Top Product Manager Interview Questions

Tony C. - "That I had not been a PM for a formal ML product. But good models need sound data and my five years of sql writing and ensuring that DWHs and marts had the data they needed for reporting would be very relevant"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

Shahnawaz K. - "I am going to assume, the person is 50 years old and uses a basic feature phone. Here is how it goes Local Context: When you come back from morning walk, you are your friends stop at a chai point to rest and have tea, what do you talk about ? (Assume he says everything and anything). Imagine there are no friends but you still want to talk and you want your friends and everyone to listen to your thoughts / rant. Imagine you don’t want to talk but you want only listen to what your frien"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

Nitesh N. - "I would ask/investigate the following: Is this our core competancy of our company How long would it take to develop it in house and how much would it cost what will be the time to market of this feature or service when developed in house what is long term vision of this solution - do we expect that this will grow into becoming a major revenue stream for the company in future and the future of the company will be tied to it? What is our track record as a company building such a sol"See full answer

Lee F. - "If this is not a project, we should first establish a memorandum of understanding that gives us a sense of their availability, skills, minimum and maximum levels of support, and other parameters that would govern their involvement. With a project in hand, the same understandings need to be achieved or renewed before project commitment to see if tech/DS can fulfill the need. You owe it to your partners to provide them with as much clarity about the project as you can: its goals, scope and deadlin"See full answer

Praniti S. - "questions cannot be mentioned due to NDA but be passionate about your role with PlayStation."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. 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! "See full answer

Vivek A. - "Clarifying question:"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

Ankita V. - "As a PM at google, If I found a glowing magic relic to accurately predict weather, I would like to explore its functions and properties to integrate with multiple google products such as weather, maps or even google home I would go and find out how this works- assume that this tennis ball sized aritfact is able to accurately predict weather forecast for next 30 days for all geaographies, inside and outside temperature and is quite accurate i would shorlist usecases where this could be made appl"See full answer

Meagan R. - "Collaborate with the team to determine which team's product will move the needle the most in achieving the strategic goals and prioritize that work."See full answer

Vivek A. - "It was an entire case study"See full answer

Swathi G. - "My extreme collaboration and partnership with stakeholder teams and making sure everyone in the team understands why we are building or shipping a product to customers , I strongly believe that ensuring my development team understands the "WHY" behind work and what value it provides to our customers."See full answer