Director, Tech Commercialization & Ecosystem

Dolby; Greater London; On-site; GBP 176,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job 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. The role spans technology strategy, market development, product management, and ecosystem building to accelerate adoption and create long-term value.

The position reports to the Legal Department and involves coordinating with Standards, Licensing, and Corporate Development to convert technology and IP investments

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Shape Commercialization and Adoption Strategy: 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 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 Dolby's 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.
• 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.

Skills

Technology commercialization

Ecosystem development

Standards leadership

IP strategy / licensing

Education

MBA

Advanced technical degree

Job description

Dolby is seeking a strategic and commercially minded Director of Technology Commercialization & Ecosystem Development to help build the next generation of licensing growth platforms. The role spans technology strategy, market development, product management, and ecosystem building to accelerate adoption and create long-term value.

The position reports to the Legal Department and involves coordinating with Standards, Licensing, and Corporate Development to convert technology and IP investments