VP, Finance & Operations

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. • Millcreek Township, PA

5d • $186,000 - $263,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Via Licensing Alliance is a leader in collaborative licensing, dedicated to advancing inclusive and efficient new patent licensing approaches to drive innovation globally. They administer dozens of patent licensing programs across various technologies, managing a vast portfolio of patents and serving a large number of patent holders and licensees. As a subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories, Via is an independently managed company with over 25 years of IP licensing leadership and is the world's largest patent pool administrator. The Vice President, Finance & Operations will be a senior executive responsible for financial discipline, scalable operating practices, technology leadership, and leadership capacity for the growing organization. This role will oversee Finance, Accounting, Royalty Services, Tax Administration, and IT, while partnering with the President and leadership team to enhance operational resilience, business systems, and support business growth. The VP will drive financial stewardship, operational scalability, IT and business systems leadership, process modernization, and organizational effectiveness, ensuring high standards of accuracy, compliance, service quality, security, and business performance. As a leader of leaders, the VP will build and develop a high-performing management team, establish operating mechanisms for scale, and partner with the President to shape the future operating model.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience overseeing finance, accounting, operations, IT, royalty services, shared services, or similarly complex business functions.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams through other leaders in a multi-layered organization.
• Proven ability to manage and develop leaders, build organizational capability, and create accountability across multiple functions.
• Strong financial acumen, business judgment, strategic planning capability, and operational discipline.
• Experience developing and managing budgets, forecasts, business metrics, and financial performance reporting.
• Track record of leading operational scaling, process improvement, transformation, or systems modernization initiatives.
• Experience providing executive oversight of IT, business systems, or technology-enabled operations in partnership with technical leaders.
• Excellent executive communication, influencing, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and executional levels in a growing and evolving organization.

Nice To Haves

• MBA, CPA, or equivalent advanced degree or financial certification.
• Experience in licensing, intellectual property, technology, media, software, financial services, professional services, or another operationally complex environment with significant systems, data, or technology-enabled operations.
• Experience implementing automation, digital transformation, AI-enabled tools, or other scalable process improvements.
• Lean, Six Sigma, or operational excellence training or certification.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the President and executive leadership team.
• Develop and execute operational strategies that support business growth, licensing program expansion, and organizational objectives.
• Lead annual operating planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes.
• Create and monitor key business performance metrics, operating rhythms, and leadership dashboards.
• Drive cross-functional alignment, disciplined decision-making, and accountability across operational teams.
• Lead all finance and accounting functions, including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, internal controls, treasury management, and audit coordination.
• Ensure the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of financial reporting and business analysis.
• Maintain compliance with applicable accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and corporate governance expectations.
• Partner with leadership to evaluate investments, growth opportunities, resource allocation, and strategic initiatives.
• Oversee cash flow management, financial risk mitigation, and financial operating discipline.
• Provide executive oversight of Royalty Services, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, process consistency, and strong stakeholder service.
• Drive operational excellence across royalty collection, distribution, invoicing, reporting, and customer support.
• Establish scalable processes capable of supporting increased program complexity, transaction volume, and market growth.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance quality, efficiency, service levels, and operational resilience.
• Provide executive oversight of Via’s IT function, ensuring technology services, systems, and support models enable operational scale, business continuity, and secure, reliable execution.
• Lead the development of a practical AI and automation roadmap that improves productivity, strengthens decision support, and modernizes finance, royalty services, accounting, and business operations.
• Partner with IT and functional leaders to prioritize systems improvements, infrastructure needs, data integrity, security-aligned practices, AI-enabled tools, and user support capabilities.
• Ensure IT, AI, and business systems investments are aligned with Via’s licensing program growth, royalty services requirements, finance operations, and broader transformation roadmap.
• Strengthen governance and accountability for technology-enabled operations, including business systems performance, AI tool adoption, data stewardship, service levels, vendor coordination, and continuous improvement.
• Champion responsible AI use by establishing practical guardrails, adoption standards, training expectations, and change management practices that support measurable business impact without introducing unnecessary operational, compliance, or reputational risk.
• Lead ongoing process improvement initiatives that increase efficiency, reduce risk, and improve execution quality.
• Identify operational risks, process gaps, and scalability challenges, then implement sustainable solutions.
• Drive business systems optimization, automation, and modernization efforts in partnership with technology and functional leaders.
• Establish governance processes, management routines, and operating mechanisms that support effective execution and informed decision-making.
• Lead, coach, and develop functional leaders and managers across Finance, Accounting, Royalty Services, Tax, and Business Operations.
• Build organizational capability, leadership bench strength, succession plans, and role clarity across the operating functions.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Support workforce planning and organizational design as Via scales.

Benefits

• The Denver Area base salary range for this full-time position is $186,000 - $263,000 and can vary if outside of this location.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive