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What this posting asks for
Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".
Main responsibilities
- Own the day-to-day operations of the Fivetran and dbt Labs partner programs, including onboarding, tiering, certification, and renewals
- Design and continuously improve partner processes so they are scalable, consistent, and easy for partners and internal teams to follow
- Manage partner data and systems in Salesforce and our PRM platform, including deal registration, lead routing, and partner-sourced and influenced attribution
- Build and maintain dashboards and reports that give Partner, Sales, and executive leaders clear visibility into partner pipeline, bookings, and program health
- Partner with Partner Management, Sales, Marketing, and Finance to define and track program KPIs, goals, and incentives
- Administer partner incentive programs, including MDF, rebates, and SPIFFs, in coordination with Finance and Legal
- Support the integration of Fivetran and dbt Labs partner programs by aligning policies, processes, and tooling across both organizations
- Run regular business reviews and forecasting cadences with partner teams, surfacing risks, trends, and opportunities
- Document processes, policies, and playbooks, and keep program guidelines current and accessible
- Mentor junior team members and collaborate with Sales Ops, Marketing Ops, and Process & Systems on cross-functional initiatives
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required.” · “dbt Labs pioneered analytics engineering, helping teams transform data into reliable, governed insights.” · “Salesforce, a Partner Relationship Management (PRM) platform (such as Impartner, ZINFI, PartnerStack, or Salesforce Experience Cloud), Looker, Google Sheets,…”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Customer focus Core
In the posting: “With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required.” · “As we bring our teams and technology together, we’re building on the strengths of both companies while continuing to deliver the products and experiences our…” · “Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers.”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.” · “Fivetran and dbt Labs are bringing together two industry-leading companies with a shared mission: helping organizations unlock the full value of their data.” · “Together, we’re delivering the data infrastructure layer that helps organizations move, transform, and trust their data — from the moment data moves, through…”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “From Fivetran’s founding until now, our mission has remained the same: to make access to data as simple and reliable as electricity.” · “With Fivetran, customer data arrives in their warehouses, canonical and ready to query, with no engineering or maintenance required.” · “We’re proud that more organizations continue to leverage our technology every day to become truly data-driven.”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “Your work will keep partner programs scalable, measurable, and easy for partners and internal teams to work with.” · “Design and continuously improve partner processes so they are scalable, consistent, and easy for partners and internal teams to follow” · “Manage partner data and systems in Salesforce and our PRM platform, including deal registration, lead routing, and partner-sourced and influenced attribution”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Communication Core
In the posting: “Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing without direct authority across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Legal” · “Understand how to use conversational AI systems (like Claude, ChatGPT, and internal chatbots) to support research, analysis, process documentation, and repor…”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “Partner with Partner Management, Sales, Marketing, and Finance to define and track program KPIs, goals, and incentives” · “Mentor junior team members and collaborate with Sales Ops, Marketing Ops, and Process & Systems on cross-functional initiatives”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Leadership and mentoring Core
In the posting: “Mentor junior team members and collaborate with Sales Ops, Marketing Ops, and Process & Systems on cross-functional initiatives” · “Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindf…”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Ownership and accountability Supporting
In the posting: “Own the day-to-day operations of the Fivetran and dbt Labs partner programs, including onboarding, tiering, certification, and renewals”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Adaptability and learning Supporting
In the posting: “Generous paid time away from work, including paid vacation or flexible/unlimited vacation depending on role and country, plus paid sick time, inclusive paren…”
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: “Fivetran brings together high-quality talent across the globe to make data access as easy and reliable as electricity for our customers.”
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
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. 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 used data or numbers to make a decision. 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 task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
- This posting reads as Software engineering: its questions come first.
- Tell me about the hardest bug you have tracked down. How did you find the cause? Software engineering
- Describe a technical design decision you made and the trade-off behind it. Software engineering
- Tell me about a time you disagreed with a teammate in a code review. Software engineering
- Production is down and you are the first engineer to notice. What do you do in the first 30 minutes? Software engineering
- How do you decide what to test before you ship a change? Software engineering
- Walk me through a feature you built from start to finish. What tools and languages did you use? Software engineering
- Tell me about a time you helped a less experienced engineer get unstuck. Software engineering
- Your estimate for a feature turns out to be badly wrong halfway through. What do you do? Software engineering
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- 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?
- 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.

