Dolby Creator Lab Program Coordinator (Contract)
Dolby · Burbank, CA · Mid Level · Administration and office · posted 2 days ago
Dolby · San Francisco, CA · posted 45 days ago
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
| Employer | Dolby |
|---|---|
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Field | Sales and Customers › Sales and business development |
| Level | Senior Level |
| Source category | Sales |
| Posted | 2026-09-25 (45 days ago) |
| Work arrangement | On-site at the location listed |
| Pay | Not published in the source listing |
Join the leader in collaborative licensing and help us advance inclusive and efficient new patent licensing approaches to drive innovation globally. Via Licensing Alliance is dedicated to accelerating global technology adoption, fostering participation, and generating return on innovation with balanced IP licensing solutions for innovators and manufacturers of all sizes around the globe. Via administers dozens of patent licensing programs in audio, video, broadcast, power, and more for a variety of technologies, consisting of 25,000 patents in over 130 countries, with nearly 100 current patent holders and over 3,000 current licensees.
Via Licensing Alliance, a subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories, is an independently managed company owned by industry-leading participants with over 25 years of intellectual property licensing leadership. We are the world's largest patent pool administrator. We aggregate patents around key innovations and offer licensing solutions that give companies streamlined access to standardized technologies. For decades, we have served as a trusted bridge between our licensors and licensees, driving a strong and efficient IP licensing environment that yields better products and technologies for people around the world.
As Senior Manager, Business Development & Technology, you will play a key role in identifying, evaluating, and advancing new patent pool and licensing program opportunities at the intersection of emerging technology, intellectual property, standards development, and market adoption. This role will focus on developing actionable market insights, building business cases, engaging with ecosystem stakeholders, and supporting the formation and growth of new licensing programs.
The ideal candidate will bring strong business development instincts, analytical rigor, technical curiosity, and a solid understanding of intellectual property and technology markets. This individual must be comfortable working across legal, licensing, finance, program management, and technical teams, while also engaging externally with patent owners, technology companies, standards participants, industry associations, and prospective strategic partners.
This is a highly collaborative and externally focused role that requires the ability to translate complex technology and market dynamics into clear commercial strategies. The Senior Manager will help Via identify where collaborative licensing solutions can address market inefficiencies, support broader technology adoption, and create value for innovators and implementers. This hybrid role is based in San Francisco and requires in-office presence three days per week, Tuesday through Thursday.
Key Responsibilities
• Identify, evaluate, and develop new business opportunities for patent pools and other collaborative licensing programs across emerging and established technology markets, including artificial intelligence, data center infrastructure, semiconductors, connectivity, media, power, and other standards-based technologies.
• Monitor emerging technology trends, standards activity, market adoption patterns, patent ownership dynamics, and competitive licensing models to identify opportunities before they mature into established licensing markets.
• Develop market landscapes and opportunity assessments covering technology adoption, addressable markets, value chains, key patent holders, implementers, standards organizations, industry associations, competitive dynamics, and commercialization pathways.
• Build business cases for new licensing opportunities, including market sizing, adoption forecasts, revenue considerations, potential licensing models, target licensors and licensees, stakeholder maps, implementation risks, and recommended go-to-market approaches.
• Translate complex technical, legal, and market information into clear, commercially actionable recommendations for senior management and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Support the creation, development, and launch of new patent pool programs and strategic initiatives by helping define the opportunity, value proposition, participation model, commercial framework, and stakeholder engagement strategy.
• Lead or support outreach to prospective licensors, strategic partners, technology companies, standards participants, and other ecosystem stakeholders to assess market interest and build alignment around potential licensing solutions.
• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with patent owners, implementers, industry participants, standards organizations, and other external stakeholders to support program development and long-term business growth.
• Partner closely with legal, licensing, finance, program management, and technical teams to assess patent landscapes, standards relevance, essentiality considerations, commercial viability, regulatory considerations, and operational requirements for new programs.
• Support the development of licensing concepts that align royalty structures, licensing terms, and participation models with how technologies are implemented, adopted, and monetized in the market.
