Product Manager Interview Questions

Ishan S. - "I can see that Gen Z (born between 1995 and 2009) needs a redesigned washing machine with a busier life than ever, newer living arrangements, and a longer time frame. Let's try and understand why we need a new product for Gen Z: Clarifying question - 1) Do we have a specific goal while redesigning the machine? Should we optimize for speed, space, or functionalities? (Assume - No) 2) Do we have geographical constraints? Countries have different power and electrical thresholds, which can decide"See full answer

Navin T. - "Clarification Questions : Do all 10000 persons need Email access, or is 10000 people the colony's size? : Yes, 10000 people will use emails. As I am a PM for Gmail, I assume we are focusing just on email as a form of communication: Yes. Are there any requirements on the size of attachments allowable in the emails? : I will leave it up to you. Understand the user behavior -> Identify key metrics -> Make quantitative estimation -> Understand plans -> Propose network bandwidth. User b"See full answer

Umang S. - "Situation- I was leading a product through a complete overhaul to a new replacement product, and at the same time had to maintain the old product. Concern - In the old product, the team was usually stuck 40-50% of the time in bug fixing This could have hampered the velocity and GTM of the new product Action Localised the problem to one major component - Export and Import Function- had 90% contribution to the issues Worked with the engineering team to diagnose the issue, the issue was i"See full answer

Ram - "Clarification Are we focusing on the Amazon shopping cart specifically, or are there any other features involved? Are there any specific user groups (e.g., Prime users, international users) we need to consider? Is there a particular focus on conversion or user engagement? 1. Business Context Feature Goal: The cart serves as the gateway between user interest and the actual purchase, helping to reduce friction in the buying process. Business Model:Amazon take"See full answer

Maggie Y. - "8 Questions in 1 hr. no additional info is available from the interviewer, not much interaction. I still don't quite understand their objective."See full answer

John H. - "The production must be something that people enjoy and do not shun as fake. Because of this, I would add some kind of likeliness factor to see if people would enjoy it. This strategy can even be done as a survey or something similar beforehand."See full answer

Alibi M. - "I would answer this question using MECE framework: Profit = Revenue - Costs. Revenue = # customers * price In case of the trading platform, this could be translated into avg. trading activity per user * avg. commission rate . Ask if there has been any recent change to Active users or their trading activities. Similarly, ask if the commission rate has been changed recently. Based on this information, you can then identify the problem and get to the root cause of this. Similarly with Costs. "See full answer

Neha A. - "FB Vision Why is this problem important - bad ads can drive customer churn and pose reputational risks in terms of law suits. What is a bad ad defined as - we will exclude ad relevance. any ad that is inappropriate, harmful, and misleading. What is the user journey >> Businesses creates ads, ads are verified by FB team who will remove any bad ads, ads get published after verification, user sees the ads, reports if they dont like it, and the team verifies it again and if bad, removes it. N"See full answer

Scott S. - "Great question! Last year, we were working on a critical project to develop a real-time risk analytics platform. This platform was designed to provide our traders with instantaneous risk metrics, allowing them to make informed decisions in a fast-paced trading environment. Midway through the project, we faced a significant issue: our chosen data processing framework was not performing as expected under the high data throughput required by our trading algorithms. This was causing unacceptable lat"See full answer

Aeshvarya J. - "Clarifying questions : When we speak about video buffering, are we looking at long video (more than an hour), medium video, short videos and shorts? I will assume its all video types. Is this was a steady increase or sudden one and over what time period? I will assume sudden one over last week? Has we experienced any such issues in the past or trends? I will assume no. Are we experiencing this globaly or for some region? I assume globaly The KPI we are measuring is Average Video Buffering T"See full answer

Maya B. - "Sounds like interesting problem! First I'd like to clarify a few things.... Clarify/Find Constraints. WHO - who are we improving the post-booking experience for? restaurant visitors? or restaurant staff who view reservations? new vs existing users? WHAT - what do we mean by improve? is there a specific metric we're looking to improve upon (user experience? increasing show-up rate? booking a second time? etc.?) confirm process/JTBD - are we referring to the standard OpenTab"See full answer

Anonymous Muskox - "Interviewer : How would you reduce ride cancellation on Uber ? Shailesh : Okay before I jump onto the solution, I would like to clarify some points for better understanding. So ride can be cancelled from the both the parties rider and the driver ? So which side are we talking about ? Interviewer : we are seeing more cancellation from diver side. Shailesh : From how long we are seeing this trend ? Interviewer : you can say from an year. Shailesh : Okay, also are we seeing these cancellations from"See full answer

Darren L. - "First I will set up the formula, second I will calculate each of the components then adding them up. Finally, I will talk about corner cases if any. 1, To begin with, I want to think broadly what could go into the equation. Bandwidth depends on number of devices at a time, so if a student use both laptop and phone at the same time then we have 2. Beside, grad students need internet for various reasons, such as checking email, searching on Google for information, watching lectures... Different a"See full answer

Saurabh G. - "Picked Turo, prioritized customer (renter) persona, listed a few paint points across three pillars - Tool, Car Owner, Car Worst Case scenarios Order did not go through, no order confirmation received Notification issue with tool Owner not replying Owner did not deliver car as expected - delayed or no show 5 Issues with car - not clean, not as promised, dirty, engine isssues Car breakdown after pickup Payment issues Fraud I picked up no show as an issue which could b"See full answer

Anonymous Muskox - "Interviewer: What is your favourite Google product, and how would you improve it? Shailesh: Alright, before that, let me clarify; I have to give the Google product, which I like the most, irrespective of how it is currently performing in the market, is it a market leader or not. Also, I need to justify why it is my favourite product and suggest some improvements. Interviewer: Perfect Shailesh: Okay, the way I would like to go about it is, first, I will explain what qualit"See full answer

Deepak V. - "Clarification: Lender Focus: We'll cater to mortgage lenders, specifically smaller institutions or those specializing in a particular loan type (e.g., first-time homebuyer loans). 1. User Personas and Pain Points: Create two user personas: Persona 1: A loan officer at a small credit union overwhelmed with manual paperwork and slow communication with borrowers. Persona 2: A loan manager at a company specializing in FHA loans, struggling with cumbersome pre-qualification"See full answer

Hidayat E. - "Value of Moving All Customers to the Mobile App Full Monitoring of User Behavior Gain deeper insights into customer preferences and habits. Use data analytics to identify trends, predict needs, and offer personalized solutions. Better Engagement Provide a more interactive and engaging experience compared to traditional channels. Enable gamification, personalized notifications, and targeted campaigns to keep users active. Enhanced Direct Interaction _Leverage"See full answer

Bk - "To bring any product to market here are the below steps that I would (did) take: 1.Understand the problem stmt / stakeholder need and asses depth of the problem (qualitatively and then gather metrics to quantify it) 2.Do market study on understanding relatable solutions if any 3.Carve out viable solution/ideation that aligns with overall Business Vision/Goal 4.Get stakeholders buy in on the idea 5.Guesstimate and prioritize high level features, Cost and ROI. 6.Build Business case for Project Le"See full answer