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What this posting asks for
Level: Senior — The posting asks for 8 years of experience.
Main responsibilities
- Lead meetings and webinars with prospects and clients, such as 401(k) plan sponsors and advisors, serving as an expert on Betterment’s investment platform
- Own recurring workflows involving the updating and maintenance of portfolio allocations and our fund selection
- Create portfolio management related materials for internal and external audiences, including slides presented to the Betterment Executive Investment Committee
- Help our sales teams win: run investing trainings for Betterment at Work and Betterment Advisor Solutions sellers, and build talk tracks
- Answer client and internal stakeholder questions on Betterment’s approach to investing
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Communication Core
In the posting: “Betterment’s Investment Strategy Team provides the domain expertise required to manage Betterment’s portfolios and communicate the platform’s investment offe…” · “Interface with compliance and legal teams to help ensure appropriate governance and documentation of Betterment portfolio management and advice” · “Experience communicating finance and investing related topics externally and/or prior experience in a client facing role strongly preferred”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Customer focus Core
In the posting: “Betterment’s Investment Strategy Team provides the domain expertise required to manage Betterment’s portfolios and communicate the platform’s investment offe…” · “Integrated closely with the Capital Markets, Operations, Engineering, Product, Post-Sales, and Marketing teams, we engage in rigorous investment research, au…” · “As an Investment Strategist, you will primarily be responsible for contributing to our investment process and investment education across internal and client…”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “Research and write content on the performance of financial markets and the macroeconomy and how both have influenced returns of Betterment investment portfolios” · “Create portfolio management related materials for internal and external audiences, including slides presented to the Betterment Executive Investment Committee” · “Engage our third-party asset manager partners in maintaining and launching their investment portfolios and products on our platform”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Integrated closely with the Capital Markets, Operations, Engineering, Product, Post-Sales, and Marketing teams, we engage in rigorous investment research, au…” · “Experience with Claude Code, Python, and Git is advantageous but not required”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “This role will also provide exposure to each of Betterment’s retail customer, financial advisor, and 401(k) plan sponsor lines of business.” · “Lead meetings and webinars with prospects and clients, such as 401(k) plan sponsors and advisors, serving as an expert on Betterment’s investment platform”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “To be successful in this role, you will be curious and hands-on.” · “Time: Flexible paid time off, paid parental leave, and a fully paid four-week sabbatical in your sixth year.”
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 seeking someone analytically minded, with a passion for financial markets and making investing better, combined with a strong attention to detail.” · “Interface with compliance and legal teams to help ensure appropriate governance and documentation of Betterment portfolio management and advice”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Problem solving Supporting
In the posting: “Experience using AI tools to speed up research, problem solving, and recurring workflows”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
In the posting: “When we collaborate, we're at our best.”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Ownership and accountability Supporting
In the posting: “Ownership: Equity for all employees, including new hire and refresher grants.”
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 Supporting
In the posting: “Growth: Company-paid professional coaching for all employees.”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Data and analysis Supporting
In the posting: “Depending on the role, we may ask you to complete a case study exercise or technical assessments, as we want to collect a robust set of data points to better…”
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 time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to get agreement from people who wanted different things. 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
- How have you used sales in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using marketing. 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 difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
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- 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
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- 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.
- 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.

