Product Manager, AEC

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Molex is seeking a Product Manager to manage and grow the Active Electrical Cable (AEC) product portfolio within the Asia Datacom market. This role will focus on high-speed interconnect solutions for hyperscale data centers, AI infrastructure, servers, switches, storage systems, and next-generation networking applications.

The Product Manager will be responsible for translating customer and market needs into product strategies, requirements, and roadmap priorities, while driving customer opportunities from initial engagement through product development, qualification, launch, and revenue ramp.

This role will work closely with customers, sales, product engineering, signal integrity, program management, sourcing, manufacturing, quality, operations, and global product teams. The successful candidate will combine strong customer engagement, technical understanding, commercial judgment, and cross-functional leadership to drive product adoption and profitable business growth.

What You Will Do (Job Description)

• Lead the development and execution of AEC product strategies for Asia, including product customization, positioning, and pricing for key CSP, OEM, and ODM accounts.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify customer needs, technology trends, portfolio gaps, and growth opportunities, and translate these insights into product and technology roadmap priorities.
• Define product requirements based on customer feedback, market demand, and technology advancements, including PCIe Gen5/Gen6 and 112G/224G PAM4 applications.
• Grow the regional opportunity pipeline and convert customer opportunities into design wins, product qualifications, product releases, and sustainable revenue growth.
• Lead cross-functional execution with product design engineering, signal integrity, manufacturing integration, program management, sales, test laboratories, manufacturing, and senior leadership to deliver development projects on time and within budget.
• Drive product launches and commercialization, including go-to-market strategy, sales enablement, marketing collateral, qualification, customer adoption, and revenue ramp.
• Monitor product and market performance and recommend product enhancements, lifecycle actions, investment priorities, and portfolio adjustments.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, partners, industry influencers, and regional and global senior leadership.
• Provide product leadership, mentor less experienced team members, and foster collaboration and professional growth as One Molex Team.
• Travel to customer locations, manufacturing sites, supplier facilities, and global Molex offices as required.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Marketing, or a related field.

Five or more years of relevant experience in product management, product marketing, technical sales, application engineering, product engineering, or a related role within the data center, networking, semiconductor, electronics, or high-speed interconnect industry.

Experience managing customer-driven product development or design-in opportunities from requirements definition through qualification and product launch.

Demonstrated ability to translate customer, market, and application requirements into clear product requirements, business priorities, and actionable development plans.

Experience leading cross-functional execution with sales, engineering, program management, sourcing, manufacturing, quality, operations, and supply chain while managing multiple customer opportunities simultaneously.

Strong analytical and commercial skills, including opportunity assessment, business-case development, pricing, forecasting, and portfolio prioritization.

Professional proficiency in English and Mandarin Chinese, with the ability to work effectively across countries, cultures, functions, and time zones.

Ability to travel domestically and internationally based on customer and business needs.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Direct experience with AEC, DAC, ACC, AOC, optical transceivers, high-speed cable assemblies, connectors, or related interconnect products.
• Experience with PCIe Gen5/Gen6, 112G/224G PAM4 Ethernet, high-speed SerDes technologies, or data-center system architectures.
• Familiarity with high-speed PCB design, signal integrity, S-parameters, BER testing, channel-loss budgets, interoperability, and system-level validation.
• Understanding of cable design, mechanical interfaces, thermal management, power consumption, reliability, qualification, manufacturing requirements, sample builds, and new product introduction.
• Experience working with hyperscale data-center customers, server and switch OEMs, ODMs, semiconductor companies, or contract manufacturers.
• Proven experience converting customer opportunities into design wins, qualified products, production releases, and revenue growth.
• Experience with SAP, Teamcenter, CRM, product lifecycle management, or similar business and product-development systems.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.