Account Manager
 Molex | |
life insurance, parental leave
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 United States, Texas, Austin | |
 Jun 03, 2026 | |
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Your Job Molex is seeking an Account Manager to lead commercial growth, customer engagement, and strategic account development within key target markets. In this role, you will combine the customer ownership, relationship management, and execution discipline of an Account Manager with the opportunity creation, market penetration, and growth leadership of a Business Development Manager. You will be responsible for developing trusted relationships with strategic customers, identifying and converting new business opportunities, aligning internal resources to customer needs, and driving profitable growth through strong commercial leadership and cross-functional collaboration. Success in this role requires a principled, entrepreneurial approach and the ability to create mutual benefit for customers and Molex. About Molex Molex brings together innovation and technology to deliver electronic solutions that create value for customers across a wide range of industries and applications. Guided by Koch's Principle Based Management, Molex empowers employees to create superior results by building capabilities, developing strong partnerships, and continuously improving the way we serve customers. Our Team You will work closely with sales, product management, engineering, operations, manufacturing, customer service, and quality teams to deliver solutions that strengthen Molex's position as a preferred partner. This role will serve as a key bridge between the customer and Molex's internal business units, ensuring strategic alignment, strong communication, and disciplined execution. What You Will Do * Own the overall commercial relationship for assigned strategic accounts and develop long-term account strategies that support profitable growth * Build and strengthen relationships across customer engineering, procurement, supply chain, operations, quality, and executive leadership * Identify, qualify, and drive new business opportunities within assigned accounts and target markets * Develop and execute growth strategies that expand share, improve customer intimacy, and position Molex for future platform wins * Lead commercial discussions including pricing, value positioning, negotiation strategy, and business-case development * Partner with customer engineering and internal technical teams to influence design activity, solution adoption, and design wins * Coordinate cross-functional resources to support opportunity development, production readiness, issue resolution, and customer satisfaction * Manage the communication flow between the customer and internal Molex teams to ensure alignment on priorities, risks, actions, and commitments * Support forecast visibility, revenue planning, pipeline management, and opportunity conversion * Lead or support customer business reviews, strategic planning sessions, and escalation management as needed Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) * Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field * Experience in account management, business development, technical sales, or strategic sales roles * Experience managing complex customer relationships and driving revenue growth * Experience leading pricing discussions, commercial negotiations, and opportunity strategy What Will Put You Ahead * Experience supporting OEM, hyperscale, datacenter, AI infrastructure, networking, or high-speed interconnect markets * Experience driving design wins, new platform adoption, or strategic solution positioning * Strong commercial acumen with the ability to evaluate growth opportunities, margin profile, and long-term account value * Experience coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality teams to support production ramps and customer execution * Knowledge of global account structures, ODM/CM ecosystems, and customer service models Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here. Who We Are At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. 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. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. 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. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu). | |