The Product Manager Interview.
“You need to demonstrate an innate ability to empathize with the customer while partnering with engineers to build the experience that draws consumers, and generates revenue.” –Hiring Manager— Hiring Manager
EMPATHYUnderstanding user needs and pain points, and using this insight to delight the user
PROBLEM SOLVINGDisaggregating problems into manageable chunks and mapping them to a set of features
DESIGNDesigning features to solve for user needs in a way that drives adoption
COLLABORATEPartnering with engineers to build the right features, and teaming with the business to drive monetization
Sample Interview Questions
- What is your favorite product and how would you improve it?
- What type of feature would you design to better monetize Twitter?
- Design a product to help your friends save money
- Design a feature for Dropbox to increase paid subscriptions
- What are some new Alexa skills you would roll out and why?
- Would you create a Google branded credit card for advertisers?
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