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OpenAI Growth Product Manager (PM) Interview Guide

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OpenAI Growth Product Manager (PM) Interview Experiences

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VerifiedUnited StatesSubmitted 16 days ago
OpenAI

Product Manager, Fine-Tuning

OpenAI • Principal / Director / L8+
Interview date
6 months ago
Timespan
3 months
Difficulty
Difficult

I got in through an internal referral, and the recruiter step was so lightweight that it barely felt like a real screen. The process after that was pretty thorough: one conversation with a hiring mana…see more

If I were helping a friend prep, I'd say treat the weird prompts like normal PM questions. Even if they ask for something crazy, like talking to animals, the move is still to create structure, segment…see more

My impression was that they keep PM pretty lean on purpose. I got the sense they want fewer decision-makers and want engineering to stay very product- and customer-oriented, which probably means fewer…see more

VerifiedUnited StatesSubmitted 16 days ago
OpenAI

Product Manager, ChatGPT

OpenAI • Senior / L5
Result
Waiting
Interview date
7 months ago
Timespan
4 weeks
Difficulty
Difficult

I interviewed for two PM roles under ChatGPT, and I got in through a referral. The recruiter screen was short and very candid, but it was also a warning sign because she said the process changes const…see more

I would prep for practical rollout questions, not textbook PM cases. I would literally practice, if I had to launch a big OpenAI product tomorrow, how would I work through research, engineering, desig…see more

My biggest takeaway is that PMs there feel much closer to general managers than traditional PMs. I got the sense you own a lot of the messy cross-functional work yourself, especially with finance, leg…see more

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