• Prepare strategic recommendations, executive presentations, research summaries, market analyses, and business cases to ensure Via leadership and other stakeholders are well informed on new program opportunities and related market developments.
• Support negotiation preparation and program launch activities, including commercial terms, governance structures, participation models, stakeholder communications, and go-to-market planning.
• Maintain and manage a pipeline of potential business development opportunities, including establishing evaluation criteria, prioritization frameworks, tracking mechanisms, and regular reporting for internal stakeholders.
• Represent Via professionally in external business development discussions, industry forums, conferences, working groups, and other settings where new technology and licensing opportunities may emerge.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Via's business development processes, tools, research methods, market intelligence capabilities, and opportunity evaluation frameworks.
Qualifications and Skills
• 8+ years of experience in business development, technology strategy, intellectual property, patent licensing, standards-based technology markets, strategic partnerships, consulting, or a related field.
• Experience working in or supporting technology-driven industries such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, data center infrastructure, connectivity, consumer electronics, media technologies, software, telecommunications, automotive technology, power, or other standards-based markets.
• Demonstrated understanding of intellectual property, patent licensing, patent pools, standards development, or other collaborative licensing models; experience with SEP/FRAND concepts is preferred.
• Strong ability to evaluate emerging technologies, market opportunities, patent ownership dynamics, standards ecosystems, and commercial adoption trends.
• Proven ability to develop business cases, market landscapes, opportunity assessments, financial or commercial models, executive presentations, and strategic recommendations.
• Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex technical, legal, financial, and market information into clear business insights.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex topics clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal teams and external partners across legal, licensing, technical, financial, and executive audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and drive work forward in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• High degree of initiative, ownership, intellectual curiosity, and sound business judgment, with the ability to operate independently while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.
• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, computer science, economics, law, or a related field required; advanced degree such as an MBA, JD, technical master's degree, or PhD is preferred.
• Experience with market intelligence tools, patent analytics, CRM systems, financial modeling, data analysis, or b usiness development pipeline management tools is a plus.
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How San Francisco compares. Among the 145 largest places in California, San Francisco is #4 by population, #139 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #20 for remote work (#1 = most), #25 for college degrees (#1 = most). Its county, San Francisco County, is #3 of 58 counties for average pay ($174,103).
San Francisco has 830,235 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 2.1% of the population of California. It covers 47 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 17,784 people per square mile. The median age is 40.0, 6% older than the state median (40.0 against 37.9).
The median gross rent is $2,476 a month (rent plus utilities), 22% above the state median ($2,476 against $2,036). Over a year that is 21.1% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $1,394,500, which is 9.9 times the median household income ($140,970); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 38.2% of households own their home, 32% below the state average (38.2% against 55.9%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.
The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area has 2,373,920 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $74,260 a year, 46% above the national median ($74,260 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (226,320 jobs, median $62,120); management (223,100 jobs, median $176,340); business and financial operations (207,030 jobs, median $112,960). The area is most specialised in computer and mathematical (1.9 times) and life, physical, and social science (1.8 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($176,340) and computer and mathematical ($167,770). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of San Francisco County was 4.0%. 69.6% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in San Francisco County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.
Among workers, 28.6% drive alone, 18.7% use public transit, 9.3% walk, 31.0% work from home. 21.6% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 11% above the state average (21.6% against 19.4%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.
60.3% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 63% above the state share (60.3% against 37.1%). 34.0% of residents were born outside the United States, 26% above the state share (34.0% against 27.0%). The poverty rate is 11.2%, 7% below the state rate (11.2% against 12.0%).
The warmest month is Sep, averaging 59°F (14.9°C), and the coolest is Apr at 53°F (11.6°C). About 515 mm (20 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Dec is the wettest month (112 mm) and Jul the driest (2 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.
Closest cities in this guide: Daly City (31 miles, rent 3% higher); Pacifica (31 miles, rent 25% higher); San Bruno (34 miles, rent 12% higher); Millbrae (36 miles, rent 32% higher). Rent differences are against San Francisco; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.
