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About the Role
Dolby is seeking a strategic and commercially minded Director of Technology Commercialization & Ecosystem Development to help build the next generation of licensing growth platforms. This role exists to create the conditions that drive adoption of Dolby and industry technologies, converting standards participation, IP investment, partnerships, and ecosystem development into future licensing revenue. The person in this role will operate at the intersection of technology strategy, market development, product management, ecosystem building, business development, and commercialization.
Responsibilities
- Define commercialization, adoption, and ecosystem strategies for Dolby's current and future growth platforms.
- Translate market needs, standards evolution, and business objectives into actionable roadmaps.
- Evaluate market readiness, ecosystem maturity, adoption barriers, and commercialization pathways for emerging technologies.
- Develop and execute ecosystem strategies across standards bodies, industry alliances, device manufacturers, service providers, platform operators, regulators, and strategic partners.
- Connect standards participation, technical innovation, ecosystem development, and commercialization efforts to create durable licensing opportunities.
- Create compelling market narratives, value propositions, adoption frameworks, and success metrics.
- Identify and advance opportunities capable of becoming future licensing businesses.
- Partner with various teams to transform promising technologies into scalable commercial opportunities.
- Create repeatable commercialization playbooks.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in technology strategy, product management, business development, ecosystem development, technology commercialization, intellectual property strategy, management consulting, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience bringing emerging technologies from concept to commercial adoption.
- Experience building business cases, commercialization strategies, market assessments, and executive investment recommendations.
- Experience operating in markets where standards, business models, ecosystems, and adoption paths are still emerging.
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into compelling business opportunities and actionable strategic recommendations.
- Strong product strategy mindset, including market requirements, adoption planning, ecosystem development, and commercialization.
- Ability to define success metrics and drive execution through influence rather than direct authority.
- Structured thinker comfortable navigating ambiguity and creating clarity where markets are still forming.
- Proven ability to align technical, legal, licensing, standards, strategy, and business stakeholders around a shared vision and execution plan.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Ability to communicate credibly with engineers, standards experts, executives, partners, and industry leaders.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and external stakeholders without formal authority.
Skills
- Technology strategy
- Product management
- Business development
- Ecosystem development
- Technology commercialization
- Intellectual property strategy
- Management consulting
- Market assessment
- Strategic recommendations
- Market requirements
- Adoption planning
- Execution
- Structured thinking
- Navigating ambiguity
- Stakeholder alignment
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Presentation skills
- Influencing senior leaders
- Technology licensing
- Patent monetization
- Standards-essential patents
- FRAND-based licensing ecosystems
- Platform technologies
- Standards bodies
- Industry alliances
- Ecosystem-development organizations
- Strategic partnerships
- Media technologies
- Video and audio codecs
- Telecommunications
- Connectivity
- Wireless power
- Digital trust and authenticity
- AI infrastructure
Location
- San Francisco/Bay Area
Work Type
- Hybrid (up to four days per week in office)
Experience Level
- 10+ years
Education Level
- MBA, advanced technical degree, or equivalent combination of technical and commercial experience.
Salary/Compensations
- $235,000 - $328,000
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity (for some roles)
About the Company
- Dolby is the leader in entertainment innovation, where science meets art. We revolutionize how people create, deliver, and enjoy entertainment worldwide, with results seen and heard everywhere from movie theaters to smartphones. We offer a collegial culture, challenging projects, and excellent compensation and benefits.
Equal Opportunity
- Dolby is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to making employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, family status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. Dolby will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of San Francisco Police Code, Article 49, and Administrative Code, Article 12.