Sr. Product Mgr, Audio Content Solutions

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, you’ll 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. We’re 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, not to mention a Flex Work approach that is truly flexible to support where, when, and how you do your best work.

Dolby’s consumer entertainment and cinema businesses are bringing Dolby’s breakthrough technologies, powering the world’s top movies, TV shows, music, games, and live sports to more places around the world across a wider range of consumer experiences and devices.

Dolby is seeking a world-class Senior Product Manager to lead its audio content creation solutions for XR (eXtended Reality) and interactive/emerging media experiences. 

As Sr. Product Manager, you will be at the forefront of defining the future of audio creation.  You will be responsible for a portfolio of products and software development kits (SDKs) used by creative professionals and development partners, for the creation and manipulation of content for Extended and Mixed Reality in Dolby Atmos. In this role, you will drive the product, business and ecosystem strategy; you will be the voice of the customer, turning feature requests and business requirements - combined with your natural intuition for making great products - into spectacular solutions for the creative community.

The ideal candidate has a passion for pushing the boundaries of audio creation.  You are innately curious.  You have the technical ability to go deep with research and engineering when required but understand that your real value is your strategic thinking, and your business and product acumen.  You understand how our Content Creation Solutions fit into the broader Dolby strategy and ensure we bring the right solutions to market.

You will interact with stakeholders across multiple disciplines and geographies including engineering, research, marketing, legal, program management, and sales. You will be a leader, taking your colleagues and customers on the journey with you; inspiring them through your expert knowledge and passion for the work we do.  You will have regular engagement with external customers and partners, representing Dolby to the industry. You will use data to inform decisions but understand that the data alone never tells the whole story.  You will work both collaboratively, and with a high degree of autonomy.

The position reports to the Sr. Director of Content Creation Solutions and is ideally based in either San Francisco or Los Angeles.

Scope and Responsibilities:

• Strategic oversight of Dolby’s content creation portfolio for XR Audio, which includes a combination of end user products and development kits.
• End-to-end lifecycle Product Management responsibility for the portfolio, driving roadmap execution that ensures we deliver solutions to market at the right time, with the right functionality to inspire and enable the creative community to do their best work in Dolby Atmos.
• Strategic oversight of Dolby’s content creation portfolio for XR Audio, which includes a combination of end user products and development kits.
• End-to-end lifecycle Product Management responsibility for the portfolio, driving roadmap execution that ensures we deliver solutions to market at the right time, with the right functionality to inspire and enable the creative community to do their best work in Dolby Atmos.
• Primary liaison between the Entertainment Business Group and the Advanced Technology  Group for XR audio, providing guidance, direction, and deep collaboration with the research teams.
• Product Owner for one or more scrum teams; including gathering and defining requirements, prioritizing the product backlog, and aligning the team to execute it
• Be an internal subject matter expert on XR audio, content creation workflows, technology, and industry trends
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other Dolby teams to understand the broader Dolby Atmos ecosystem; track upstream and downstream dependencies and ensure successful delivery of planned products that fit into the overarching Dolby ecosystem strategy
• Key member of the Content Creation & Distribution (CCD), and XR Ecosystem, leadership teams

Requirements: 

• 3+ years of audio creation product management experience, or equivalent, including strategy development and long-term road-mapping
• Expert knowledge of audio content creation and editing workflows and tools
• Passionate about the future of audio creation – what is possible today is only the beginning
• Creative and innovative thinker
• Equally able to work on detailed feature requirements with engineering one day and the next day provide, and clearly communicate, high-level strategy and status to executives
• Be a master of getting things done, even when faced with ambiguity and risk 
• Ability to manage and influence across organizational boundaries and thrive in a highly matrixed organization; comfortable acting as a change-agent in a complex organization
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting complex ideas and information to groups of colleagues or customers in easily understandable ways
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally
• English technical language proficiency

Desired: 

• Experience with software development kits, APIs, or command-line interfaces
• Experience with cloud-based workflows and technology
• Experience working in an agile software development environment

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The San Francisco/Bay Area base salary range for this full-time position is $184,800 - $253,900, which can vary if outside this location, plus 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.

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.