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| Place ⇅ | Distance from the job city ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ | Median home value ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Commute 45+ min ⇅ | Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅ | Open jobs there ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 0 mi | $2,476 | $1,394,500 | $140,970 | 21.6% | n/a | Jobs |
| Daly City, CA | 31 mi | $2,551 | $1,115,000 | $123,547 | 19.6% | n/a | — |
| Pacifica, CA | 31 mi | $3,098 | $1,249,800 | $160,523 | 15.5% | n/a | — |
| San Bruno, CA | 34 mi | $2,773 | $1,207,500 | $141,272 | 12.2% | n/a | — |
| Millbrae, CA | 36 mi | $3,272 | $1,934,900 | $163,476 | 21.8% | n/a | — |
| Brisbane, CA | 36 mi | $2,574 | $1,232,200 | $156,169 | 29.8% | n/a | — |
| South San Francisco, CA | 36 mi | $2,802 | $1,188,800 | $136,578 | 15.2% | n/a | — |
| Half Moon Bay, CA | 37 mi | $2,433 | $1,549,500 | $157,884 | 26.7% | n/a | — |
| Burlingame, CA | 38 mi | $2,785 | $2,000,001 | $174,000 | 23.1% | n/a | — |
| Richmond, CA | 40 mi | $1,960 | $668,200 | $95,391 | 28.8% | n/a | — |
| San Mateo, CA | 41 mi | $3,077 | $1,618,700 | $153,504 | 15.8% | n/a | — |
| Berkeley, CA | 41 mi | $2,133 | $1,413,900 | $108,092 | 20.8% | n/a | Jobs |
| Alameda, CA | 42 mi | $2,474 | $1,235,700 | $137,697 | 27.3% | n/a | Jobs |
| Belmont, CA | 43 mi | $2,875 | $2,000,001 | $205,297 | 18.6% | n/a | Jobs |
| Oakland, CA | 44 mi | $1,979 | $929,900 | $101,600 | 21.9% | n/a | Jobs |
| Foster City, CA | 44 mi | $3,501 | $1,838,200 | $199,143 | 20.6% | n/a | Jobs |
| San Carlos, CA | 45 mi | $2,854 | $2,000,001 | $237,470 | 14.9% | n/a | — |
| Redwood City, CA | 47 mi | $2,968 | $1,801,700 | $157,814 | 10.2% | n/a | Jobs |
| San Leandro, CA | 48 mi | $2,186 | $844,200 | $101,420 | 23.7% | n/a | — |
| Atherton, CA | 49 mi | $3,501 | $2,000,001 | $250,001 | 7.0% | n/a | — |
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How far San Francisco, CA is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.
| From ⇅ | Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅ | Population of that city ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 0 mi | 830,235 |
| San Jose, CA | 73 mi | 990,138 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 364 mi | 3,857,263 |
| San Diego, CA | 475 mi | 1,389,526 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 678 mi | 1,642,323 |
| Seattle, WA | 684 mi | 754,195 |
| Denver, CO | 986 mi | 718,877 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1,420 mi | 697,125 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 1,484 mi | 963,194 |
| Dallas, TX | 1,515 mi | 1,307,930 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,516 mi | 1,479,835 |
| Austin, TX | 1,530 mi | 979,539 |
| Houston, TX | 1,673 mi | 2,328,253 |
| Chicago, IL | 1,885 mi | 2,711,226 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 1,979 mi | 885,860 |
| Columbus, OH | 2,142 mi | 914,802 |
| Charlotte, NC | 2,332 mi | 903,844 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 2,403 mi | 977,670 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 2,550 mi | 1,579,706 |
| New York, NY | 2,602 mi | 8,483,844 |
| City ⇅ | Straight-line distance ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda, CA | 42 mi | 15 |
| Belmont, CA | 43 mi | 2 |
| Redwood City, CA | 47 mi | 27 |
| Palo Alto, CA | 54 mi | 24 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 60 mi | 12 |
| Fremont, CA | 62 mi | 2 |
| Pleasanton, CA | 63 mi | 1 |
| Milpitas, CA | 66 mi | 2 |
| Campbell, CA | 67 mi | 7 |
| San Jose, CA | 73 mi | 661 |
| Capitola, CA | 79 mi | 1 |
| Sacramento, CA | 103 mi | 38 |
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