functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, quality, sales, marketing, and operations to ensure successful execution
• Competitive and trend monitoring: Monitor market trends, emerging architectures, and competitive activity to guide future product strategy

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or related field
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in the Datacom, AI infrastructure, networking, optics, semiconductor, or high-speed interconnect market
• Product and business roles: Experience in Product Management, New Product Development, Business Development, Product Engineering, Technical Marketing, or Sales
• Leadership style: Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing without direct authority
• Travel: Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally

Technologies

• CuOperate
• Near Package Optics (NPO)
• Near Package Copper (NPC)
• CPO
• Optical interconnects
• High-speed connectors
• Cable assemblies
• AI system architectures

Compensation

• Base pay: $140,000 - $160,000 per year (anticipated)
• Variable pay: Eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form
• Range note: Compensation ranges are estimates based on available market data; actual pay may be higher or lower based on candidate knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance
• ADD
• Disability
• Retirement
• Paid vacation/time off
• Educational assistance
• May also include infertility assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance

What will put you ahead

• Experience working with hyperscale cloud providers, AI infrastructure companies, networking OEMs, optics suppliers, or silicon providers
• Experience commercializing new technologies or leading products from concept through launch
• Knowledge of NPO, NPC, CPO, optical interconnects, high-speed connectors, cable assemblies, or AI system architectures

• Location: Fremont, CA (onsite)
• Travel requirements: Up to 30% domestically and internationally
• Visa sponsorship: Not available for this role

Hiring philosophy

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

Equal opportunities

• Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status
• Except where prohibited by state law, some offers are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test
• Uses E-Verify