Max Benzian

Product Manager

I take products from idea to launch: figure out what to build, design it, work with engineers to ship it, and get it in front of customers.

Based in Charlottesville, VA.

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Work

The500 landing screen inviting people to begin an application

The500

A members-only matchmaking app and the admin system behind it, rebuilt this year with an AI-forward team.

A matchmaking firm with 30 years of clients ran everything on phone calls, email, and spreadsheets. In the app, members get profiles their concierge picked for them every Sunday and Wednesday. I own the roadmap, the requirements, and the design direction for both products. It's built and not live yet.

iMatch

The CRM that took a matchmaking firm off paper. Now getting AI search.

Client files lived in cabinets, and matchmakers could only match from the singles they happened to remember. I learned how every team worked, then built the data model and every view. The whole business runs in it, and 19 people across 5 teams use it every day.

Alpen

An e-bike rental kiosk I launched with Breckenridge Grand Vacations, and the dashboard that ran it.

Guests booked in an app and picked up a bike on property, and resort staff and our ops team ran everything from a web dashboard. I owned the product, ran the resort partnerships, and launched the kiosks on-site. It went live at 6 locations across two resort clients.

FoodRaccoon

The tablet app restaurants use to take orders on a social takeout platform.

On FoodRaccoon, a German takeout platform, you can see where your friends are eating and send them a meal. I led the design of the restaurant side, for staff from teenagers on their first shift to owners who had never used a tablet for work. We delivered the MVP in 3 months, and the platform launched after my contract ended.

More projects

Rex Discover tab with a For You carousel curated by RexAI, then Trending and Recent Releases rows of movie posters

Rex

An AI search app for finding movies and shows.

You describe what you're in the mood for, the way you'd ask a friend, and it finds movies and shows that fit. I owned the product as a consultant for a year. It's still live on the App Store, though it's been redesigned since I left.

The500 Ambassadors

A web app ambassadors use to bring in new members.

The500 grows through people who already know the right people. Ambassadors add the people they'd recommend in an app saved to their phone's home screen, and every name goes straight to our recruiters. I designed and built it myself, using AI, and it's live now.

Earlier concept work

Design projects from my UX training, 2022 to 2023.

NerveMedia prompt to choose interactive ads that unlock premium, or standard ads

NerveMedia

Free users earn premium by playing interactive ads.

A music app where finishing one interactive ad unlocks 4 hours of premium. I designed it solo in a 5-week sprint, and testers said the trade felt fair.

GalleryPal

An AR museum guide to replace the audio tour.

It builds a route from what you like, and you point your phone at a piece to tap info points on it. I designed it solo in a 5-day sprint.

Let's Get Dressed

Outfit picks from your closet, calendar, and the weather.

Most days the dress code isn't obvious, so it tells you what to wear today and gets better as you rate its picks. I designed it solo, and people in testing understood it in seconds.