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What this posting asks for
Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".
Main responsibilities
- Turning vision into workstreams. Take direction from the Head of Brand and define it as goals with scope, owners, success measures, and a timeline. Bring str…
- Cross-functional alignment. Secure what each workstream needs from the functions that touch it, and keep every partner team clear on what they owe and when.
- Briefing. Write and own the briefs for your workstreams, following the team’s briefing process so the quality bar is consistent across everything we produce.
- Work-back schedules. Build the work-back for your workstreams, hold the dates, and flag slippage before it becomes a problem.
- Talent and partnerships. Help choose the talent and brand partners who fit Chime, and own how those relationships are set up and run.
- Social. Own how your workstreams come together on social, where most of this work is seen.
- Calendar alignment. Keep the brand calendar coherent against the team’s goals so moments land in the right order and don’t collide.
- Results. Close every workstream with a readout on what it achieved, and carry the learnings into the next brief.
- To thrive in this role, you have
- 8+ years experience on both the agency side and the brand side, roughly two to three years in each. You know what it’s like to receive a bad brief and what i…
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Ownership and accountability Core
In the posting: “We own the integrated campaigns that carry the brand, from brief through production to the readout on how the work performed.” · “Teams across the company rely on Brand every day, and we’re accountable for being the glue that gets great work out the door.” · “Write and own the briefs for your workstreams, following the team’s briefing process so the quality bar is consistent across everything we produce.”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “This role is the person who catches it and turns it into work the company can actually execute: a goal, an owner, a brief, a schedule, and a result.” · “🫂 1% of your time off to support local community organizations of your choice” · “👪 Access to family planning reimbursement”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “You’ll work across Creative, Media, Social, Partnerships, Insights, Product Marketing, Legal, and Compliance, plus our external agency partners.” · “Write and own the briefs for your workstreams, following the team’s briefing process so the quality bar is consistent across everything we produce.” · “We know that to achieve our mission, we must earn and keep people's trust—so we hold ourselves to the highest standards of integrity in everything we do.”
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’ll work across Creative, Media, Social, Partnerships, Insights, Product Marketing, Legal, and Compliance, plus our external agency partners.” · “Help choose the talent and brand partners who fit Chime, and own how those relationships are set up and run.” · “Experience working with talent, creators, or brand partners, and judgment about which ones are right for a brand.”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Data and analysis Supporting
In the posting: “You’ll work across Creative, Media, Social, Partnerships, Insights, Product Marketing, Legal, and Compliance, plus our external agency partners.”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
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- Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to get agreement from people who wanted different things. From this posting
- How have you used scheduling 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 time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- 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?
- 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.