Product Manager Interview Questions

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  • " Why do we want to increase the price? How much do we need to increase? Is it tied to some kind of revenue target? What is the region in which price needs to be increased? - Say India Who are the major players in that region who offer similar services and how are they priced? Will the users switch to those competitors? What is our unique proposition for retention? Do we have any leverage against them which will stop the users from churning? Any change in pricing or anything major like terms an"

    Ekta M. - " Why do we want to increase the price? How much do we need to increase? Is it tied to some kind of revenue target? What is the region in which price needs to be increased? - Say India Who are the major players in that region who offer similar services and how are they priced? Will the users switch to those competitors? What is our unique proposition for retention? Do we have any leverage against them which will stop the users from churning? Any change in pricing or anything major like terms an"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • "Clarification: Is it consumer facing or business? -- consumer Launch is global or regional? -- global Is this full blown launch or beta release? -- full blown What goal does this app serve? How is it aligned with the company goals? -- AI Chatbot Can you explain the strategic importance of the app? -- gain market share; compete with other players who are already ahead in the market Do we have any data around potential customers/TAM with this app? -- billions of users "

    Aniket A. - "Clarification: Is it consumer facing or business? -- consumer Launch is global or regional? -- global Is this full blown launch or beta release? -- full blown What goal does this app serve? How is it aligned with the company goals? -- AI Chatbot Can you explain the strategic importance of the app? -- gain market share; compete with other players who are already ahead in the market Do we have any data around potential customers/TAM with this app? -- billions of users "See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
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  • "Clarifying and assumption When we say financial security, are we talking about authentication, fraud detection or money laundering? Assumption: Fraud detection. Focusing specifically on transaction-level fraud. Is this an internal AI implementation or an external third-party service we provide to multiple financial businesses? Assumption: External Third-party AI financial security product. Requirements Need to detect when fraudulent transactions happen. **Detection stra"

    Darpan D. - "Clarifying and assumption When we say financial security, are we talking about authentication, fraud detection or money laundering? Assumption: Fraud detection. Focusing specifically on transaction-level fraud. Is this an internal AI implementation or an external third-party service we provide to multiple financial businesses? Assumption: External Third-party AI financial security product. Requirements Need to detect when fraudulent transactions happen. **Detection stra"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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  • Discord logoAsked at Discord 

    "My style of inspiring / discovery sessions / brainstorming / execution guidance / upskiling the team has always been Outcome driven. Outcomes always took the central focus of our efforts, and hence easier prioritisation and a clarity on why a decision failed or succeeded. I take personal responsibility to help the teams to define outcomes if it is a complicated charter and for most help them fine tune the outcomes to keep them simple, progressive and aspirational."

    RestlessMonk - "My style of inspiring / discovery sessions / brainstorming / execution guidance / upskiling the team has always been Outcome driven. Outcomes always took the central focus of our efforts, and hence easier prioritisation and a clarity on why a decision failed or succeeded. I take personal responsibility to help the teams to define outcomes if it is a complicated charter and for most help them fine tune the outcomes to keep them simple, progressive and aspirational."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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  • "\\\Start by saying thanks for the questions\\\ Apple maps is a utility product that allows users to navigate from point A to point B and find transit. It is exclusive to Apple devices Ask Clarifying QQ - What is the definition of the business owner - <500,000 USD in revenue per year Why you are targeting this segment - Apple maps can be a platform of choice for the business owners Why the current consumer version is not suitable - Not suitable to the needs of the SMB How do you define"

    Product V. - "\\\Start by saying thanks for the questions\\\ Apple maps is a utility product that allows users to navigate from point A to point B and find transit. It is exclusive to Apple devices Ask Clarifying QQ - What is the definition of the business owner - <500,000 USD in revenue per year Why you are targeting this segment - Apple maps can be a platform of choice for the business owners Why the current consumer version is not suitable - Not suitable to the needs of the SMB How do you define"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • Better.com logoAsked at Better.com 

    "Getting things done. Since the job is all about leading without authority, it is important to always have the north star in mind. When all in the team do not agree or see a potential solution: Data based evidence : Provide testing results/ Analysis results/ PoC on showing why a potential solution might be better than others, Bring in a trusted stakeholder : Have a conversation with the trusted stakeholder who first believes in the solution, then vouches for the solution to the team "

    Googlepm 1. - "Getting things done. Since the job is all about leading without authority, it is important to always have the north star in mind. When all in the team do not agree or see a potential solution: Data based evidence : Provide testing results/ Analysis results/ PoC on showing why a potential solution might be better than others, Bring in a trusted stakeholder : Have a conversation with the trusted stakeholder who first believes in the solution, then vouches for the solution to the team "See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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    "Imagine you're playing with a big box of colorful building blocks. You know how sometimes you want to build a tall tower, and other times you want to make a cool car or a cozy house? Well, a product manager is like the person who helps decide what kind of things we should build with those blocks. They talk to all your friends and ask, "Hey, what would be the most fun to make with these blocks?" Then they tell the builders what to do, like which blocks to use and how to put them together. And g"

