Staff Product Manager at Reddit

Reddit is a global network of communities built around shared interests, passions, and trust. It provides a platform for some of the internet’s most open, authentic, and engaging discussions.

Every day, millions of users submit posts, vote, and participate in conversations about the subjects that matter most to them.

With more than 100,000 active communities and approximately 130 million daily unique visitors, Reddit stands among the internet’s largest platforms for information and community engagement.

What You’ll Do

Reddit brings people together through communities shaped by shared conversations, interests, and experiences.

At the center of these communities are moderators, who establish community standards, maintain healthy discussions, and create environments where members can connect and grow.

As Reddit expands its global reach, this position will play an important role in transforming how moderators are supported, simplifying the management of healthy communities, and shifting moderation practices from manual, reactive processes to more intelligent and proactive systems.

Reddit are seeking an experienced Staff Product Manager to lead the development of Reddit’s next generation of community moderation products.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to drive innovative, zero-to-one product initiatives at the intersection of user experience, community management, governance, and advanced Large Language Model (LLM) technologies.

You will help modernize traditional moderation systems by introducing intelligent, scalable solutions that enable communities to maintain healthy environments while supporting Reddit’s continued global growth.

The ideal candidate will bring outstanding product judgment, a strong understanding of user needs, and sufficient AI/ML expertise to collaborate effectively with Engineering, Data Science, Design, and Safety teams.

You should be comfortable developing meaningful user experiences, evaluating AI model performance, balancing technical considerations, and making strategic decisions in a complex, high-impact product environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify major opportunities to improve community enforcement systems and moderator workflows, translating findings into a strategic product roadmap.
• Lead the development of innovative, LLM-powered moderation tools and experiences that support Reddit’s global community ecosystem.
• Develop a thorough understanding of moderators, community members, and the factors that contribute to healthy online communities.
• Use user insights and research to create effective, intuitive, and valuable product experiences.
• Establish measurable performance indicators and evaluation frameworks that connect product outcomes with user satisfaction, community health, and company objectives.
• Evaluate AI and machine learning performance, including precision, recall, error rates, coverage, response time, potential failures, human oversight, and continuous feedback mechanisms.
• Navigate complex decisions involving community safety, moderator confidence, user trust, platform integrity, and overall product quality.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, Design, Safety, Consumer Product teams, and senior leadership to deliver important company initiatives.
• Present product strategies, key decisions, technical considerations, and project outcomes clearly to executive stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive product management experience at the Staff level, with responsibility for significant consumer-facing products or systems that deliver measurable user value.
• Exceptional product judgment, including strong user empathy, problem-solving abilities, strategic prioritization, user experience decision-making, and product vision.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, ambiguous, zero-to-one product initiatives or major product transformations from initial strategy through launch and continuous improvement.
• Practical experience developing AI/ML-powered products, with a strong understanding of model evaluation and the tradeoffs involved in building intelligent product experiences.
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills, including the ability to establish meaningful performance metrics, evaluate evidence, and adjust strategies when necessary.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives involving Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, Design, Safety, and other business partners in technically demanding environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience developing products for online communities, social platforms, creator ecosystems, user-generated content (UGC), trust and safety, or content moderation.
• Familiarity with machine-learning-driven consumer products and AI experiences involving sensitive policies or user safety considerations.
• Experience modernizing established systems and introducing new product approaches within large, complex, cross-functional organizations.

Benefits and Perks

Reddit provides a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees’ professional development, personal well-being, and family needs.

Benefits include:

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage and income protection programs.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer matching contributions.
• Global employee benefits supporting workspace needs, professional growth, and caregiving responsibilities.
• Family planning assistance and support.
• Gender-affirming healthcare services.
• Mental health resources and professional coaching.
• Flexible vacation policies and paid volunteer leave.
• Generous paid parental leave.

Compensation and Pay Transparency

This position may be offered at different career levels depending on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

In addition to the base salary, eligible employees may receive company equity in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). Certain positions may also qualify for commission-based compensation.

Reddit offers U.S.-based employees an extensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching, paid vacation, and parental leave.

To promote transparency throughout the recruitment process, Reddit publishes standardized base salary ranges for all U.S.-based job openings, regardless of state.

Compensation ranges are established according to job function, career level, and geographic location, using market benchmarks from comparable growth-stage companies.

Final compensation offers depend on several factors, including the candidate’s skills, professional experience, qualifications, and relevant certifications or credentials.

Annual Base Salary Range: $217,000 – $303,900 USD

Interview Process and Candidate Privacy

For certain positions and locations, Reddit may use artificial intelligence technology to record, transcribe, and summarize interviews.

Candidates will have the option to decline these recording and AI-assisted interview processes before their scheduled interviews.

During the recruitment process, Reddit may collect personal information in the following categories:

• Personal identifiers.
• Professional and employment-related information.
• Sensory information, including audio and video recordings.
• Any additional personal information voluntarily provided during the interview process.

This information will be used solely for evaluating applications for employment or independent contractor opportunities, where applicable.

Reddit does not sell candidates’ personal information or share it with third parties for their marketing activities. Interview recordings will be deleted promptly after a hiring decision has been made.