Bevi

Sr. Director, Design - Product & Experience

Bevi$220K — $272K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of design experience across both industrial and UI/UX design
  • 5+ years of experience leading multidisciplinary design teams
  • Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in both hardware and digital design
  • Experience with CMF decisions for hardware
  • Ability to balance strategic design vision with detailed execution
  • Strong communicator capable of engaging with engineering and executive teams
  • Track record of building scalable design systems for product consistency

Responsibilities

  • Define and maintain Bevi's design language across hardware and digital products
  • Set and elevate craft standards for industrial and UI/UX design
  • Own CMF standards and collaborate with teams to execute designs effectively
  • Advise the executive team on design principles and strategic vision
  • Oversee the entire user experience, from initial engagement to product use
  • Manage a team of Industrial Designers and UI/UX Designers, ensuring alignment with design vision
  • Partner cross-functionally with Product Management and Engineering to protect design integrity

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance 95% covered by employer
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Flexible PTO plus 12 paid holidays and sick days
  • Generous parental leave for all parents
  • Fully paid disability and life insurance
  • Wellness reimbursements for fitness activities
  • Monthly stipends for phone and commuting costs
  • Onsite snacks, weekly catered lunches, and unlimited Bevi drinks
  • Team-building events, happy hours, and wellness initiatives
Full Job Description
Bevi is looking for a Senior Director, Product & Experience Design to lead the team that shapes how our products look, feel, and work, from the Bevi machine that houses your favorite drinks, to the screen experience that turns your selections into your go-to pour.

We believe design isn't just how Bevi competes, it's how we win. The way our machines look and feel, and the way our interfaces guide someone through a choice, is often the difference between a drinker reaching for a plastic bottle or reaching for Bevi. This role owns that: you'll shape how the Bevi product shows up in the world - both in terms of physical industrial design and UI/UX design -and you'll have real influence over decisions that touch every product we ship. Everything you and your team do must have an incredibly close connection to our customers - they are your beacon in this role. Their needs/problems must be solved through a highly functional and beautifully designed set of products that bring our brand to life.

You'll own design across two disciplines: industrial design and UI/UX design. You'll manage the designers who bring both to life, and you'll be the person who makes sure a Bevi machine feels like Bevi whether someone is touching the hardware or our digital components (both outward facing and to our service partners, technicians, and internal teams). This is a craft and leadership role in equal measure. You'll set the product design vision and standards, and you'll manage a team that needs a strong creative leader and a strong people manager at the same time. You'll drive the team to find new ways to design and build. This role will partner closely with our Marketing and Brand Creative teams to ensure that our brand is brought to life cohesively.

This role reports to the VP of Product and sits on the extended product leadership team. It will operate in close partnership with Product Management, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and more. As Bevi's design function grows, there's room for this role to grow with it.
What You'll Own
Design Vision & Craft
  • Define and maintain a coherent design language across Bevi's hardware and digital products, so the physical machine and the on-screen experience feel like they came from the same place.
  • Set the bar for craft across industrial design and UI/UX, and be hands-on enough to raise it as well.
  • Own CMF (color, material, finish) standards and decisions for hardware, in partnership with Product, Engineering, and Operations.
  • Bring a strong point of view on where design should push Bevi's products forward, not just execute on what's asked. You should be comfortable not just engaging with Bevi's executive team, but guiding them through the lens of design principles.
The End-to-End Product Experience
  • Own how every drinker, client, and partner experiences the Bevi product, from "the first look" through the choice, the pour, the taste, and the reason they come back. Everything they see, touch, taste, and feel should be unmistakably Bevi - and that shared essence is driven by you and your team.
  • Treat user experience as the engine of product love. Great design drives repeat pours, advocacy, and in turn, a placement into a habit, and a habit into growth for Bevi.
  • Design for the full journey Bevi takes folks on, from the drinkers who use our products, to the clients who place them, to the partners and technicians who service them. The experience should hold end to end.
Team Leadership
  • Manage and grow a team of Industrial Designers and UI/UX Designers, giving each discipline what it needs to do great work while keeping both aligned to one vision.
  • Coach designers on craft and career growth, and build a team that can scale with Bevi's product roadmap.
Cross-Functional Partnership
  • Partner with Product Management to translate roadmap priorities into design direction, and push back when a plan doesn't hold up design-wise.
  • Work directly with Engineering to protect design integrity from concept through production, especially on hardware where tolerances and manufacturing realities meet the vision.
  • Represent design in product strategy and planning conversations, making sure design is shaping and informing decisions early, not just polishing them at the end.
Systems & Scalability
  • Build and maintain design systems that let the team move fast without losing consistency as Bevi's product line grows.
  • Establish clear standards and processes for how design work gets reviewed, approved, and put into execution mode by designers and cross-functional partners
What We're Looking For
  • 10+ years of design experience with 5+ years leading both physical/industrial design and digital/UI-UX design, ideally for connected hardware or consumer electronics products.
  • Proven experience managing and growing a multidisciplinary design team.
  • A portfolio that shows range across hardware and digital, with strong craft in both.
  • Experience owning CMF decisions and working closely with engineering and manufacturing partners to bring designs to production.
  • Comfortable setting vision and being in the details. This role needs both.
  • Strong communicator who can hold their own with engineers on manufacturing constraints and with executives on brand and product vision.
  • A track record of building or scaling design systems that keep a growing product line consistent.
  • Bonus: a broad design sensibility beyond ID and UI/UX to help inform and drive how Bevi views design more holistically than just the physical and digital products themselves.

