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Practising for the listing Senior/Principal Product Designer, Public Transit Operations (Multiple Roles). 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.
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Figma
What this posting asks for
Level: Lead / staff — The title says "Principal".
Main responsibilities
- Lead the redesign of our dispatch and booking platform, unifying the experience across on-demand, paratransit, school bus, and fixed-line service.
- Make every workflow insights-first, so data surfaces the right decision at the right moment instead of sitting in a report.
- Design for the full cast of people who make transit work: eligibility managers, call center agents, dispatchers, riders, caregivers, and students, each with …
- Design around rider eligibility, special conditions, and disability aids so every trip is dignified and easy, especially for riders with the fewest alternati…
- Drive how our design team works with AI, from synthesizing research and exploring concepts to building rapid prototypes and production-ready code.
- Work in a forward-deployed way: spend time with agencies and engineers, test ideas against real operations, and ship alongside the team.
- Run research and usability testing, and partner with analysts to turn data into design decisions.
- Own the details, from concept to pixel-perfect execution, and make tradeoffs explicit.
- Evolve our design system deliberately as we scale.
- Partner closely with product, analytics, and engineering across the full project lifecycle.
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Checklists are where public-sector software starts.” · “You'll also drive how design itself can be AI-led, moving from static mockups to rapid prototypes to production-ready code, working side by side with engineers.” · “Drive how our design team works with AI, from synthesizing research and exploring concepts to building rapid prototypes and production-ready code.”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “Each one deserves a product that's insights-first, obvious to use, and delightful, especially the communities with the fewest alternatives.” · “Make every workflow insights-first, so data surfaces the right decision at the right moment instead of sitting in a report.” · “Run research and usability testing, and partner with analysts to turn data into design decisions.”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Ownership and accountability Core
In the posting: “Own the details, from concept to pixel-perfect execution, and make tradeoffs explicit.” · “Ownership, independence, and pragmatism about timelines, scope, and technical constraints.”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Communication Supporting
In the posting: “Clear communication and the ability to explain the "why" behind your decisions.”
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: “Run research and usability testing, and partner with analysts to turn data into design decisions.”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Leadership and mentoring Supporting
In the posting: “7+ years in digital product design, with a portfolio showing concept-to-launch leadership on complex products.”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Adaptability and learning Supporting
In the posting: “A point of view on how AI changes the design process, and the curiosity to keep pushing 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 Supporting
In the posting: “Run research and usability testing, and partner with analysts to turn data into design decisions.”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
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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):
- 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 time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
- Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
- How have you used figma in your work? Walk me through one real example. 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 time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
- Describe a time your plans changed suddenly. How did you adjust? From this posting
- This posting reads as Data analysis: its questions come first.
- Tell me about an analysis that changed a decision. Data analysis
- Describe a time you found that the data you were given was wrong. Data analysis
- A manager asks you for 'the numbers' by tomorrow with no further detail. What do you do? Data analysis
- How do you check that a query or spreadsheet you built gives the right answer? Data analysis
- What makes a dashboard useful, and how have you built one? Data analysis
- Tell me about a time you explained a statistical result to people without a data background. Data analysis
- Sales dropped 15% last month. How would you find out why? Data analysis
- Describe a new tool or technique you learned to finish a piece of work. Data analysis
- 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.