Zevia
Product Development Manager
Hybrid Encino, California, United States · Full-time
Work authorization required$115k-$130kDetected 34 days ago
FDA RegulatoryLeadershipCommunicationFood Science
About the role
- This role is a hybrid position, coming into the office (Encino, CA) 4x week.
- We're solutions-oriented, always improving, and we operate with a healthy thirst for risk.
- We believe in staying true to our convictions while continuously learning and evolving.
Responsibilities
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Identify white space opportunities - including emerging trends - within the beverage category and develop innovation concepts informed by consumer insights, market data, the evolving ingredient landscape, and business needs
- Lead all aspects of product development to conceptualize, design, and develop new products, translating product briefs into great tasting, scalable formulations that meet cost targets
- Collaborate cross-functionally throughout the innovation process to ensure that all projects stay on strategy, on budget, and on time
- Support scale-up and commercialization processes at co-pack facilities
- A collaborative environment, where everyone contributes and delivers
- A place where you can grow, develop and learn
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science or a related scientific discipline
- 5+ years of experience in the beverage industry with product development and regulatory responsibilities
- Demonstrated experience formulating with stevia and qualification as a trained stevia taster, with the ability to evaluate sweetness, bitterness, and overall sensory impact across liquid applications
- Experience working within structured Stage Gate or NPD processes
- Working knowledge of FDA regulations and ingredient compliance
- Familiarity with food and beverage laboratory SOPs, safety, and GLP protocols
- Regulatory background and experience with current FDA standards
- Hands on experience with Operations or Mechanical processes
- Excellent communication skills and ability to distill complex data into clear and actionable narratives
Compensation
- $115,000 - $130,000 USD
Benefits
- Competitive compensation that includes a base salary, discretionary bonus and stock options.
- A comprehensive benefits package which includes:
- An array of medical plans
- Group Life Insurance
- Short-term disability + Long-term disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Medical, Dependent and Limited Use
- Health Savings Account
Company info
- At Zevia, we're creating a world of better-for-you flavor-better for people and the planet. Our team is made up of courageous challengers and tenacious builders who are passionate about our mission. We're solutions-oriented, always improving, and we operate with a healthy thirst for risk. We believe in staying true to our convictions while continuously learning and evolving.
- At our core, we are people-centric. We care deeply, lead with empathy, and operate as one team-no egos, just a shared purpose. We strive to reflect the diversity of our consumer base within our organization and foster a culture of empathy and humility.
- Together, we aim to impact global health, provide affordable better-for-you products, and protect the planet by reducing plastic.
- We're fighting the good fight to change the beverage industry for the better - and we're just getting started.
- The Manager, Product Development plays a key leadership role in shaping the future of Zevia's portfolio.
- This role will shape how new products come to life and how existing products continue to evolve - bringing together creativity, technical rigor, and cross-functional partnership to turn ideas into scalable, market-ready solutions.
- Operating at the intersection of innovation, science, and execution, this role helps craft the next chapter of Zevia's product development work while advancing our commitment to better-for-you beverages.
- At Zevia, we're creating a world of better-for-you flavor-better for people and the planet.
- Our team is made up of courageous challengers and tenacious builders who are passionate about our mission.
- At our core, we are people-centric.
- We care deeply, lead with empathy, and operate as one team-no egos, just a shared purpose.
- We strive to reflect the diversity of our consumer base within our organization and foster a culture of empathy and humility.
Equal opportunity
- Employer Statement
- We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified job candidates and employees.
- To that end, Zevia maintains a workplace free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of an individual's race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition), gender (including gender identity, gender expression, change of sex, and transgender status), sexual orientation, sexual and reproductive health decisions, height, weight, age, any physical or mental disability (including gender dysphoria or similar gender-related conditions), medical condition, national origin, ancestry, marital status (including registered domestic partnership, civil union, or any other partnership status), familial status, caregiver status, military or veteran status (including unfavorable discharge from military status), genetic information, genetic testing, predisposing genetic characteristics, caregiver status, order of protection status, work authorization status, citizenship status, immigration status, conviction record or history, arrest record, pre-employment marijuana testing, credit history, salary history, Civil Air Patrol status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault, or stalking, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal law (each, a "Protected Characteristic").
- Please review our California Consumer Privacy Act Notice for Candidates here
Visa & Work Authorization
- Work Authorization/Security Clearance
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