Capital One Product Manager Interview Questions

Rahul J. - "Clarifying questions / assumptions we are talking about a typical retail bank and not investments banks or other NBFCs The banking app covers the primary functions of a bank like money transfers, account management, savings etc. A typical bank has the following business functions: Giving loans (primary function to make money) Savings and other accounts Investments (like Fixed deposits of the bank and other government schemes) Pain points A bank had to deploy manpower to perform all"See full answer

Jack F. - "What is our goal during onboarding? e.x. Site-visits, add-to-cart, completed checkout etc? After asking clarifying questions we learn that our north-star goal is to get more customers to complete a checkout, therefore our goal is to increase our conversion rate. Are we looking to sell more of a particular product or increase conversion rate holistically? Segmentation: Do we have a particular market or demographic in mind? Commercial/business vs. individuals One time buyers vs. repeat purch"See full answer

R K. - "Clarifying questions: Can we pick any business product across CapOne spectrum? any preference? - Assume pick any Are there any specific geographies you'd like to focus on? Are there any specific customer segments you'd like to focus on? Are you able to provide any information on the market/competitive analysis? Or I can just make reasonable assumptions along the way. Confirming we care about revenue? not profit per customer? Lay out the framework: I'd like to focus on the followi"See full answer

Tarun K. - "I would very confidently say - Never. Did I failed with a Product? - Yes. Did I launch a product that was sub-par? - Yes. Did I failed to launch a product? - Never. Also, I don't see it as part of growing up as PM to Fail to launch a Product. I think it's a tricky quesion, better to be avoided."See full answer

Anonymous Hamster - "talk about product and user not the design its not a UI/UX its a product question still"See full answer

Deric C. - "Clarification/Problem What is the timeline that we're working with? (You Choose) What is the criteria for how you'd define an improvement or success? (You Choose) Is there a specific area of the DMV experience that you want me to improve? (No) Are we thinking about this from the perspective of the DMV? (Yes) What is the market that we should be thinking about or focusing on? (US) Business Objective The DMV has a couple of key goals: To help uniquely identify which vehi"See full answer

Jack F. - "The project manager must take care of the risks associated with the particular project. Scrum Master is a team facilitator and serves as a servant leader. The product manager serves as a team leader and is responsible for project performance and ensuring that everything goes according to plan."See full answer

Anonymous Hummingbird - "I responded how capital one wants to help everyone have access to banking and change banking for the better for all. (Tying it to their mission statement) Leaned into this saying how I personally want to use my use my skills to help increase awareness to financial health for the community and serve the community that im a part of."See full answer

Julien C. - "👇 Your feedback is very much appreciated 👇 Reduce scope of product for the initial launch. Streamline the PRD to an actual MVP and use the current PRD (that takes 6 months to build) for the V1"See full answer

Chinedu ekene O. - "After more than five years at my previous company, I had contributed significantly to many important projects and helped the team navigate critical transitions, such as our shift from a monolithic to a microservices architecture. However, over time, I realized that my goals and the direction of the company were no longer fully aligned. I felt I had outgrown the position and was ready for new challenges, where I could continue to grow both technically and professionally. Ultimately, I’m excited a"See full answer

Jack F. - "conduct direct user research through methods such as interviews, surveys, and focus groups to gather qualitative insights into user preferences, pain points, and behaviors. Additionally, I analyze quantitative data from sources like user analytics, feedback metrics, and market research to identify trends and patterns. Collaborating closely with stakeholders, including customers, internal teams, and subject matter experts, further enriches the requirements gathering process by incorporating diver"See full answer

Jack F. - "This is an estimation question - the goal is to show your thought process to the interviewer how you think through the question Let's make some assumptions - we are only focused on the TAM for Capital One's new potential card For the purpose of scoping this more narrowly let's assume we are solely focused on the U.S. Let's continue to scope in... 1). We know the United States population is somewhere in the ballpark of ~330MM (let's use round figures) 2). You should have some due dili"See full answer