Head of Automotive Business

Overview

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. Dolby offers resources, a collegial culture, challenging projects, and excellent compensation and benefits, with a flexible approach to support where, when, and how you do your best work.

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

This is a global business with customers and consumers located all around the world. The leader will have a GM mindset and be a product leader.

Responsibilities

• Within Dolby, primary responsibility for products and revenue from the Automotive space. Set the vision for the business, craft and execute the strategy, and communicate it across the organization.
• Act with the mindset of a general manager in a functionally organized company. Collaborate with content ecosystem teams, engineering, research, marketing, sales, customer support, finance, and legal to deliver value and grow the Dolby business.
• Scale the business in terms of revenue and product scope. Develop a segmented market view with clearly defined value propositions for customer and consumer segments.
• Identify new market opportunities and define products. Create a well-defined long-term product roadmap with value propositions for each product line and version.
• Develop Go-to-Market strategies for the Automotive business, identifying the right sequencing of activities and helping the organization execute the GTM plan.
• Prioritize product and business initiatives within the resource envelope to drive growth.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of the infotainment segment within the automotive industry, with multiple years of experience in the automotive space likely.
• Technical expertise equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in engineering or science.
• Knowledge of the automotive industry, vehicle manufacturing, segmentation, positioning, and sales. Understanding of value and supply chains, feature packaging across trims and models, and regional commercial strategies.
• Product DNA with a track record of delivering value to the market through products.
• Ability to handle complexity and simplify it for others while building value ecosystems with multiple constituents.
• Sets and enforces enterprise-level standards for confidential data handling in compliance with GDPR and internal governance, fostering accountability and trust.
• Willingness to travel.

Key Personal Attributes for Success in this Role

• Ownership and accountability with a track record of delivering measurable results.
• Thought leadership and clarity in thinking to articulate a future state and inspire others.
• People leadership and the ability to build and develop a high-performing team.
• Empathy for others — team members, colleagues, customers, partners, and end users.
• High standards for self and others.
• Ability to lead teams with both direct and matrixed reports across cultures and functions.
• Strategic prioritization, disciplined focus, and the ability to maximize strategic and revenue outcomes.
• Boundaryless collaboration with peers and other teams to deliver results.
• Mobilization excellence in leading cross-functional, collaborative teams.

Location

• Role can be in the Munich / Nuremberg region or in our headquarters in San Francisco.
• Leader is expected to work from San Francisco or Nuremberg 2-3 days per week, with in-person collaboration to support learning and impact.

Salary: The San Francisco/Bay Area base salary range for this full-time position is 259,000 - 408,500, plus bonus, benefits and equity. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location; individual pay depends on location, skills, experience, market demands, internal parity, and training. Your recruiter can share specifics during the hiring process.

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.