Recent Product Manager Interview Questions

Roy C. - "Note: This is my answer that I generated loosely while I was practicing this question. I didnt want to go down the product design framework as this is more of an execution question, so I came up with my own zombified framework to focus more on strategy + execution. Open to feedback on my answer - understand its not the most perfect! Question: How would I launch a digital library product as a Google PM Clarifications: Standalone product? : standalone Region specific: No (up to me) Goa"See full answer

Anonymous Reindeer - "Clarifying Questions: Is it a chain of supermarkets? Or just an individual market? Is the revenue overall or just from one store? What are the reasons for the revenue growth? Pandemic? New buildings around? Other? What does the supermarket sell? Anything specialized? Local goods? Is there an app/website available to order stuff? 10,000 - 50,000 Vision: Be the most customer centric store Goals: Able to reach out to as many users as they can. Increase the user base while keeping th"See full answer

Vishal B. - "Design an elevator for the blind Clarification Questions A person who is not able to see at all or a person who can partially see? - completely blind Are we we focusing on the people who are visually impaired but, no other physically challenge? - Yes Goal Company already have the elevator products and now company is trying to enter into new market space. Users Blind users with some assistance - we are not focused on these people as they already have some a"See full answer

nikilukman - "Clarifying questions #1: What does "investment" mean? #2: Verification badge already exists or not? #3: A verification badge is a special symbol (like a checkmark), usually displayed next to the username to identify/verify that an account with this badge is an authentic public figure or brand. It is NOT a way for Instagram to endorse the "importance" of verified accounts. Is this accurate? Anything else I should know of as a PM regarding the definition? **Assumption: Verification badge alre"See full answer

Anonymous Panda - "If I had to deliver a product or feature in half (or less) of the initial timeline, here's what I would do: Prioritize the features: I would prioritize the features that are essential for the product's functionality and customer value. I would focus on the must-have features and put the nice-to-have features on hold. Reassess the resources: I would reassess the resources available and determine if additional resources are required to meet the new timeline. I would explore options such as h"See full answer

Reach G. - "What is Facebook Live? Facebook Live is the posting of a live video -> Virtual events, QA, conversation, presentation/performance. It can be on your Facebook page, event, or group. Mission Facebook's mission is to connect people and bring the world closer together. The mission of Facebook Live, from my perspective, is to enable individuals to engage ( message), discuss, and learn in real-time with their role models, influencers, and others to discover and establish stronger connect"See full answer

Cameron P. - "Estimate the market size for Google Fi Market size -> total revenue/sales in a market = market share Google Fi -> telecommunication services by google. Only for US market Market size = (1)google fi customers / (2)total customers in the market (2)total customers in the market 300m ppl in the US 0-90 life expectancy Factor out 0-12,80-90 240m ~250m ppl in the US who are using phones and need a telecommunication service (1)google fi customers Version 40% - 110m AT&T 30% - 70m T-Mobil"See full answer

Rav S. - "Stakeholder management, Customer obsession, tech expertise to understand the tech stack and other details of the product."See full answer

Yashaswini K. - "The interviewer was curious to understand my transition from a core development profile to an NGO and then to an MBA program. He was trying to understand my thoughts behind the journey and what convinced me about going for a PM role. What helped me answer this was - Having spent some time by myself mapping out the good and not-so-great experiences at each part of my journey What exactly motivated me to take the next step each time How it all connected What moments in the journey hi"See full answer

Agnes D. - "Clarification: Would data insights be presented in the form of a dashboard and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)? (Assume yes) Hypothesis: Data insights relating to the health of an organization are presented in terms of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and via a dashboard. Approach: · Profile Target Users · Users’ Pain Points and Features to make data insights successful · Metrics · Other considerations Target Users: Since we are talking about the health of an organizati"See full answer

Sneha S. - "Clarifying questions and assumptions: Personalised news feed is the culmination of curated posts, events, ads , videos, etc that is unique to each user. potentially this means that no 2 feeds are the same. I am assuming we are talking about the Facebook Blue app, since the term Newsfeed is generally associated with this app although the feed on Insta too is personalised. Thank you for this question. here is how i would structure my thoughts on arriving at success metrics for Personalised Ne"See full answer

Hiro L. - "Clarification : Criteria: User Journey Potential Use Case: Pain Points: Possible Solutions Tradeoff: Metrices:"See full answer

Srikanth A. - "Clarify - What is the product ? Autonomous driving capability Technology as a vehicle to drive man driver capability What is the current stage of project ? Technology is ready I will start by understanding the Goal, Intention behind this initiative as I am considering myself new PM joined this team and I have to come up with go to market strategy. Goal - More users to adopt and build trust with self driving car capability. Target user persona End user Businesses -Rideshare service -Food"See full answer

Gal B. - "1. Clarifying Questions Before setting up metrics, I’d ask the following questions to clarify the scope and context of the product: What types of insights does the app provide? Are they focused on engagement (e.g., active users, message trends), security (e.g., flagged messages, compliance risks), or operational efficiency (e.g., team performance, usage patterns)? Who are the admins? Are they IT administrators, department leads, or HR managers? Their specific roles may define"See full answer