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Requirements found
Compliance (must) Team Leadership Marketing
What this posting asks for
Level: Entry level — The title says "Associate".
Main responsibilities
- Work closely with proposal managers to submit compliant proposals.
- Coordinate with Via’s Legal and Finance teams to review and address detailed regulatory, financial, and compliance requirements.
- Develop working knowledge of internal databases and systems in order to respond effectively to complex compliance and operational requirements, and to make i…
- Work closely with Strategy Team leadership to develop new AI strategies, best practices, and tools to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.
- Lead and support the continuous maintenance and improvement of documentation, processes, and knowledge management systems.
- Drive top-of-the-funnel opportunity review processes, including facilitating go/no go recommendations, managing agenda for executive discussion, and reportin…
- Skillfully manage communications across internal teams and external partners.
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Communication Core
In the posting: “Lead and support the continuous maintenance and improvement of documentation, processes, and knowledge management systems.” · “Skillfully manage communications across internal teams and external partners.” · “Strong organizational and communication skills and an eagerness to help others.”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Ownership and accountability Core
In the posting: “High-energy and enjoy working autonomously.” · “Able to independently own projects and creatively address complex administrative challenges.” · “fixed-route buses, microtransit, paratransit, school buses, autonomous vehicles, and more.”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “Drive top-of-the-funnel opportunity review processes, including facilitating go/no go recommendations, managing agenda for executive discussion, and reportin…” · “All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with marke…” · “Our teams of world-class engineers, data-scientists, product managers, operations specialists, marketers, transit experts and more bring cutting-edge AI-powe…”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “You will develop a deep understanding of potential partners’ transportation challenges and goals, learn Via’s unique technical and operational strengths, and…” · “Coordinate with Via’s Legal and Finance teams to review and address detailed regulatory, financial, and compliance requirements.” · “Develop working knowledge of internal databases and systems in order to respond effectively to complex compliance and operational requirements, and to make i…”
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: “You will develop a deep understanding of potential partners’ transportation challenges and goals, learn Via’s unique technical and operational strengths, and…” · “Drive top-of-the-funnel opportunity review processes, including facilitating go/no go recommendations, managing agenda for executive discussion, and reportin…” · “Skillfully manage communications across internal teams and external partners.”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “Work closely with proposal managers to submit compliant proposals.” · “Work closely with Strategy Team leadership to develop new AI strategies, best practices, and tools to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Strong organizational and communication skills and an eagerness to help others.” · “A positive can-do attitude, good judgment, and the ability to effectively manage competing priorities.”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Technical skill Supporting
In the posting: “Our teams of world-class engineers, data-scientists, product managers, operations specialists, marketers, transit experts and more bring cutting-edge AI-powe…”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Problem solving Supporting
In the posting: “If you’re excited to be at the forefront of modernizing the future of transportation, are up for solving tough problems, and willing to become/already are a …”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Leadership and mentoring Supporting
In the posting: “Work closely with Strategy Team leadership to develop new AI strategies, best practices, and tools to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
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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):
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. 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 used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- How have you used compliance in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using team leadership. From this posting
- 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 difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
- This posting reads as Finance & accounting: its questions come first.
- How do you make sure your work holds up in an audit? Finance & accounting
- Tell me about a time you found an error in a financial report or reconciliation. Finance & accounting
- Walk me through how you build a budget or forecast. Finance & accounting
- It is the last day of month-end close and a balance will not tie out. What do you do? Finance & accounting
- Describe a time you explained a financial result to a manager outside finance. Finance & accounting
- Tell me about an analysis that saved money or found revenue. Finance & accounting
- Three urgent requests arrive during close. How do you decide the order? Finance & accounting
- Describe a finance process you made faster or more reliable. Finance & accounting
- 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.

