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Product Development Manager roles attract H-1B sponsorship from consumer goods, tech, and manufacturing companies that need degree-qualified leaders overseeing product lifecycles. Most sponsoring employers require a bachelor's in engineering, business, or a related field, with several years of cross-functional product experience. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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Molex is seeking an Associate New Product Development Manager to join our Copper Solutions team responsible for leading the development of high speed datacom and telecom solutions used in AI applications. The New Product Development Manager will work with customers (Hyperscalers/OEMs/ODMs), partners, and internal customers to ensure that we are developing new products that align with market technology needs. This leader will be taking those new products and partnering with customers to implement our technologies within their next generation platforms.
This role demands a blend of technical knowledge and business acumen, as well as a passion for innovation and a commitment to delivering high-quality, user-centric products that meet market demands. The New Product Development Manager will play a crucial role in shaping the future of AI hardware in the datacom industry, driving growth and maintaining a competitive edge in the market.
This person will work with all levels of the organization, including Senior Management and external customers, suppliers, and trade organizations.
Our Team
This person will work with all levels of the organization, including Senior Management and external customers, suppliers, and trade organizations. The information exchange is typically technical in nature and confidential. This position requires a high level of negotiation skills, business acumen and ability to cross functional teams.
What You Will Do
- Develops and implements strategic product and annual business plans targeting markets, industries and customers including leading front-end technical discussions with customers (architectures, target specifications, etc.)
- Identifies product line trends and technologies and leads long term product planning
- Partner with MIE and cross functional teams to ensure CapEx and product costs are in line with market conditions to optimize BOM, DFM/DFMA, tooling, and process flows.
- Track capacity and drive capital investments supporting forecasted demand
- Drive the closure of any commercial negotiations with customers on new platform partnerships such as specification sign-off, acceptance criteria, qualification protocols, and more.
- Identifies opportunities to establish and develop industry partner relationships
- Understand, support and contribute to current Molex Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, International Standards Organization (ISO) and Environmental, and/or Health and Safety (EH&S) Management Systems by following stated policies and procedures
- Track and understand the competitive landscape and establish and drive our technology roadmap
- Develop relationships with our key customers technical engineering teams and enable collaboration to align our customers technology roadmap to our own development plan
- Lead new product development projects making sure that they are completed on a timely basis and within budget
- Develop marketing collateral to promote new technologies and gain penetration in the market
- Drive product and technology release internally while working with marketing communications on launch strategies
- Perform other related duties as assigned by management
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor degree in engineering in Electrical, Mechanical or similar
- 4+ years of technical engineering experience within the high-speed Datacom Market
- 2+ Years of Sales or Product Management experience calling on Datacom accounts
What Will Put You Ahead
- Advanced degree in engineering (electrical or mechanical) or business
- Sales experience or product engineering
- Experience working with semi-conductor/re-timer companies
- Experience in negotiating and working with contract manufacturers and electronics market OEM's
For this role, we anticipate paying $100,000 - $140,000 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).
Your Job
Molex is seeking an Associate New Product Development Manager to join our Copper Solutions team responsible for leading the development of high speed datacom and telecom solutions used in AI applications. The New Product Development Manager will work with customers (Hyperscalers/OEMs/ODMs), partners, and internal customers to ensure that we are developing new products that align with market technology needs. This leader will be taking those new products and partnering with customers to implement our technologies within their next generation platforms.
This role demands a blend of technical knowledge and business acumen, as well as a passion for innovation and a commitment to delivering high-quality, user-centric products that meet market demands. The New Product Development Manager will play a crucial role in shaping the future of AI hardware in the datacom industry, driving growth and maintaining a competitive edge in the market.
This person will work with all levels of the organization, including Senior Management and external customers, suppliers, and trade organizations.
Our Team
This person will work with all levels of the organization, including Senior Management and external customers, suppliers, and trade organizations. The information exchange is typically technical in nature and confidential. This position requires a high level of negotiation skills, business acumen and ability to cross functional teams.
What You Will Do
- Develops and implements strategic product and annual business plans targeting markets, industries and customers including leading front-end technical discussions with customers (architectures, target specifications, etc.)
- Identifies product line trends and technologies and leads long term product planning
- Partner with MIE and cross functional teams to ensure CapEx and product costs are in line with market conditions to optimize BOM, DFM/DFMA, tooling, and process flows.
- Track capacity and drive capital investments supporting forecasted demand
- Drive the closure of any commercial negotiations with customers on new platform partnerships such as specification sign-off, acceptance criteria, qualification protocols, and more.
