Product Developer, Jewelry

PAVOI; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Benefits (varies by country)

Job summary

PAVOI is seeking a Product Developer to own the end-to-end jewelry development process, from brief to production-ready. You will manage contract designers, perform first-pass costing, and keep the development calendar moving to ensure timely launches and strong margins.

Reporting to the Head of Product, you will drive ownership, escalate with recommendations, and move fast while maintaining brand integrity and commercial viability across multiple collections.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in jewelry product development, buying, or merchandising.
• Experience briefing and managing contract or freelance design talent.
• Ability to read a sketch, redline a tech pack, and explain why a detail is wrong.
• Understanding landed cost and gross margin, with real factory negotiation experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the full product development calendar across all jewelry collections, from brief to production-ready, including proto rounds, TOP approvals, and milestone tracking.
• Brief, direct, and manage 1-3 contract designers on a seasonal cadence, ensuring output is brand-right, commercially viable, and delivered on time.
• Make independent first-pass costing decisions, know margin targets, and push back on vendors when needed.
• Approve, revise, or kill samples at the sample review stage without leadership involvement in routine decisions.
• Serve as primary day-to-day development coordinator with internal and external production contacts.
• Identify blockers early and bring a recommendation with every escalation, not just status updates.
• Develop and maintain clear product briefs and timelines connected to margin targets and business outcomes.
• Build and refine the contract designer model, including briefing templates, feedback cycles, and quality standards.

Skills

Costing fluency

Design literacy

Product development ownership

Clear communication

Decision making

Tools

BeProduct

Job description

PAVOI has grown immensely over the past 10 years, becoming a leading 9-figure brand in the jewelry and activewear industries, and our growth shows no signs of slowing down. This means exciting opportunities for our team, and we're looking for passionate, driven individuals to join us. At PAVOI, we're not afraid to question the status quo; we encourage it. We're not just building a brand but a values-driven business where everyone feels empowered to contribute and challenge convention.

We are looking for a Product Developer to own the end-to-end jewelry development process at PAVOI. This is not a support role. You will run the development calendar, brief and manage contract designers, make first-pass costing and sample decisions independently, and keep the pipeline moving from brief to production-ready. You will work closely with our Production Coordinator and report directly to our Head of Product, but the expectation is clear: decisions live with you, escalations come with a recommendation, and leadership is informed, not consulted on routine calls. If you are someone who wants ownership, moves fast, thinks in margin, and has the product instincts to know when something is right and the discipline to kill it when it is not, this role is built for you.

What you'll do:

• Own the full product development calendar across all jewelry collections, from initial brief through production-ready, including proto rounds, TOP approvals, and milestone tracking
• Brief, direct, and manage 1-3 contract designers on a seasonal cadence, ensuring creative output is brand-right, commercially viable, and delivered on time
• Make independent first-pass costing decisions, knowing our margin targets and pushing back on vendors before anything escalates
• Approve, revise, or kill samples at the sample review stage without requiring leadership involvement in routine decisions
• Serve as primary point of contact for day-to-day development coordination with internal and external production contacts
• Identify and surface blockers early, bringing a recommendation with every escalation, not just a status update
• Develop and maintain clear product briefs and timelines for each collection, connected to margin targets and business outcomes
• Build and refine the contract designer model, including briefing templates, feedback cycles, and quality standards
  

You are a perfect fit if you have:

• 5-8 years of experience in jewelry product development, buying, or merchandising, ideally in a DTC or marketplace-first environment
• Direct experience briefing and managing contract or freelance design talent
• Design literacy: you can read a sketch, redline a tech pack, and articulate specifically why a proportion, finish, or detail is wrong
• Costing fluency: you understand landed cost and gross margin, and you have sat across from jewelry factories in real negotiations
• A track record of owning a development calendar end-to-end, with milestone accountability from brief to bulk production
• A commercial editor's mindset: you evaluate product through a sales and margin lens, not just an aesthetic one
• A communication style that is precise, direct, and calibrated to your audience, whether that is a vendor, a contract designer, or a senior leader
• The decisiveness to make calls, document them, and move, without waiting for approval on routine decisions
  

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience with BeProduct or a comparable PLM platform
• Familiarity with Amazon or TikTok Shop marketplaces
• Experience managing a product line across multiple price tiers, from accessible to premium
• Experience building a design management model from scratch, including briefing systems, feedback structures, and contract frameworks
  

Additional Information

PAVOI is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The starting pay range for this role is $90,000 - $130,000. Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years of experience, certifications, and specific location. The starting pay range may differ by location.

The total rewards package for this position may also include an annual performance bonus and benefits (which may differ by country).