    Jonah S. - "Imagine you're playing with a big box of colorful building blocks. You know how sometimes you want to build a tall tower, and other times you want to make a cool car or a cozy house? Well, a product manager is like the person who helps decide what kind of things we should build with those blocks. They talk to all your friends and ask, "Hey, what would be the most fun to make with these blocks?" Then they tell the builders what to do, like which blocks to use and how to put them together. And g"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Uber logoAsked at Uber 
    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Product Manager
  • "While working as a consultant, I was assigned to a project to design and build a solution for accessing and managing documents on deepwater drilling wells with limited connectivity. I and the developer assigned to the project conducted interviews with various engineers and team members on the rigs. We worked with the client's IT group to analyze options for getting content to and from the rig. Together, we came up with a solution that would leverage their existing SharePoint infrastructure (avai"

    John F. - "While working as a consultant, I was assigned to a project to design and build a solution for accessing and managing documents on deepwater drilling wells with limited connectivity. I and the developer assigned to the project conducted interviews with various engineers and team members on the rigs. We worked with the client's IT group to analyze options for getting content to and from the rig. Together, we came up with a solution that would leverage their existing SharePoint infrastructure (avai"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • "Clarification Questions Understanding of Netflix -> clarification Clarification regarding the meaning of logged into the platform -> not coming back or they are logged out From how long they we been seeing this issue and is this issue gradual? Which demography or geography are we talking about? The metrics which we are tracking are actually working or not? Internal Factors Any infrastructure problem, frequently "App not responding" or frequently auto log out? Any pa"

    Anonymous Muskox - "Clarification Questions Understanding of Netflix -> clarification Clarification regarding the meaning of logged into the platform -> not coming back or they are logged out From how long they we been seeing this issue and is this issue gradual? Which demography or geography are we talking about? The metrics which we are tracking are actually working or not? Internal Factors Any infrastructure problem, frequently "App not responding" or frequently auto log out? Any pa"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
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  • "Clarifying questions: What do we mean by a video conferencing app? Zoom or Messenger? A: More like Zoom Is the app for B2B users or C2C users? A: Dealer's choice What stage is this app at? Early-stage or has been in the market for a while? A: Current Player This question will help decide if you will focus on Adoption or Engagement and retention... Is there a specific market or user group we need to focus on? A: Dealer's choice Is it a paid or free service? A: Both The structure"

    Ammro H. - "Clarifying questions: What do we mean by a video conferencing app? Zoom or Messenger? A: More like Zoom Is the app for B2B users or C2C users? A: Dealer's choice What stage is this app at? Early-stage or has been in the market for a while? A: Current Player This question will help decide if you will focus on Adoption or Engagement and retention... Is there a specific market or user group we need to focus on? A: Dealer's choice Is it a paid or free service? A: Both The structure"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
    +2 more
  • PayPal logoAsked at PayPal 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • DoorDash logoAsked at DoorDash 

    "Clarification Question: What kind of revenue is Target trying to increase? ( Gross Revenue, Net Revenue .. etc ) Answer: Let's stick to Gross revenue. As I understand, the target has two revenue streams - In-store and online purchases. Are there any other revenue streams I should consider? Answer: No Why Now ?. Answer: we have seen our revenue being impacted due to competition from Amazon and Walmart, and our revenue is flat. Which revenue stream do you see a decline, increase, or flat?"

    Navin T. - "Clarification Question: What kind of revenue is Target trying to increase? ( Gross Revenue, Net Revenue .. etc ) Answer: Let's stick to Gross revenue. As I understand, the target has two revenue streams - In-store and online purchases. Are there any other revenue streams I should consider? Answer: No Why Now ?. Answer: we have seen our revenue being impacted due to competition from Amazon and Walmart, and our revenue is flat. Which revenue stream do you see a decline, increase, or flat?"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Atlassian logoAsked at Atlassian 
    Product Manager
    Behavioral
    +7 more
  • "Clarifying questions: Will it be a separate app of Google maps or integrated into an existing one? Let's say it will be integrated into an existing app. Which disabilities users have? Any of your choice. For which audience are we building this product? Any exact geo, age, gender? Any of your choice. How many resources we have? Any timeline for the product to be launched? Need to launch a product in a year and any resources required. Google's mission is to organize the world's"

    Maria T. - "Clarifying questions: Will it be a separate app of Google maps or integrated into an existing one? Let's say it will be integrated into an existing app. Which disabilities users have? Any of your choice. For which audience are we building this product? Any exact geo, age, gender? Any of your choice. How many resources we have? Any timeline for the product to be launched? Need to launch a product in a year and any resources required. Google's mission is to organize the world's"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Capital One logoAsked at Capital One 

    "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"

    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

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Product Manager
    Behavioral
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