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What this posting asks for

Level: Manager — The title says "Director".

Main responsibilities

• Lead, grow, coach and mentor a team of design managers
• Engage with customers to deeply understand their operations and people
• Ship high-quality designs based on these customer needs
• Collaborate with partners to define opportunities and deliver a best-in-class experiences
• Define and drive the product design strategy across product areas
• Create and refine tools, systems and processes that improve team health and output
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win …
• Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team
• Minimum requirements for the role:
• 4-6 years (or more) of product design management experience

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, includi…” · “Samsara’s mission is to improve industrial efficiency, safety, and quality at a massive scale, through the use of sensors and software.” · “Our suite of IoT products and software platform brings the benefits of sensor data to traditional industries like transportation, food and beverage distribut…”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Teamwork and collaboration Core
  In the posting: “Collaborate with partners to define opportunities and deliver a best-in-class experiences” · “Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners to ship high quality experiences” · “For certain positions, being close to one of our offices or within a specific geographic area is important to facilitate collaboration, access to resources, …”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Customer focus Core
  In the posting: “We help our customers transport food, medicine, and other goods safely across the country, monitor deliveries for unsafe conditions, and help fleet managers …” · “Samsara’s Product Design team is responsible for crafting user-friendly features, workflows, and interfaces that our customers use every day to run their ope…” · “This involves talking to customers, working with engineers and product managers to understand problems, rapidly designing and iterating on mocks and user flo…”
  Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
• Adaptability and learning Core
  In the posting: “Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win …” · “Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, com…” · “At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams.”
  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: “At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy.” · “Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, includi…” · “Samsara’s mission is to improve industrial efficiency, safety, and quality at a massive scale, through the use of sensors and software.”
  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: “This involves talking to customers, working with engineers and product managers to understand problems, rapidly designing and iterating on mocks and user flo…” · “Collaborate with partners to define opportunities and deliver a best-in-class experiences” · “Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners to ship high quality experiences”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
• Problem solving Core
  In the posting: “Strong portfolio that showcases ability to lead teams that ship elegant solutions to complex problems” · “We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems and want to ensure that Samsara is a place where people from all bac…”
  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 Core
  In the posting: “This involves talking to customers, working with engineers and product managers to understand problems, rapidly designing and iterating on mocks and user flo…” · “Official communication about your application will only come from emails ending in @samsara.com, @us-greenhouse-mail.io or @mail3.guide.co.”
  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: “As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.” · “If you’re ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.”
  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: “Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to h…” · “This ensures we are connecting with real people and allows us to prioritize genuine candidates.”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to h…” · “Our suite of IoT products and software platform brings the benefits of sensor data to traditional industries like transportation, food and beverage distribut…”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Leadership and mentoring Supporting
  In the posting: “Lead, grow, coach and mentor a team of design managers”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.

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