Behavioral: Tell me about a time ...

Question 1

you failed

Answer 1

S: Dustin Ing, Libby, FIDO Alliance, Authenticator, EO phish-resistance
A: Wallow, Got derailed, FIDO Alliance
R: Derailed. Only landed the message in the last 20 mins. Learned to take control of the meeting back.

Question 2

you communicated effectively,

learned a lesson

Answer 2

S: MS BP, UK, CISO, Dennis Ontiveros, Listen
A: Tried to solve customer problems
R: Didn’t listen. Listened later. Worked.

Question 3

innovation

Answer 3

1) MS IPv2 Risk detections > Risky sign-ins

2) Authenticator phish-resistance

Question 4

collaboration

Answer 4

1) PIM (Identity + MMX)

2) IDNA PM Hiring v-team

Question 5

pivoted,
built frugal solution,
dug deep,
used an innovative solution

Answer 5

S: MS AAD Portal Security menu
A: A/B, Consolidation
R: SEO

Question 6

received tough feedback

Answer 6

1) MS Alex: Spend less time with devs

2) Shoot your proposal first, then back with data

Question 7

gave tough feedback

Answer 7

1) MS ENTJ DS, Sayed H

2) Caroleen B

Question 8

people building

Answer 8

1) AMEX Offshore teammate (BDS)
2) SL Smith - BDS
3) Caroleen - Change from APC to FIPS

Question 9

people motivation

Answer 9

1) Apple Brian, iTunes 4 Win, Charter Learning 80%-single-iPhoners
2) Poulomi - 40M iOS 15 users

Question 10

conflict

Answer 10

1) MS Brklyn (Comms - Teams v Outlook, Priorities - Consumer v Enterprise, IST v PST), Agree-Build-Compare
2) Within division - Swaroop, Libby, Scott (FIDO, Passkeys), Authenticator (App based phish-resistance) - open comms, transparency, listening, appreciating

Question 11

priority conflict

Answer 11

1) MS IPv2 Dilesh Ignite 18 Public Preview

Question 12

delegated,

recovered from a difficult situation

Answer 12

1) MS IPv2 SH

Question 13

ownership

Answer 13

1) IPv2
2) MS Brooklyn
3)

Question 14

unsupportive teammate

Answer 14

Apple Chuck syslog

Question 15

vision

Answer 15

MS AuthApp

Question 16

design

Answer 16

MS Brooklyn (Design principles, UR, Customer collab, Feedback loop)

Question 17

panicked

Answer 17

JEDI (comms, connections)

Question 18

leadership

Answer 18

1) Auth app vision
2) Phish-resistance
3) IPv2 technical challanges
4) Brooklyn GTM plan
5) SLT escalation - MFA spam vs usability concerns

Question 19

re-prioritization based on business opportunity

Answer 19

PM,MAU,Subscription > Transparency features

Question 20

Tell me about a past challenge or conflict you handled

Answer 20

TODO

Question 21

Tell me about the greatest accomplishment of your career

Answer 21

TODO

Question 22

Tell me about a time you failed and what you learned from it

Answer 22

TODO

Question 23

Tell me what others would say about you

Answer 23

TODO

Question 24

Tell me about your biggest accomplishment

Answer 24

TODO

Question 25

Tell me about the area where you have the most to learn

Answer 25

Communication - listening, speaking

Question 26

Tell me about what do you want to do in the future

Answer 26

TODO

Question 27

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Answer 27

Strengths 1) People - Collab, empathy 2) Vision 3) Execution Weakness 1) Verbal comms 2) Assertiveness 3) TODO

Question 28

Why are you transitioning from your current position?

Answer 28

1) Innovation

Question 29

Tell me about a time you struggled to work with one of your colleagues

Answer 29

TODO

Question 30

Tell me about a time you were given feedback that was constructive

Answer 30

TODO

Question 31

Tell me about a time you had to resolve a conflict in a team

Answer 31

TODO

Question 32

Tell me about a time you managed a conflict / disagreement in a team

Answer 32

Cross-div conflict, passkeys, FIDO keys, app phish-resistance, Apple Google strategy

Question 33

Tell me about a time you worked with cross-functional teams and the role you played

Answer 33

1) IPv2 2) Brooklyn 3) Auth app

Question 34

Have you ever collaborated with multiple teams? What challenges did you face?

Answer 34

1) Brooklyn | 2) IDNA PM Hiring

Question 35

Tell me about a time you had to step up and take responsibility for others

Answer 35

1) IDNA PM Hiring v-team - candidates, volunteers

Question 36

How would you advocate for a commitment to a priority, when that priority is not high on someone else's list?

Answer 36

1) Precedents

Question 37

How would you manage timelines in a highly matrixed environment, where there is no top down authority?

Answer 37

Breakdown the problem into smaller independent pieces, line up the pieces with a Gantt chart them, keep moving the focus from one bottleneck to another.

Question 38

Tell me about a product you lead from idea to launch

Answer 38

1) IPv2

Question 39

How do you influence product?

Answer 39

Data, leadership, vision docs, collab, cross divisional ideation, open doors