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Practising for the listing Staff Product Manager - Okta Identity Governance. Its requirements are filled in below. When you have an answer you like, paste it with your CV in Career Mirror to see which of the job's skills it shows.
Requirements found
Compliance Scrum Marketing (nice) Onboarding (must)
What this posting asks for
Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".
Main responsibilities
- Lead a scrum team of stellar engineers and deliver key features with high quality in the communicated timelines
- Work with Product Marketing to clearly articulate Okta's differentiation versus market alternatives, and be a thought leader for the product area
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Customer focus Core
In the posting: “Okta is the industry leader in Identity and Access Management, and Okta Identity Governance (OIG) is one of our fastest-growing products, helping thousands o…” · “Engage with customers to understand pain points with governance, compliance, and access management, and identify opportunities where Okta can help” · “Developed a phased roadmap for complex or abstract projects, and executed the roadmap to deliver a product that customers loved”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.” · “Okta is the industry leader in Identity and Access Management, and Okta Identity Governance (OIG) is one of our fastest-growing products, helping thousands o…” · “Our vision is to enable everyone to safely use any technology using the Okta Identity Cloud.”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.” · “Define the product roadmap with the right prioritization trade-offs needed to ensure you are able to execute the product vision”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “Customer obsessed, have an owner mindset, and drive towards outcomes with curiosity and team spirit.” · “In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, an…”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Problem solving Supporting
In the posting: “This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes.”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Communication Supporting
In the posting: “Lead a scrum team of stellar engineers and deliver key features with high quality in the communicated timelines”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
In the posting: “The ideal candidate will be someone with a strong technical background, and a willingness to learn and partner closely with engineers, architects, design, an…”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Stakeholder management Supporting
In the posting: “Set product strategy and vision for your product area and evangelize the strategy to internal and external stakeholders”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- Describe a time your plans changed suddenly. How did you adjust? From this posting
- How have you used onboarding in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using compliance. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
- This posting reads as Product management: its questions come first.
- Tell me about a product decision you made based on what users told you. Product management
- You have ten feature requests and capacity for three. How do you choose? Product management
- Describe a time you had to say no to a senior stakeholder. Product management
- How do you decide whether a feature you launched worked? Product management
- Tell me about a launch that involved several teams. What was your role? Product management
- A key feature is late and the launch date is fixed. What do you do? Product management
- How do you write requirements so that engineers and designers build the right thing? Product management
- Tell me about a product failure you were responsible for. Product management
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.