Top Product Manager Interview Questions

Prashant S. - "To improve the passenger experience at a major metropolitan airport, I would focus on streamlining the pre-arrival, arrival, and post-flight stages of their journey. Pre-arrival, we could integrate flight details into the Uber app and provide predictive ETAs to help passengers plan better. At the airport, we could partner with authorities to create dedicated drop-off and pickup zones, along with clear in-app navigation to reduce confusion. Post-flight, we could implement dynamic pickup zones, vi"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Favorite Product question with a slight twist. We have a constraint: picking an e-commerce store. This should be relatively easy since we use e-commerce stores every day. 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 wo"See full answer

Exponent - "This problem tests your ability to make sense of strategic business decisions. Don't feel pressured to start speaking immediately — you should feel free to take a few moments of silence to come up with some sound arguments. This makes your answer sound more measured and thought through. For this question, there are a few lines of reasoning you can go with. Data > LinkedIn was, and still is, the largest professional social network on the web. Since almost every high-powered executive and senio"See full answer

Exponent - "This is posed as a tricky question at first, but we can actually approach this very similarly to a Favorite Product question. It's always good to start with identifying what type of problem you're tackling. The problem we need to tackle is essentially a variation on a Favorite Product Question: 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 addr"See full answer

Madeline S. - "I like Spotify, because Spotify has a social element and an element of community that other music apps do not. The ability to see what friends are listening to, make playlists/jams with friends, and enjoy the "wrapped" at the end of the year (which is also an incredible social sharing tactic), is what sets it apart from other apps."See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Diagnosis Question. The goal of Diagnosis questions is to test whether the interviewee is organized and logical in their product approach. It also tests whether the PM is exhaustive in causes for decreases and whether they provides realistic solutions to the problem. Let's follow the Diagnosis Question formula: Ask clarifying questions Propose high level reasons for a drop Gather context (TROPIC) Establish a theory of probable cause Test theories "See full answer

Exponent - "This is another Fermi problem — an estimation or approximation problem with limited information and back-of-the-envelope calculations. There's no right answer: interviewers want to understand how you think and how well you can explain your reasoning, rather than what you already know. Recall the formula for Fermi problems: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know Make equation(s) Think about edge cases to add to equation **Breakdown components of your"See full answer

Exponent - "We've identified the problem as a Design a Product question. Use the following framework for tackling these types of questions: Ask Clarifying Questions Identify users, behaviors, and pain points State product goal Identify current solutions Brainstorm new solutions Evaluate solutions Measure success Summarize We'll go through each of these step by step. Ask Clarifying Questions The PM interview isn't about your ability to come up w"See full answer

RockyBalboa - "Clarifications: Do we consider window for any building or only residences? I will ignore windows in cars for complexity reasons. Pardon my ignorance for not knowing the size and population of Tehran, Would you mind sharing some inputs or is it okay if pick some Randoms? Analysis: Tehran is ~300 sq. miles in terms of land area with an overall population of 9 MM with an average 3.5 members per household. _I will be moving with windows for residences only and then gut check my response"See full answer

Anonymous Panda - "Goal: To design a product that helps people keep track of their belongings and prevent loss. Identifying users: Individuals who frequently lose their belongings Parents who want to keep track of their children's belongings Tourists who want to secure their belongings while travelling Selecting the right user:Given Google's expertise in technology, we will focus on designing a product for individuals who frequently lose their belongings. Defining features and prioritizing: Item tracki"See full answer

Sourabh M. - "First Contextual Questions: Opportunities & Threats for whom? Assuming for Google Maps only Approach: Google’s Vision & Mission > Where does Maps fit into that? Analysing use case that Google Maps serve? SWOT Analysis My View ## Google Vision & Mission: To organize world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful Google Maps Strategic Fit: _Google Maps provides organization of geographic information, allows users to change/add/delete c"See full answer