Top Product Manager Interview Questions

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  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Full travel packages. Flight + hotel + experiences. They have all the data in the world to scrape to see some of the top places to visit in each city or country. Coupled with the ability to find the cheapest flights to make these trips affordable."

    Patrick K. - "Full travel packages. Flight + hotel + experiences. They have all the data in the world to scrape to see some of the top places to visit in each city or country. Coupled with the ability to find the cheapest flights to make these trips affordable."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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  • "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"

    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

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Asana logoAsked at Asana 
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    "Clarification Questions: Can we define and describe office ? my current office ( IT ) , or government offices, starup offices, etc I assume we are desgining a refrigerator for my current office. It is an office with multiple floors with canteen on one of the floors. There is seating arrangement for around 200 - 300 on every floor. Generally there is maximum usage during lunch time and then snacks time since part of us dont have breakfast and dinner in office. Is there any cost limitation"

    Darshana W. - "Clarification Questions: Can we define and describe office ? my current office ( IT ) , or government offices, starup offices, etc I assume we are desgining a refrigerator for my current office. It is an office with multiple floors with canteen on one of the floors. There is seating arrangement for around 200 - 300 on every floor. Generally there is maximum usage during lunch time and then snacks time since part of us dont have breakfast and dinner in office. Is there any cost limitation"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • Coinbase logoAsked at Coinbase 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • "Clarify: Is this an app that we want to house within the FB ecosystem, or will this be a standalone app? When we say food delivery, do we mean meals that are ready to eat? Groceries? Convenience store items? Assumptions: Let's make some assumptions here: App will not be housed in with FB ecosystem. This is not even an app associated with FB. Food delivery will be defined as delivering meal(s) that are ready to eat when you receive them **Goal: Take on the incumbents by addressi"

    Jonathan O. - "Clarify: Is this an app that we want to house within the FB ecosystem, or will this be a standalone app? When we say food delivery, do we mean meals that are ready to eat? Groceries? Convenience store items? Assumptions: Let's make some assumptions here: App will not be housed in with FB ecosystem. This is not even an app associated with FB. Food delivery will be defined as delivering meal(s) that are ready to eat when you receive them **Goal: Take on the incumbents by addressi"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "I am assuming goal is to improve driving experience for seniors and not solve for transportation between point A to B. A in ananya loves road trips and long drives but when ananya is old and grey she misses going on long drives and road trips . goal : user experience user : physical disability hinders them from getting in and out of car seniors have joint and back pains, they can sit at the same position for longer time eye sight is weak for driving low energy to walk to parking and"

    Ananya M. - "I am assuming goal is to improve driving experience for seniors and not solve for transportation between point A to B. A in ananya loves road trips and long drives but when ananya is old and grey she misses going on long drives and road trips . goal : user experience user : physical disability hinders them from getting in and out of car seniors have joint and back pains, they can sit at the same position for longer time eye sight is weak for driving low energy to walk to parking and"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Netflix logoAsked at Netflix 

    "I would have been destroyed on this."

    Alex C. - "I would have been destroyed on this."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Estimation
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  • Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • "Thanks for the question! This is one of my favourite topics because it’s at the core of what we do as PMs DAILY: making the complex simple to drive alignment. I’ve got a structured way to approach this, and I’ll use it to explain payment aggregators - like Plaid - and how they enable Open Banking, with a twist about a technical hiccup I’ve seen in practice. Let’s dive in. I start by assessing the audience. Say I’m talking to a marketing manager at Transak - someone sharp but not techni"

    Adarsh S. - "Thanks for the question! This is one of my favourite topics because it’s at the core of what we do as PMs DAILY: making the complex simple to drive alignment. I’ve got a structured way to approach this, and I’ll use it to explain payment aggregators - like Plaid - and how they enable Open Banking, with a twist about a technical hiccup I’ve seen in practice. Let’s dive in. I start by assessing the audience. Say I’m talking to a marketing manager at Transak - someone sharp but not techni"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
    +3 more
  • Meta (Facebook) logoAsked at Meta (Facebook) 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Asked clarifying questions to understand why we want to do this. Said building is too labor intensive and AirBnB has years of experience in this. Said buying a company is probably too expensive and doesn't address why we're doing this to begin with. I said partnering with a travel company might be the best move."