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At Bevi, we believe compensation is a powerful tool to attract, retain, and grow talent. Our Compensation Philosophy centers on 5 principles:
  • Market-driven - We anchor pay decisions in real-time market data
  • Performance-based - We reward individual impact, not just tenure
  • Equitable - We ensure fairness across teams, roles, and demographics
  • Growth-focused - We invest in talent that scales with Bevi
  • Total Rewards approach - We strategically balance base pay, bonuses, benefits, and equity

The posted compensation range reflects the salary* for this position. Some roles may be eligible for a commission plan or a bonus incentive. All Bevi employees receive equity in the form of stock options. All full-time employees are invited to participate in our Total Rewards plan, which includes health & medical benefits, flexible spending accounts, flexible PTO, and more. Offers to join Bevi are based on a few criteria, including the scope of the role, the candidate's work experience, targeted skills, internal equity of the team, and external market data.

*For Sales roles: The posted range reflects base salary plus commission which is the total potential on target earnings (OTE) for the position.

Pay Range

$220,660-$272,580 USD

Benefits:
  • Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance plans with BlueCross BlueShield, 95% paid by employer
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Flexible PTO plus 12 company holidays, and additional paid days for sick leave, etc
  • Generous fully paid parental leave for both birth parents and non-birth parents
  • Fully employer paid disability and life insurances
  • Wellness and fitness reimbursements
  • Monthly stipends for cell phone use and commuting costs
  • Onsite snacks, weekly catered lunch, and (of course) unlimited Bevi ... plus composting and terra-cycling, too
  • Happy hours, team-building events, bagel breakfasts, Values awards - and more.

A note on AI in our hiring process: We use AI to help synthesize interview notes and surface themes from feedback, keeping our process consistent as we grow. Every application is reviewed by a member of our team, and interviews may be recorded to support note-taking, just let us know if you'd prefer we don't. We'll also ask how you're learning and experimenting with AI in your work. Growing our AI fluency is something every Bevi team member is committed to and invested in.

Our commitment to responsible innovation is reflected in our partnership with the Mass AI Coalition, a collaboration that aligns with our dedication to community-driven progress and the future of technology.

We're passionate about supporting career growth and would love to be part of your professional journey. We also know that talent comes in many forms. We value individual accomplishments, specialized knowledge, and genuine passion over simply checking boxes on a requirements list. Whether you're a seasoned expert or an emerging talent, we're looking for people who are ready to build what's next. If any of our open positions interest you, we'd encourage you to apply! A member of the Bevi Talent team '[redacted]' will be reaching out about next steps if we would like to move forward.

About Bevi

Matthew Griswold Bevin is an American businessman and politician who served as the 62nd Governor of Kentucky, from 2015 to 2019. He was the third Republican elected Kentucky governor since World War II, after Ernie Fletcher and Louie Nunn. Born in Denver, Colorado, and raised in Shelburne, New Hampshire, Bevin earned a bachelor's degree at Washington and Lee University in 1989, then served four years of active duty in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of captain. He became wealthy in the investment business and moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1999. He was president of Bevin Brothers Manufacturing Company, one of the last remaining American bell foundries. In 2013, Bevin announced he would challenge Kentucky's senior U.S. Senator, then-Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, in the 2014 Republican primary. Although Bevin gained the support of various groups aligned with the Tea Party Movement, McConnell attacked him repeatedly for inconsistencies in his public statements and policy positions and defeated him by almost 25 percentage points. After announcing he would seek the governorship in 2015, Bevin emerged from a four-way Republican primary, besting his nearest competitor by 83 votes. He then defeated the state's attorney general, Democratic nominee Jack Conway, in the general election. Bevin's gubernatorial tenure was notable for the passage of "right-to-work" legislation, laws limiting abortion access, and a law allowing carrying concealed handguns without permits. He also attempted to reverse Kentucky's Medicaid expansion and to reduce teacher pensions.
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