Product Developer

twelveNYC

. Serve as the primary link between internal creative and industrial design teams, sourcing partners, and factories, ensuring seamless execution of hot and cold hydration products and packaging .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeBrooklyn • New York • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $85,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary link between internal creative and industrial design teams, sourcing partners, and factories, ensuring seamless execution of hot and cold hydration products and packaging
Develop a deep understanding of each client’s brand, target consumer, price point, and hydration strategy to deliver cohesive, commercially relevant assortments
Collaborate with design, engineering, quality, and sales teams to introduce new materials, constructions, features, and manufacturing techniques into product development
Own multiple hydration programs simultaneously, managing timelines, budgets, quality, and approvals across seasonal and evergreen assortments
Build and maintain detailed development schedules covering concept handoff, costing, prototyping, testing, tooling, sampling, production, and delivery
Navigate competing priorities with strong judgment, flexibility, urgency, and a solutions-oriented mindset
Translate creative concepts into clear, actionable product briefs, technical specifications, bills of materials, packaging requirements, and factory comments
Develop accurate specifications for bottles, tumblers, travel mugs, lids, straws, handles, seals, and related hydration accessories
Evaluate and refine prototypes and samples for construction, ergonomics, leak resistance, thermal performance, durability, fit, finish, cleanability, and overall user experience
Partner with domestic and international vendors to source materials, develop components, negotiate pricing, and execute multi-SKU hydration programs
Balance target cost and margin with design integrity, performance, quality, packaging, tooling, freight, and brand standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 + years of product development experience in hot and cold hydration, drinkware, housewares, outdoor products, food and beverage containers, or a related consumer product category
Proven ability to manage the full product lifecycle from concept and specification through prototyping, testing, tooling, production, and delivery
Strong knowledge of stainless steel, ceramic, glass, copolyester, polypropylene, silicone, coatings, decoration methods, vacuum insulation, molding, metal forming, and assembly processes
Experience reviewing product samples and performance testing, including leak, thermal, drop, durability, fit, finish, and cleanability
Experience working directly with domestic and overseas manufacturing partners on technical development and production execution
Strong costing and negotiation skills, with the ability to evaluate tooling, materials, packaging, freight, duties, and margin
Clear and effective communicator across design, sales, client, and factory teams
Working knowledge of food-contact materials, product safety, quality requirements, and responsible material selection is strongly preferred
Working knowledge of AI tools (i.e. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini), with the ability to apply them to streamline workflows, strengthen analysis, and improve business outcomes

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life)
Hybrid work environment
Mental Health Mondays: Once a month our offices close globally (that's an additional 12 days per year)
Generous Paid Time Off -- Including your birthday, personal days, and time off around holidays
Paid Parental Leave
Family planning and wellness benefits
Summer Fridays
Discretionary Bonuses