- Identifies opportunities to establish and develop industry partner relationships
- Understand, support and contribute to current Molex Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, International Standards Organization (ISO) and Environmental, and/or Health and Safety (EH&S) Management Systems by following stated policies and procedures
- Track and understand the competitive landscape and establish and drive our technology roadmap
- Develop relationships with our key customers technical engineering teams and enable collaboration to align our customers technology roadmap to our own development plan
- Lead new product development projects making sure that they are completed on a timely basis and within budget
- Develop marketing collateral to promote new technologies and gain penetration in the market
- Drive product and technology release internally while working with marketing communications on launch strategies
- Perform other related duties as assigned by management
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor degree in engineering in Electrical, Mechanical or similar
- 4+ years of technical engineering experience within the high-speed Datacom Market
- 2+ Years of Sales or Product Management experience calling on Datacom accounts
What Will Put You Ahead
- Advanced degree in engineering (electrical or mechanical) or business
- Sales experience or product engineering
- Experience working with semi-conductor/re-timer companies
- Experience in negotiating and working with contract manufacturers and electronics market OEM's
For this role, we anticipate paying $100,000 - $140,000 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).
How to Get Visa Sponsorship as a Product Development Manager
Target industries with high sponsorship rates
Consumer electronics, medical devices, and enterprise software consistently sponsor Product Development Managers. These industries rely on specialized talent pipelines and have established immigration programs, making visa sponsorship a routine part of their hiring process.
Align your degree to the role explicitly
H-1B specialty occupation approval depends on your degree matching the role. Engineering, product management, or business degrees strengthen your petition. If your degree is in an adjacent field, documented coursework in product development or technology reinforces the connection for USCIS reviewers.
Emphasize cross-functional leadership in your resume
Sponsoring employers need evidence that your role qualifies as a specialty occupation. Highlighting ownership of product roadmaps, engineering collaboration, and P&L responsibility demonstrates the complexity that distinguishes this role from general management positions in USCIS petitions.
Ask about sponsorship timelines before accepting offers
H-1B cap-subject petitions are filed once per year, with the lottery typically in March. If you're starting a new job outside cap-exempt status, confirm your employer understands the timeline and has prior sponsorship experience before committing to an offer.
Cap-exempt employers can sponsor year-round
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and certain government-affiliated entities are exempt from the H-1B cap. Product Development Manager roles at these institutions can be sponsored at any time of year, without waiting for the annual lottery window.
Document your product impact with metrics
Strong H-1B petitions include specific evidence of the role's specialized nature. Quantifying outcomes like revenue growth, product launch timelines, or cost reductions helps your employer's attorney build a compelling specialty occupation argument tied directly to your qualifications.
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Can a Product Development Manager role qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, but the petition needs to establish that the role requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field, not just any degree. USCIS scrutinizes management titles closely. Strong petitions tie the job duties to specialized knowledge in engineering, product design, or a technical discipline, and show that a degree in that specific field is an industry-standard requirement for the position.
What degree do I need for an employer to sponsor me as a Product Development Manager?
Most sponsoring employers require a bachelor's degree in engineering, industrial design, business administration with a technology focus, or a closely related field. USCIS looks for a direct relationship between your degree and the role's duties. A general business degree may be sufficient if the job description emphasizes technical product development, but engineering or STEM degrees typically make for stronger H-1B petitions in this role.
How do I find Product Development Manager jobs that offer visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the most efficient way to find Product Development Manager openings where employers are actively willing to sponsor. Standard job boards don't filter reliably for sponsorship intent, so you often spend significant time applying to roles where sponsorship was never on the table. Migrate Mate surfaces listings from employers with verified sponsorship history, which narrows your search to realistic opportunities.
Are Product Development Manager H-1B petitions commonly approved?
Approval rates are moderate, with the main risk factor being the specialty occupation determination rather than the lottery. USCIS has issued RFEs for management-titled roles that lack clear ties to a specialized degree. Petitions filed by experienced immigration attorneys, with detailed job duty descriptions and evidence of degree requirements across the industry, have significantly better outcomes than templated filings.
Can I switch employers as a Product Development Manager while on H-1B status?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can begin working for a new employer once they file an H-1B transfer petition on your behalf, without waiting for approval, provided your prior H-1B was properly maintained and the new petition is filed before your current status expires. The new employer must file a fresh Labor Condition Application and I-129 petition, and the role must still qualify as a specialty occupation.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Product Development Manager jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.
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