Product Manager Interview Questions

Rev - "Clarify: Everything mentioned in the question (all devices and how to access them) Reasons why a subscriber might not be using? Forgot that he has a subscription Doesn't like the service and forgot to cancel the subscription Doesn't like service and planning to cancel in next cycle For all 3 cases we need to remind him/her about the service and encourage to use it Awareness - about the service via google nest notifications, smart refreigerator display, chromecats to cast youtube"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Measure Success question. These questions are asked to gauge your familiarity with common metrics such as DAUs and MAUs, A/B testing, and ability to map user behaviors and flows to impactful metrics. A great PM will also be able to deeply understand when metrics sometimes fail (e.g. blind spots). Knowing metrics closely is also crucial to demonstrating the impact of a project, whether it's after launching or the ongoing impact. Let's follow the Measure Success formula to tackle"See full answer

Lazarus J. - "I spoke about holding a workshop to understand their perspective of why delivering a feature was so important to them. I was showing them"See full answer

Rahul J. - "Problem statement The water heater can currently be controlled only physically i.e. the user must be present infront of the heater to manage it. Key value proposition The user must be able to control the water heater remotely using an app (preferably via their mobile phone) Target geo: USA, OS: both Android and iOS, Form factor: Mobile Target market Water heaters are used by everyone who lives in an area experiencing temperatures < 20 degree Celsius. The user uses the water heater eve"See full answer

Roopesh N. - "Goal: What product would I build next Who am I? I am Disney's head of technology Focus: Theme parks Geolocation: Pilot in the US and then roll out across the globe Eco-system>>>User>>>Pain points are>>>Solution>>>MVP>>>Launch metrics> Guardrails Eco System Customers Direct Suppliers, vendors to DIS In-Direct suppliers (Hotels, restaurants, etc.) DIS- Service User ( TAM, underserved, Frequency) Customers Families, including Children ( L, L, L) Couples(S,L, M) Si"See full answer

Dean S. - "I would determine if it was in line with out company goals and put together a quick analysis of the market for smart phones to talk about in the morning."See full answer

Anonymous Koala - "Let us define productivity. If there is a change in productivity what will be some of the impacts that can be used to measure if this is true? Finance: Are we meeting the quarterly revenue targets and able to increase our guidance as planned Tech: Are we innovating and introducing new products and services to the market, how does it compare to the historical performance People: Are people taking more days off and how is their average feedback on sentiments Partners/Customers: Who wor"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Favorite Product question with a slight twist. We have a constraint: picking a marketplace. Let's go over the Favorite Product formula before we begin: Choose a product and briefly explain what it is Who are the users? What are their pain points? How did competitors solve it in the past? How does this product address these pain points differently and better? How would you improve it/make it better? Summarize Let's start! Choose a"See full answer

Emily T. - "Solution picked: a half software half hardware remote control"See full answer

Brody C. - "Honestly, I was a bit all over the place with this one. My structure was: Meta Mission Audiences Thinking about journeys and pain points (TAM + Unmet Needs) Brainstorm solutions Prioritize solutions MVP - Measure of success Risks and tradeoffs The interviewer kept trying to derail the conversation. I chose Group Volunteers (a group of people who want to volunteer together) as the audience, and in hindsight it was a poor choice. Because I chose that over individuals, I couldn't narrow down"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Strategy Question, which asks you to justify high-level business decisions and strategy. With many acquisition strategy questions, we can first look at core competencies and synergies before offering more complex reasoning. Let's go over one possible solution: > I'll go over three reasons why I think Salesforce made the acquisition, specifically:Fuller data integrations > Preventing a competitive acquisition > Absorb new customers > Fuller data integrations > By adding Tableau"See full answer

Exponent - "This is another Diagnosis problem. To answer this question, we suggest you use our framework (along with the TROPIC method) to be as thorough as possible. The framework is as follows: Ask clarifying questions List potential high level reasons Gather Context (TROPIC)Time Region Other features / products (internal) Platform Industry / Competition Cannibalization Establish a theory of probable cause Test theories Propose solutions Summarize "See full answer

Swetha C. - "Situation: As a product manager I used to manage more than 10+ products in my product portfolio that are completely internal facing. During Quarterly Business reviews one of our customer was doing a walk through of their business flow - how they use all my products and gather the data they need from them and do connection of the data (Downloading the data from every product individually and connecting the data from one product to another). It made we realize that this is very time consumi"See full answer