Senior Sales Manager- Data Centers

Your Job

Your Career Connection in the Bay Area- Are you ready to connect your career to innovation? Join Molex, where we create connections for life. From Silicon Valley to global markets, we’re driving the future of communication through engineering excellence, quality, and customer-centric solutions. Molex’s Optical Solutions Business Unit is expanding, and we’re seeking a growth-minded Sales Manager based in the Bay Area to help us scale our presence in the hyperscale data center space. If you’re passionate about optical technologies and thrive in a fast-paced, customer-driven environment, this is your opportunity to make an impact.

Your Role : Senior Sales Manager – Data Centers As a key member of our Global Sales and Marketing team, you’ll report directly to the Director of Sales and manage strategic accounts in the hyperscale data center sector. You’ll be the primary point of contact for high-touch customer engagement, driving revenue growth, pipeline development, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver cutting-edge optical connectivity solutions.

What You Will Do

• Drive revenue growth across assigned Bay Area and West Coast accounts to meet global sales targets
• Build and nurture relationships with key stakeholders at hyperscale data centers firms
• Develop and execute opportunity pipelines for existing and emerging optical products
• Lead customer negotiations, RFQs, and pricing strategies with internal alignment
• Monitor competitive trends and deliver actionable business intelligence
• Prioritize high-impact opportunities and customer engagements
• Deliver accurate forecasts and reporting to support operational planning
• Serve as the customer’s advocate, resolving issues and coordinating internal resources
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, and marketing teams to align on customer needs
• Maintain strategic account plans that reflect customer goals and market dynamics

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

What Will Put You Ahead

For this role, we anticipate paying $150,000 - $200,000 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.