Product Manager Interview Questions

Exponent - "This is a Measure Success question with a slight twist. The twist here is we need to consider a hypothetical product rather that one already built. This changes our formula slightly - specifically we may not be able to apply a UX flow to drive analysis since we're unsure of the implementation. Instead, we'll look at core behaviors that are indicative of success. Here's the modified formula: Ask clarifying questions State the goal of the feature **Apply a UX flow to drive a"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Technical question. It tests your ability to understand high level technical concepts. Even though your job won't have any coding involved, you'll still need to understand these concepts. Being able to cover all these topics with clarity communicates confidence in your interviewer. Unfortunately, there's no formula for technical questions, but some general tips are: Use analogies when you can Break your solution into clear, bite-size steps Don't be afraid to use examples to b"See full answer

Exponent - "You should be able to identify this as a Measure Success question. These kinds of questions are used to test your analytical skills, as well as your ability to track project progress post-launch. Recall the strategy for tackling them methodically and thoroughly: Ask clarifying questions State the goal of the feature / product Behavior Mapping / UX Flow Mapping Provide criteria to prioritize metrics Prioritize metrics Summarize Let's begin! Ask cl"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

Nature - "I would be oil. As oil would float and can be moulded according to the sourrounding."See full answer

Exponent - "You should be able to easily identify this as a Measure Success question. These kinds of questions are used to test your analytical skills, as well as your ability to track project progress post-launch. It also provides the interviewer confidence in your ability to think about analytics pre-emptively. Recall the strategy for tackling them methodically and thoroughly: Ask clarifying questions State the goal of the feature / product Behavior Mapping / UX Flow Mapping **"See full answer

Exponent - "This question is a Diagnosis Question. Let's follow the template for answering Diagnosis Questions: Ask clarifying questions List potential high level reasons Gather context (with TROPIC method!) Establish a theory of probably cause Test theories Give a potential solution Summarize Ask Clarifying Questions Before we begin, it's important to ask clarifying questions if necessary. This question is quite straight forward so we may not have ma"See full answer

Surbhi G. - "When we collect too much user data or survey responses, we risk creating data overload, which can hinder data analysis by clouding important insights with excessive, unnecessary information. This could make it more difficult to discern meaningful patterns or trends from the data, adding complexity to our data processing tasks and potentially leading to incorrect conclusions or strategies. Furthermore, over-collecting data may compromise users' privacy and trust. If users find out that a company"See full answer

Bhagya D. - "Situation: Narrated about a time when the decision favored the most important customer, but appeared to be at the cost of diluting my own company's brand value. Context: Provided additional context around why the ask from the customer is very critical for the customer. And why my leadership wasn't ready to jump on the gun as it was cannibalistic to our brand value. Response: I used data to explain why it is not going to be a big blow to our brand value. Used a counter metric to show that we h"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 - "You should identify this type of interview question as an Expansion problem, since we're expanding to a new market. This is similar to a growth problem, with a few additional components. This is the formula you should use when tackling these types of interview questions: Ask clarifying questions Perform user analysis Market risk analysis State goals Perform channel analysis Prioritize growth channels Strategy Summarize Without further"See full answer

Rev - "Clarify: who owns previous seasons? are we competing against them? Cost based: Cost >= Revenue generated Revenue = subscribers + advertisements subscribers = new subscribers (joining for the season) x avg spend on plan advertisements = total viewors (new + existing) x total season duration x ads/unit time x rev/ ad display Costs = pricing of the show + operational costs (data center cost + streaming cost) "See full answer

Jeff M. - "At Evernote and Wise, I've created a personalized approach for working more efficiently I've taught to coworkers with either our own proprietary software and off the shelf software. With Evernote, I did this by creating a hyper personalized templates for responding to customer concerns. With Wise, it's been a reworking of their traditional way of approaching Due Diligence and use of resources"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

AspiringNoogler - "Clarifications Shared laundry means there are a number of washers and dryers in a room, and anyone can pay to use those for one cycle Assuming minimal hardware changes to washers and dryers Goal: Improve customer satisfaction with the shared laundry experience Metric: Customer satisfaction score (TBD) Users: Customers Low volume (e.g. singles, young professionals etc.) (L, XL) Medium volume (e.g. families with children or elderly etc.) (XL, S) Large volume (e.g. re"See full answer