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Marketing Sales (nice)
What this posting asks for
Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".
Main responsibilities
- Build Trusted Partner Relationships : Serve as the primary point of contact for school district leadership, transportation directors, and operators, building…
- Drive Service Quality & Efficiency : Analyze daily, weekly, and long-term transit performance data to understand what’s working, identify challenges, and pro…
- Lead Renewals & Expansions : Partner with customers to understand their evolving goals, negotiate complex contract renewals and service expansions, and grow …
- Communicate Across All Levels : Deliver clear, compelling presentations and operational updates to audiences ranging from school boards and superintendents t…
- Build and Scale Playbooks : Help establish best practices, success metrics, and operational workflows that enable us to deliver an exceptional partner experi…
- Partner Lead: You have a minimum of 2 years of client-facing experience, ideally in sales, business development, customer success, account management, consul…
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Communication Core
In the posting: “For this quota-carrying role, we’re looking for a customer-first , self-starting team player who thrives in ambiguity, communicates clearly and effectively, …” · “Communicate Across All Levels : Deliver clear, compelling presentations and operational updates to audiences ranging from school boards and superintendents t…” · “Strong Communicator: You have exceptional written and verbal presentation skills, with a talent for translating complex operational models into simple, compe…”
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: “For this quota-carrying role, we’re looking for a customer-first , self-starting team player who thrives in ambiguity, communicates clearly and effectively, …” · “Lead Renewals & Expansions : Partner with customers to understand their evolving goals, negotiate complex contract renewals and service expansions, and grow …” · “Champion Partner Needs Internally : Build strong internal partnerships with product, operations, deployment, and marketing teams, bringing the customer persp…”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “This role blends strategic relationship management, operational data analysis, and consultative problem-solving.” · “Drive Service Quality & Efficiency : Analyze daily, weekly, and long-term transit performance data to understand what’s working, identify challenges, and pro…” · “Build and Scale Playbooks : Help establish best practices, success metrics, and operational workflows that enable us to deliver an exceptional partner experi…”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “As a Partner Success Associate on the Via Student Transit team, you’ll be on the ground floor of one of our fastest-growing verticals, working to bring safe,…” · “For this quota-carrying role, we’re looking for a customer-first , self-starting team player who thrives in ambiguity, communicates clearly and effectively, …” · “Communicate Across All Levels : Deliver clear, compelling presentations and operational updates to audiences ranging from school boards and superintendents t…”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Problem solving Core
In the posting: “This role blends strategic relationship management, operational data analysis, and consultative problem-solving.” · “Self-Starter & Builder: You thrive in fast-paced, high-growth settings with ambiguity, taking ownership and solving problems proactively.”
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 Core
In the posting: “For this quota-carrying role, we’re looking for a customer-first , self-starting team player who thrives in ambiguity, communicates clearly and effectively, …” · “Lead Renewals & Expansions : Partner with customers to understand their evolving goals, negotiate complex contract renewals and service expansions, and grow …”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Ownership and accountability Core
In the posting: “Self-Starter & Builder: You thrive in fast-paced, high-growth settings with ambiguity, taking ownership and solving problems proactively.” · “Launch-Ready: You’re excited to take ownership of service launches, coordinate across teams, and represent Via confidently and empathetically on the ground.”
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: “Build Trusted Partner Relationships : Serve as the primary point of contact for school district leadership, transportation directors, and operators, building…” · “Self-Starter & Builder: You thrive in fast-paced, high-growth settings with ambiguity, taking ownership and solving problems proactively.”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Leadership and mentoring Supporting
In the posting: “Build Trusted Partner Relationships : Serve as the primary point of contact for school district leadership, transportation directors, and operators, building…”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Attention to detail and quality Supporting
In the posting: “Drive Service Quality & Efficiency : Analyze daily, weekly, and long-term transit performance data to understand what’s working, identify challenges, and pro…”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Stakeholder management Supporting
In the posting: “Lead Renewals & Expansions : Partner with customers to understand their evolving goals, negotiate complex contract renewals and service expansions, and grow …”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
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- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
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- Built from this posting (8):
- 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 used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
- Describe a time your plans changed suddenly. How did you adjust? From this posting
- How have you used marketing in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using sales. 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 caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- 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.