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Requirements found
Compliance Agile Training (nice) Marketing Recruiting (must)
What this posting asks for
Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".
Main responsibilities
- Scope of work
- Own the integrated Axon Vision program plan across the AI, DEMS/Enterprise and RTO pillars, from early access through general availability and beyond.
- Turn unclear or competing requirements into a single work-back plan with named owners, dates and exit criteria for each gate.
- Map and manage cross-pillar dependencies across cloud services, edge devices, model development and customer-facing applications.
- Run the mechanisms that keep the program honest: planning, risk reviews, release readiness (including shiproom), status reporting and escalation.
- Clarify substantially unclear or contradictory requirements, and proactively seek the details needed to commit to a plan.
- Foresee, manage and mitigate risks early. Delegate mitigation ownership and escalate crisply, up to three levels, when it matters.
- Drive prioritization across pillars, including influencing how each pillar prioritizes its dependencies against its own backlog.
- Partner with engineering, product, science, QA, security, legal and hardware teams to make sure technical, compliance and policy needs are met for long-term …
- Facilitate architecture and design reviews with staff engineers, and drive trade-off discussions with technical leaders at the right level of detail.
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software.” · “You act as the proxy for Vision's engineering and product leaders, and you are trusted to drive decisions rather than just track them.” · “This is an individual contributor role, reporting into Axon Vision engineering leadership.”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Ownership and accountability Core
In the posting: “Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change.” · “You own the program from end to end: the integrated roadmap, the dependencies, the risks, the release gates and the story we tell leadership.” · “Own the integrated Axon Vision program plan across the AI, DEMS/Enterprise and RTO pillars, from early access through general availability and beyond.”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Leadership and mentoring Core
In the posting: “You own the program from end to end: the integrated roadmap, the dependencies, the risks, the release gates and the story we tell leadership.” · “This is an individual contributor role, reporting into Axon Vision engineering leadership.” · “Mentor other TPMs and peers, and take part in interviewing senior TPMs.”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Customer focus Core
In the posting: “We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.” · “The AI, DEMS/Enterprise and RTO pillars each own a critical part of the platform, the models and the customer experience, and each has its own roadmap and co…” · “Map and manage cross-pillar dependencies across cloud services, edge devices, model development and customer-facing applications.”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful.” · “As the Axon Vision TPM, you turn that ambiguity into one coordinated plan that three pillars believe in and execute.” · “Own the integrated Axon Vision program plan across the AI, DEMS/Enterprise and RTO pillars, from early access through general availability and beyond.”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “This is an individual contributor role, reporting into Axon Vision engineering leadership.” · “Run the mechanisms that keep the program honest: planning, risk reviews, release readiness (including shiproom), status reporting and escalation.” · “Define program metrics and measure success by customer outcomes and quality targets, not just by shipping.”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “We move fast, adapt quickly and deliver high-impact products from ambiguous requirements.” · “As the Axon Vision TPM, you turn that ambiguity into one coordinated plan that three pillars believe in and execute.” · “A proven record of leading ambiguous, cross-team programs from inception through launch, with the dates, metrics and outcomes to show for it.”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software.” · “A "startup" within Axon turning live video streams into intelligent, real-time sensors across public safety, corrections, enterprise security and healthcare.” · “Partner with engineering, product, science, QA, security, legal and hardware teams to make sure technical, compliance and policy needs are met for long-term …”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “Drive prioritization across pillars, including influencing how each pillar prioritizes its dependencies against its own backlog.” · “Own program status reporting for senior leaders, including monthly business reviews, pillar rollups and executive updates.” · “This role requires someone who can independently drive a high-visibility program to success while earning the trust of engineers, product leaders and executi…”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Communication Core
In the posting: “Communicate complex technical and program information clearly to engineers and to senior leaders.” · “Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to present program status and strategy to senior leaders up to the SVP level.”
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: “Partner with engineering, product, science, QA, security, legal and hardware teams to make sure technical, compliance and policy needs are met for long-term …”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
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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 (7):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
- How have you used recruiting in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using compliance. From this posting
- Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
- This posting reads as Software engineering: its questions come first.
- Tell me about the hardest bug you have tracked down. How did you find the cause? Software engineering
- Describe a technical design decision you made and the trade-off behind it. Software engineering
- Tell me about a time you disagreed with a teammate in a code review. Software engineering
- Production is down and you are the first engineer to notice. What do you do in the first 30 minutes? Software engineering
- How do you decide what to test before you ship a change? Software engineering
- Walk me through a feature you built from start to finish. What tools and languages did you use? Software engineering
- Tell me about a time you helped a less experienced engineer get unstuck. Software engineering
- Your estimate for a feature turns out to be badly wrong halfway through. What do you do? Software engineering
- 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.

