Enterprise Sales Manager, Data Centers

Molex

Lisle, IL, US (Remote)

$140k - $190k

About the job

Job Title: Enterprise Sales Manager, Data Centers Location: Remote, United States

Travel: Up to 50% nationwide

Salary: $140,000 - $190,000 base salary + performance-based incentives

Your Job

The Enterprise Sales Manager, Data Centers is responsible for accelerating Molex penetration and market share across privately owned, mid-scale enterprise and edge data center environments. This role blends strategic market development with hands-on selling to drive new logo acquisition, expand product adoption, secure multi-site opportunities, and position Molex as the preferred connectivity partner.

You will primarily target organizations operating their own facilities, including financial institutions, healthcare systems, regional enterprises, and private companies, that are modernizing infrastructure to support growing data demands, hybrid architectures, and evolving technology requirements. Success requires building strong executive and technical relationships, developing regional and national opportunities, and influencing customer decisions through value-based, consultative engagement.

This is a high-impact, national individual contributor role with significant autonomy, where you will collaborate closely with engineering, product management, and operations to shape solutions and unlock growth. Your work will directly contribute to expanding Molex's presence and long-term leadership within enterprise data center markets.

Our Team

Connected Enterprise Solutions (CES) is an entrepreneurial, growth-focused business within Molex, combining a trusted global brand with the agility to make things happen. As part of Koch Industries, one of the largest privately held companies in the world, we operate with a long-term mindset and a culture rooted in Principle Based Management™ . Team members are trusted to think like owners, develop new opportunities, create customer value, and run their business with autonomy and accountability. CES is actively investing in growth, giving you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact and advance your career.

What You Will Do

  • Serve as a subject matter expert in data center connectivity and infrastructure solutions, using consultative and value-based selling to align Molex solutions with customer business objectives.
  • Identify, prioritize, and develop enterprise and edge data center opportunities, creating strategic account plans to accelerate market penetration and multi-site growth.
  • Drive new customer acquisition while expanding share within existing accounts.
  • Build and manage a multi-year sales pipeline with clear revenue ownership and forecast accuracy.
  • Engage customers on Molex's differentiated value in deployment speed, scalability, reliability, and total lifecycle cost.
  • Lead complex customer engagements including opportunity development, RFQs, solution positioning, and commercial negotiations.
  • Map decision-makers and influencers, establishing executive-level relationships aligned to customer priorities.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations to deliver customer-focused solutions and influence roadmap direction.
  • Monitor market trends, competitive activity, and emerging technologies to strengthen Molex's positioning in enterprise and edge data centers.
  • Generate demand through industry events, associations, channel partners, and strategic ecosystem relationships.
  • Represent Molex at trade shows, conferences, and technical forums to build brand awareness and thought leadership.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • Proven success selling data center infrastructure, structured cabling, connectivity, or networking solutions
  • Experience engaging mid-market organizations or privately owned companies with regional or distributed facilities
  • Demonstrated ability to win new business and expand accounts across multi-site environments
  • Strong relationship-building skills with both technical and business stakeholders
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with comfort operating in growth-focused environments
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% nationwide

What Will Put You Ahead

  • Experience within enterprise or edge data center environments
  • Track record of national or multi-region account development
  • Relationships with consultants, integrators, or ecosystem partners in the data center market
  • Bachelor's degree in any related field

What Sets This Role Apart?

  • National scope and autonomy to grow the business
  • Entrepreneurial culture with ownership and influence
  • Trusted global brand actively investing in growth
  • Real opportunity to shape solutions and drive enterprise adoption

For this role, we anticipate paying $140,000 to $190,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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

As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before.

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 , aquí , or tu )

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