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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.\nVia 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.\nVia's IT team is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead and manage complex enterprise technology initiatives from project inception through implementation and operational transition.\nThis role will manage a diverse portfolio of business applications, infrastructure, cloud, CRM, analytics, integration, platform modernization, and process improvement initiatives. The IT Project Manager will be responsible for project planning and execution, requirements analysis, stakeholder communication, resource coordination, budget and vendor management, risk management, governance, and deployment readiness.\nThe successful candidate will thrive in a matrix environment and work closely with business systems analysts, product owners, subject matter experts, developers, infrastructure and security teams, external vendors, centralized PMO teams, and business stakeholders.\nReporting to the Head of Via IT, this role will partner closely with cross-functional teams including Program Management(Patent Pool), Royalty Services, Finance, Accounting, IT Infrastructure, Information Security, and internal/external audit teams.\nKey Responsibilities\nProject Planning & Delivery\nLead end-to-end delivery of enterprise technology initiatives, including business system implementations, upgrades, cloud and infrastructure projects, analytics modernization, integrations, 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blockers, assumptions, and potential delivery impacts.\n\nDevelop and track mitigation and contingency plans and drive timely resolution of cross-functional issues.\n\nManage escalations involving scope, timeline, budget, resources, quality, or delivery commitments.\n\nFacilitate project change control processes and ensure material changes to scope, timeline, cost, or requirements are appropriately evaluated and approved.\n\nPartner with business and IT leadership on prioritization, implementation, and go-live decisions.\n\nBudget, Vendor & Procurement Management\nMonitor project budgets, financials, forecasts, vendor expenditures, and technology-related costs.\n\nManage vendor relationships and hold implementation partners accountable for agreed scope, schedules, quality, and deliverables.\n\nCoordinate Statements of Work (SOWs), Change Orders, vendor contracts, professional services engagements, software licenses, subscriptions, renewals, and procurement activities.\n\nReview vendor proposals and status reports and coordinate with internal stakeholders throughout vendor selection, contracting, implementation, and renewal processes.\n\nResearch and assess new applications, technology tools, and vendors based on business and technical requirements.\n\nPartner with Information Security and other technology teams on vendor assessments, security reviews, audit requirements, and tool screening.\n\nResource & Portfolio Management\nCoordinate resource allocation across multiple concurrent projects and operational initiatives.\n\nWork with internal employees, contractors, consultants, and vendor resources to support delivery commitments.\n\nMonitor project capacity, staffing requirements, dependencies, and resource constraints.\n\nSupport contractor onboarding, contract extensions, resource planning, and related workforce coordination activities.\n\nMaintain portfolio-level visibility into project priorities, timelines, resource needs, and delivery risks.\n\nGovernance, Compliance & Process Management\nEnsure projects comply with established PMO, PMLC, SDLC, change management, SOX, security, and audit requirements.\n\nMaintain appropriate project governance artifacts, including project charters, scope documentation, project plans, communication plans, risk and issue registers, assumptions, decisions, approvals, and implementation documentation.\n\nCoordinate stakeholder approvals and governance checkpoints throughout the project lifecycle.\n\nSupport IT SOX controls and collaborate with IT Security, internal audit teams, and third-party auditors as needed.\n\nHelp streamline processes and improve coordination across business applications, infrastructure, security, and other technology teams.\n\nPromote consistent project management practices, documentation standards, and delivery processes across initiatives.\n\nCommunication, Training & Knowledge Management\nPrepare concise project status reports and presentations for business stakeholders, IT leadership, and executive management.\n\nCommunicate complex project information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.\n\nMaintain organized project repositories and ensure relevant project documentation remains current and accessible.\n\nDevelop training materials and coordinate or deliver training and guidance to business system users where required.\n\nShare project management best practices, tools, and knowledge with project teams and stakeholders.\n\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree, preferably in Business Administration, Information Systems, Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. Master’s degree is a plus.\n\n8+ years of experience in IT Project Management, PMO, or a similar technology delivery role.\n\nDemonstrated experience leading complex enterprise software, business systems, infrastructure, or technology transformation projects.\n\nStrong understanding of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and experience managing projects using Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies.\n\nProven ability to define project scope, establish schedules, coordinate resources, manage budgets and risks, communicate status, and successfully deliver project outcomes.\n\nExperience gathering and analyzing business requirements and translating them into functional requirements and technology solutions.\n\nExperience managing external vendors, consulting partners, contracts, SOWs, Change Orders, procurement activities, and software licenses.\n\nExperience managing enterprise initiatives involving areas such as Salesforce/CRM, cloud platforms, analytics, integrations, infrastructure, and enterprise applications.\n\nWorking knowledge of enterprise project and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Smartsheet.\n\nExperience working with governance, change management, SOX controls, information security, and internal/external audit processes.\n\nStrong stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across executive leadership, business operations, technology teams, and external partners.\n\nStrong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, negotiation, and decision-making skills.\n\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to independently communicate with a broad range of technical and business stakeholders.\n\nAbility to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail and delivery commitments.\n\nDemonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies, business processes, and tools and share knowledge effectively with others.\n\nPrimary Deliverables\nProject Charters and Scope Documentation\n\nDetailed Project Plans and Implementation Roadmaps\n\nExecutive and Stakeholder Status Reports\n\nRisk, Issue, Dependency, and Decision Registers\n\nBudget and Forecast Reports\n\nResource and Capacity Plans\n\nVendor, SOW, Contract, and Procurement Documentation\n\nRequirements and Functional Specifications\n\nUAT and Go-Live Readiness Reviews\n\nSteering Committee and Executive Presentations\n\nChange Control and Stakeholder Approval Documentation\n\nDeployment and Production Transition Plans\n\nThe Denver Area base salary range for this full-time position is $109,700 - 150,600and can vary if outside of this location. 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