Jones Pavan
Sr Director of Software Engineering
at Blackline Systems
Engineering leader with a 20+ year track record of delivering at scale—modernizing platforms, embedding AI into financial systems, and leading globally distributed teams through complex transformations. I operate at the intersection of architecture, execution, and business impact.
- Platform Modernization & Scale: Reduced incidents by 80% through microservices and DevEx improvements; rebuilt orchestration systems for 17M+ media assets.
- AI Integration & Data Innovation: Embedded Vertex AI into SEC reporting workflows, automated footnotes and compliant financial report generation, and built Spark-based engines to detect anomalies in financial data.
- Team Building & Global Execution: Led orgs of 100+ engineers across 3 continents, managed $10M+ budgets, and improved delivery velocity through org redesigns, CI/CD discipline, and stakeholder alignment.
Articles by Jones Pavan
Engineering Customer & Product Feedback Loops with Holden Munson & Sofia Maravich
In this Mucker Growth session, Holden Munson and Sofia Maravich from Rethink Labs, explore how to develop a useful system of collecting customer data and integrating it into your team....
How Startups Can Win More Enterprise Deals Through Value Selling with Mike Genstil
In this Mucker Growth session, Mike Genstil with ValueCore delves into the concept of value selling and its application in enterprise sales. Delivering value at every touchpoint of...
How to Keep Your Emails Landing in the Inbox with Google’s Updated Spam Policies with Daniel-wise Ojaide
In this Mucker Growth session, Daniel-wise Ojaide from Warmbox.ai delves into the changes to Google and Yahoo’s updated spam policies and how to ensure your emails and outbound campaigns are...
Best Customers, Best Results: Unlocking Retention-Driven B2C Growth with Julius Lai
In this Mucker Growth session, Julius Lai from ArtShare discusses customer retention, which is often overlooked but essential for startups facing growth challenges. The following content will provide practical recaps...
Leveraging a Financial Model for Fundraising Success with Steven Plappert
In this Mucker Growth Session, Steven Plappert, CEO and co-founder of Forecastr, tackles how to use your financial model to the best capacity when fundraising. Your financial model can be...
How to Nail Your Pitch Deck (and Avoid Mistakes Founders Make) with Matt Gore
Have you ever thought of the average attention span per slide when an investor is going through your pitch deck? What kind of pitch deck are investors expecting? Our recent...