    Andrea M. - "Asked clarifying questions to understand why we want to do this. Said building is too labor intensive and AirBnB has years of experience in this. Said buying a company is probably too expensive and doesn't address why we're doing this to begin with. I said partnering with a travel company might be the best move."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Meta (Facebook) logoAsked at Meta (Facebook) 

    "Clarification questions: 1) Is this a physical or digital product? 2) Are we enhancing an existing product or designing a brand new product? 3) Is this a product in the physical world or in the Metaverse? (I know Meta has recently expanded in virtual fashion space with partnerships with designer brands) 4) Competition with other fashion products [Depop, Nuuly, Rent the Runway, Pickle, Poshmark, Instagram Shopping) 5) Are there any time constraints on when MVP should be launched? 6) What market"

    Sanjanaa S. - "Clarification questions: 1) Is this a physical or digital product? 2) Are we enhancing an existing product or designing a brand new product? 3) Is this a product in the physical world or in the Metaverse? (I know Meta has recently expanded in virtual fashion space with partnerships with designer brands) 4) Competition with other fashion products [Depop, Nuuly, Rent the Runway, Pickle, Poshmark, Instagram Shopping) 5) Are there any time constraints on when MVP should be launched? 6) What market"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • "clarification define a handyman: someone who's paid to do minor renovations or domestic repairs. define the app: standalone or within facebook or meta's app family? why are we designing this? should I come up with a goal (engagement, monetization)? constraints (financials/timeline)? goal: adoption. since it's a new app, i want ppl to adopt first and then monetize the users. I'd define a handyman as someone who's paid by app users to do minor fixes, such as unc"

    Aiden L. - "clarification define a handyman: someone who's paid to do minor renovations or domestic repairs. define the app: standalone or within facebook or meta's app family? why are we designing this? should I come up with a goal (engagement, monetization)? constraints (financials/timeline)? goal: adoption. since it's a new app, i want ppl to adopt first and then monetize the users. I'd define a handyman as someone who's paid by app users to do minor fixes, such as unc"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • "Opentable is integrated with google maps and can be used to book tables at restaurants. The idea is to extend the services for desks and offices. Market Opportunity With recent work from home and hybrid work structure, 2 days office etc. Many companies are moving to hotelling offices and reservation systems for the desk. Assigning a permanent/dedicated desk to the employees will not be most efficient use of the real estate. So a shared structure will be more efficient where employees can shar"

    Himant G. - "Opentable is integrated with google maps and can be used to book tables at restaurants. The idea is to extend the services for desks and offices. Market Opportunity With recent work from home and hybrid work structure, 2 days office etc. Many companies are moving to hotelling offices and reservation systems for the desk. Assigning a permanent/dedicated desk to the employees will not be most efficient use of the real estate. So a shared structure will be more efficient where employees can shar"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • "Could ask them to scan an ID before they join"

    Anonymous Mackerel - "Could ask them to scan an ID before they join"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • "Firstly lets note down the ways of monetization - Promotional Ads Paid Filters and AR effects Influencer promotional fee Instagram Additional Tools for Creators - subscription basis (analytics and management) > many influencers also run their own promotional campaigns to gain more and more followers on their handles - Instagram can use this opportunity (e-commerce sites ranking algorithm of different items/sellers) > promotional ads can affect slightly on user engagement but accord"

    Aniket B. - "Firstly lets note down the ways of monetization - Promotional Ads Paid Filters and AR effects Influencer promotional fee Instagram Additional Tools for Creators - subscription basis (analytics and management) > many influencers also run their own promotional campaigns to gain more and more followers on their handles - Instagram can use this opportunity (e-commerce sites ranking algorithm of different items/sellers) > promotional ads can affect slightly on user engagement but accord"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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