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What are some behavioral questions you would ask candidates in a PM interview for a Director level role?

Sailaja Kalle
Gainsight Director, Product ManagementApril 24

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Kara Gillis
Splunk Sr. Director of Product Management, ObservabilityOctober 30

The questions I ask are probably not best to share here because I still want to use these questions when I'm hiring, so I'll give you the question BEHIND the question:

Are you good at the following things:

  • Hiring the right people for the right job - tell me about how you approach hiring or give me an example of a good vs bad hire

  • I care a lot about how you manage a team, how you organize your team, how you organize work for your team, how you communicate with me, with our leadership, and with your direct reports.

  • How do you communicate with cross functional stakeholders, customers, or sales - especially when things are tense? Tell me about a time you did it well - or not well - and what you learned.

  • Do you know how to present information succinctly to higher levels of leadership? Can you get funding for a new project/initiative?

  • Can you manage dependencies with other teams without me getting involved?

  • Can you build and prioritize a roadmap for your team and present it to customers and other internal stakeholders?

  • Are you a good presenter?

  • Are you a nice person with integrity? Are you dependable? Do people like working with you?

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