Sr. Director, Design - Product & Experience

About the Role

Bevi is on a mission to transform how beverages are delivered and consumed. Our connected beverage platform eliminates the need for single-use bottles and cans, making it easy, fun, and sustainable to stay hydrated. As the category leader in IoT-enabled beverage technology, we're building a future where Bevi machines are everywhere people live, work, and connect.

We're 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. This role owns the design vision across both physical industrial design and UI/UX, ensuring a cohesive and compelling experience for our customers, partners, and internal teams.

This is a craft and leadership role in equal measure. You'll set the product design vision and standards while managing a multidisciplinary team. The role reports to the VP of Product and partners closely with Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations.

Responsibilities

• Design Vision & Craft:
  • Define and maintain a coherent design language across Bevi's hardware and digital products.
  • Set the bar for craft across industrial design and UI/UX, and be hands-on to raise it.
  • 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, guiding the executive team through design principles.
• The End-to-End Product Experience:
  • Own how every drinker, client, and partner experiences the Bevi product, from first look to repeat use.
  • Ensure the experience is unmistakably Bevi across all touchpoints—what users see, touch, taste, and feel.
  • Design for the full journey, including drinkers, clients who place machines, and partners/technicians who service them.
• Team Leadership:
  • Manage and grow a team of Industrial Designers and UI/UX Designers, aligning both disciplines to one vision.
  • Coach designers on craft and career growth, building a team that scales with Bevi's product roadmap.
• Cross-Functional Partnership:
  • Partner with Product Management to translate roadmap priorities into design direction and push back when necessary.
  • Work directly with Engineering to protect design integrity from concept through production, especially for hardware.
  • Represent design in product strategy and planning conversations to shape decisions early.
• Systems & Scalability:
  • Build and maintain design systems to ensure consistency as Bevi's product line grows.
  • Establish clear standards and processes for design review, approval, and execution.

Requirements

• 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 demonstrating 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 diving into details; this role requires both.
• Strong communicator who can advocate for design with engineers on manufacturing constraints and with executives on brand and product vision.
• Track record of building or scaling design systems to maintain consistency in a growing product line.
• Bonus: A broad design sensibility beyond ID and UI/UX to inform Bevi’s holistic approach to design.

Benefits

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

Pay

Pay range: $220,660—$272,580 USD. For Sales roles, this reflects base salary plus commission (total potential on-target earnings). All employees receive equity in the form of stock options. Offers are based on role scope, candidate experience, targeted skills, internal equity, and external market data.