Top Product Manager Interview Questions

Vishnu G. - "1. Understand the "Why" (Deep Dive) - Before jumping to solutions, as a PM needs to precisely understand why users are unhappy. NPS gives us a score, but not the reasons. (0 -4 weeks) Analyze Feedback: Go beyond the score. What are Detractors (0-6) saying? What do Promoters (9-10) love? Qualitative Research:(VOC- voice of the customer) Conduct user interviews, analyze support tickets, and observe product usage. Pinpoint specific pain points (e.g., slow p"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

Mohammed H. - "First i will collect relevant data,Actual problem,Necessary input and raw material then i will start design drawing,modeling,Callibration and finally handing over my work."See full answer

Cody M. - "Q1: You're the new head of the Google Hardware division. What is the next big product we're going to build and why? (Pretend you're on stage to unveil this to us.) Q2: How does this fit into the Google ecosystem? Q3: Estimate how many units you will sell in the first year in the US. (Q4: Also asked about pricing.) Q1: You're the new head of the Google Hardware division. What is the next big product we're going to build and why? Clarifying Questions: Clarifying question: Hardware is a very broa"See full answer

Xash C. - "This one is a great example of Build, Borrow, or Buy strategy framework (http://www.build-borrow-buy.com/build-borrow-or-buy-in-practice/) - explore and evaluate three different approaches: organic growth and building a product from scratch (e.g. Amazon building its own Amazon Restaurants service), partnering with an existing provider (e.g. enterprise-level partnership with Instacart or Lyft), or acquisition growth (e.g. Uber acquiring Postmates). Evaluate which approach makes sense for the com"See full answer

Rahul J. - "Clarifying questions Key value proposition of the product: targeted search engine for kids to search the internet Target users: kids below 18 years of age Target geography: USA Form factor: web app Target market Kids (largely school students) are now increasingly using the internet for educational purposes to perform assignments, collaborate on projects etc. A search engine is a core need to access the internet for this audience and is needed quite frequently - almost every time a"See full answer

M A. - "Clarifying question - Fb Timeline is essentially my profile wall on FB where I can post content. My friends, friends of friends or other users of FB can come and view my profile and stay connected. Content that I post on my timeline, also gets cross posted on my friends feed. Is that understanding correct? Are there any new goals of change of product strategy that I need to be aware of? Motivation/Why - FB timeline is a mature product, but it still aligns very well with Meta mission of connec"See full answer

Christina Z. - "That is a great product opportunity. I see the vision to drive engagement by building a reward based experience to encourage kids to login to the app and track their books and trigger a visual pleasing experience when the child completes a book. The more complex the book, the bigger the reward."See full answer

Maia T. - "Clarify When we say creates value, is there a specific metric that we want to measure as driving value, i.e. engagement or revenue? Interviewer: Up to you. Capital One overall is a financial institution. I don't believe the real value here is through direct revenue from affiliate partnerships which is likely small in comparison to other business. Let's say engagement since the value to Capital One is to learn more about the customer to provide them targeted offers and experiences. "See full answer

Exponent - "We should follow the Measure Success formula for this type of question. Do you remember it from a couple days ago? If not, it's: Ask clarifying questions State the goal of the feature Apply a UX flow to drive analysis of what to measure Provide criteria to prioritize metrics Prioritize metrics Summarize With that, let's get into it! Ask clarifying questions We want to make sure we are 100% sure of the scope of the feature and ask. What does the p"See full answer

Maggie S. - "I would structure my answer to this question by considering: Clarifying Questions Landscape Options for Growth Prioritization Risks & Considerations Clarifying Questions Are we talking about Uber’s ride sharing service, Uber Eats, or both? -- assume Uber rides Do we care about total users who have ever used the platform, or total users per day/time period? -- assume ever How many resources do we have to acquire resources? -- assume have a budget larger than the curre"See full answer

Pragya S. - "What is Slack ? Slack is a basic instant messaging app usually used in the intra office space , allowing teams to communicate .Also , it includes video & voice calls . In a nutshell , it provides an efficient team communications solutions . 2 Goals of Google/ Position in the market ? To create innovative solutions to customer problems . The focus is on providing accessible information to everyone . 3 Synergy of such a product with google : Slack allows efficient team communication ."See full answer

Ian R. - "You might build a product like this a few ways. I think you'd definitely want a temperature sensor device (maybe like a TMP422, or maybe there's a different one that is standard for wearables) that was worn by the individual. As far as tracking social distance, my answer here is more dependent on the state of the art of robust (wearable) distance measurement. Maybe there's something available better than ultrasonic sensors, maybe there's some kind of electromagnetism based solution that isn't in"See full answer

Amparo L. - "The reason I want to work at Doordash is because I’m a really hard worker, I never give up and I’m good at delivering stuff to my teachers at school whenever they have something to drop off to them, I look at the paper and then I read the directions given to me on the ipad to drop it off."See full answer