Hiring: Director, Licensing Intelligence, Modeling & Analytics Company: Dolby Laboratories Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 17:58:50 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Licensing Intelligence, Analytics, Economic Modeling, Royalty Modeling, Scenario Planning, Market Intelligence, Competitive Analysis, AI-Enabled Decision Support, Patent Licensing, IP Protection, Data Strategy, Forecasting, Cross-Functional Collaboration Experience: - Leadership role responsible for building and operationalizing an end-to-end intelligence, analytics, and modeling capability foundational to Dolby's Patent Licensing and IP Protection strategy - Extends beyond traditional analytics to include market intelligence, economic and royalty modeling, scenario planning, and AI-enabled decision support across bilateral and pool-based licensing programs - Drive and evolve a multi-year intelligence and analytics roadmap for the Legal, IP Protection, and Patent Licensing organization - Translate complex market dynamics, incomplete data, and legal frameworks into clear, actionable insights - Serve as a key connector across licensing strategy, legal, finance, and data engineering - Communicate business impact of data transformation efforts and support adoption of advanced analytics and AI across the licensing lifecycle Required Skills: - Intelligence, Data & Analytics Strategy: Define and deliver data, intelligence, and analytics roadmap for Legal and Patent Licensing - Establish intelligence framework integrating market data, licensee data, financial outcomes, patent assets, and external signals - Prioritize analytics investments balancing speed, rigor, and business impact - Market Intelligence & Competitive Analysis: Lead aggregation and analysis of global market intelligence across industries (audio, video, consumer electronics, automotive, emerging device ecosystems) - Develop models translating technology adoption and licensing dynamics into forecastable business opportunities - Monitor competitive and ecosystem developments including standards evolution, patent pools, and enforcement trends - Economic, Royalty & Scenario Modeling: Design and improve economic and royalty models supporting licensing agreements, patent pools, enforcement scenarios, and new program development - Build scenario-based forecasting models evaluating outcomes based on varying assumptions - Partner with Finance and cross-functional teams Qualifications: - Proven leadership experience in licensing intelligence, analytics, or related field - Strong understanding of patent licensing, IP protection, and legal frameworks - Expertise in economic modeling, royalty modeling, and scenario planning - Experience with market intelligence and competitive analysis in technology sectors - Ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights - Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across legal, finance, and data engineering - Experience with AI-enabled decision support and advanced analytics Compensation: - Excellent compensation and benefits Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!