Sr Manager, Business Development & Technology

Dolby Laboratories; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Via Licensing Alliance, a subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories, is seeking a Senior Manager, Business Development & Technology, to identify, evaluate, and advance new patent pool and licensing program opportunities. This hybrid role is based in San Francisco with in-office presence three days per week (Tuesday–Thursday).

You will develop actionable market insights, build business cases, and engage with ecosystem stakeholders to support formation and growth of licensing programs.

Qualifications

• Experience in licensing or IP markets.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to work with legal, licensing, finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and develop new licensing opportunities.
• Develop actionable market insights and build business cases.
• Engage with patent owners, technology companies, and industry partners.

Skills

Business development

Market analysis

Stakeholder engagement

IP/Technology markets

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

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