Pavan Baloo

About Pavan Baloo

I\'m an ambitious, impact-driven product manager with experience successfully launching complex zero-to-one consumer & ML products and working at the cutting-edge of ML & AI capabilities in product development. I thrive in fast-paced environments where I can build innovative products to solve complex user problems from first principles. With my background in Computer Engineering & Psychology, I excel at launching intuitive user experiences backed by powerful technical capabilities. At Reddit, I\'m a part of the Contribution team, where my work has focused on a few key areas: zero-to-one consumer product, ML / AI content understanding, and posting/commenting experiences. I\'ve successfully led the zero-to-one launch of several products, including:1. Spearheading the development and adoption Reddit\'s platform-wide ML & AI content understanding systems, which have unlocked discovery for 100k+ subreddits, driven +XB post consumes, and +$XXM in revenue.2. Launching a total revamp of Reddit\'s post insights user experience from end-to-end, driving +XXk in incremental post creations,+$XM in revenue, and over 50+ articles in press coverage. Leading the launch of Communities Tab, a subreddit-focused discovery surface which grew to XM DAU and drove a 10x increase in subreddit subscription rate.I\'ve also launched dozens of A/B consumer product experiences across contribution, subreddit discovery, content labeling, and content understanding - driving user delight and business impact along the way.Always happy to connect with people who share my interest in ML, technology, and product!

Experience

1. Senior Product Manager

   Reddit, Inc.

   Mar 2026 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Metea Valley

  High School Diploma

  2014 — 2019

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering

  2018 — 2022