Dolby Careers Director, Market Adoption

Join the leader in entertainment innovation and help us design the future. At Dolby science meets art and high tech means more than computer code. As a member of the Dolby team youll see and hear the results of your work everywhere from movie theaters to smartphones. We continue to revolutionize how people create deliver and enjoy entertainment worldwide. To do that we need the absolute best talent. Were big enough to give you all the resources you need and small enough so you can make a real difference and earn recognition for your work. We offer a collegial culture challenging projects and excellent compensation and benefits.

For this high functioning team the nature of the work benefits from frequent in-office presence and employees may be expected to work from a company office up to four days per week. While we remain committed to flexibility this teams rhythm includes regular in-person connection to support collaboration learning and impact.

The LegalDepartment provides core legal support to all Dolby functions runs several IP-centric businesses and leads government relations.

Role Summary: 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. Working across Dolbys Core and Extended Core technology domains this person will identify growth opportunities define commercialization pathways mobilize ecosystems and accelerate adoption of technologies that can create long-term business value. The role functions as the product manager for emerging technology platforms defining adoption requirements ecosystem strategies commercialization pathways and business outcomes long before formal products markets or licensing programs are established.

What Youll Do

• Shape Commercialization and Adoption Strategy: Define commercialization adoption and ecosystem strategies for Dolbys current and future growth platforms. Translate market needs standards evolution and business objectives into actionable roadmaps that guide technology strategy IP development partnerships and commercialization activities.
• Assess Commercialization Opportunities: Evaluate market readiness ecosystem maturity adoption barriers and commercialization pathways for emerging technologies. Provide insights and recommendations that inform Dolbys business technology partnership and investment decisions.
• Build and Activate Ecosystems: Develop and execute ecosystem strategies across standards bodies industry alliances device manufacturers service providers platform operators regulators and strategic partners to accelerate adoption and create sustainable market momentum.
  Translate Standards Leadership into Commercial Outcomes: Connect standards participation technical innovation ecosystem development and commercialization efforts to create durable licensing opportunities and maximize returns on Dolbys technology and IP investments.
• Develop Market Positioning and Drive Adoption: Create compelling market narratives value propositions adoption frameworks and success metrics that help internal and external stakeholders understand deploy and champion emerging technologies.
• Create and Scale New Growth Platforms: Identify and advance opportunities capable of becoming future licensing businesses. Partner with Standards Patent Strategy Licensing Corporate Development Product Research and Business Operations teams to transform promising technologies into scalable commercial opportunities and build repeatable commercialization playbooks.

What Youll Bring

Experience

• 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.

Strategic and Commercial Skills

• 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.

Leadership and Influence

• 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.

Preferred Experience

• Technology licensing patent monetization standards-essential patents or FRAND-based licensing ecosystems.
• Product management or commercialization experience for platform technologies.
• Experience working with standards bodies industry alliances ecosystem-development organizations or strategic partnerships.
• Familiarity with media technologies video and audio codecs telecommunications connectivity wireless power digital trust and authenticity AI infrastructure or adjacent technology ecosystems.
• MBA advanced technical degree or equivalent combination of technical and commercial experience.

Success in this Role

The person in this role will:

• Create adoption momentum for emerging technology platforms.
• Build ecosystems that accelerate standards adoption and commercial deployment.
• Align technical legal licensing and business stakeholders around a shared commercialization strategy.
• Establish repeatable frameworks for evaluating and advancing future growth opportunities.
• Help convert Dolbys standards leadership technology investments and intellectual property into sustainable long-term business value.

The San Francisco/Bay Area base salary range for this full-time position is $235000 - 328000which can vary if outside this locationplus bonus benefits and some roles may also include equity. Our salary ranges are determined by role level and location. Within the range individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills competencies experience market demands internal parity and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range and perks and benefits for your location during the hiring process.

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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

Equal Employment Opportunity:
Dolby is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our success depends on the combined skills and talents of all our employees. 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.