Business Information Security Vice President

Your Job

We are seeking an experienced Business Information Security Vice President to lead the vision and strategy for Molex’s cybersecurity program. In this role you will lead the Information Security Office which is tasked to deliver high value security capabilities across Molex’s corporate and product environments. As a member of the executive team, you will partner with business leaders to execute strategic plans to ensure effective and secure delivery of Molex products to a global customer base.

Our Team

Molex is a leading provider of electronic solutions, committed to innovation and excellence. The Digital Transformation business unit is at the heart of Molex’s commitment to customer experience. Our substantial investments in transformative technologies across product development, manufacturing and supply chain bring data-driven decision making to the forefront of our business operations. We’re committed to exceeding expectations by ensuring product quality and reliability, shortening our customers’ time to market and preparing for unexpected disruptions that impact business operations for Molex and our customers.

What You Will Do

• Develop, implement, and mature a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy that aligns to and supports Molex’s vision.
• Lead a global team of cyber professionals to strengthen partnerships with business and products teams and profitably manage the business’s cyber risk.
• Along with Koch, establish and enforce third-party cybersecurity risk management processes, including assessments, audits, and continuous monitoring to ensure supply chain resilience at Molex.
• Define key cybersecurity metrics and reporting frameworks that provide transparent risk posture visibility to executive leadership at Molex.
• Demonstrated ability to secure a manufacturing environment by understanding the unique operational priorities, especially focusing on system availability. Must effectively communicate with manufacturing management to balance technical security measures with the critical need for uninterrupted operations.
• Deep understanding of data types and sensitivities within a manufacturing company, including safeguarding sensitive intellectual property from multiple external partners located across diverse sites. Proven experience in identifying, classifying, and protecting data assets, with a particular emphasis on ensuring AI initiatives are safe and compliant.
• Strong knowledge of compliance frameworks and regulatory requirements relevant to manufacturing and emerging technologies. Ability to navigate complex regulations (including but not limited to CMMC, HIPPA, NIST, ISO24001, ISO27001, GDPR, SOX, etc.), ensuring compliance without hindering innovation or operational efficiency.
• In partnership with Koch, champion security awareness programs and organizational change management to embed security into the Molex’s culture.
• Collaborate with IT and engineering teams at Molex and Koch to architect secure systems and integrate security controls that enable safe adoption of emerging technologies such as IoT, cloud, and AI.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of Molex’s risk management and vulnerability management programs to minimize business disruptions
• Mentor and develop talent across your team to enable individuals to reach their full potential.
• Support a culture of security by being a value-added partner to the product and business teams.
• Partners with legal, compliance, and data privacy teams to navigate a complex global regulatory environment and action strategies to ensure compliance.
• Support sales and products teams in educating our customers on Molex’s strategy and commitment to security.
• Develop and maintain strong internal and external knowledge networks to constantly learn and bring back best practices to the organization

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

What Will Put You Ahead

For this role, we anticipate paying $250,000 - $320,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

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.