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Requirements found
Compliance Training Figma (must) Javascript (must) Onboarding (must)
What this posting asks for
Level: Lead / staff — The title says "Staff".
Main responsibilities
- Own the long-term design strategy for your product area, shaping where it goes across multiple releases, not just the roadmap in front of you.
- Partner with design leadership to define the patterns and standards other designers build on, and raise the quality bar in your area.
- Lead through influence, aligning product, engineering, research, and content partners around a direction without relying on authority.
- Design end-to-end journeys that span the Okta portfolio and multiple personas: IT and security admins, compliance owners, resource owners, approving managers…
- Bring a systems-thinking lens, connecting user insights to business goals to create experiences that keep millions of users safe every day.
- Facilitate co-creation workshops with Product Management and Engineering to frame opportunities and shape what's worth building.
- Mentor senior designers by guiding them on their projects and supporting their growth and career development.
- Present ideas and concepts to adjacent teams and senior leadership to drive alignment and influence product decisions.
- Advocate and encourage thoughtful use of AI for researching, brainstorming, iterating on potential solutions, prototyping, and collaborating with team members.
- What we are looking for
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Lead through influence, aligning product, engineering, research, and content partners around a direction without relying on authority.” · “Facilitate co-creation workshops with Product Management and Engineering to frame opportunities and shape what's worth building.” · “You have experience leading cross-discipline teams and see design as a partner with PM and Engineering in shaping strategic and operational product and UX ou…”
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: “Partner with design leadership to define the patterns and standards other designers build on, and raise the quality bar in your area.” · “Advocate and encourage thoughtful use of AI for researching, brainstorming, iterating on potential solutions, prototyping, and collaborating with team members.” · “You have experience leading cross-discipline teams and see design as a partner with PM and Engineering in shaping strategic and operational product and UX ou…”
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: “Partner with design leadership to define the patterns and standards other designers build on, and raise the quality bar in your area.” · “Mentor senior designers by guiding them on their projects and supporting their growth and career development.” · “Present ideas and concepts to adjacent teams and senior leadership to drive alignment and influence product decisions.”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Customer focus Core
In the posting: “We bring simple and secure access to people and organizations everywhere, promising to not only protect the identities of our customers' workforce and users,…” · “You will be designing the user experience for Okta Identity Governance .” · “At our customers' scale, one review can involve the whole company.”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.” · “At Okta, we're building a world where anyone can safely use any technology, and we're specifically focused on protecting the future of work.” · “Partner with design leadership to define the patterns and standards other designers build on, and raise the quality bar in your area.”
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: “Lead through influence, aligning product, engineering, research, and content partners around a direction without relying on authority.” · “Present ideas and concepts to adjacent teams and senior leadership to drive alignment and influence product decisions.” · “You move easily between big-picture thinking and detail, and create clarity in ambiguity for your team and partners, not just yourself.”
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: “This work requires a relentless drive to solve complex challenges with real-world stakes.” · “We bring simple and secure access to people and organizations everywhere, promising to not only protect the identities of our customers' workforce and users,…”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Ownership and accountability Core
In the posting: “Own the long-term design strategy for your product area, shaping where it goes across multiple releases, not just the roadmap in front of you.” · “Design end-to-end journeys that span the Okta portfolio and multiple personas: IT and security admins, compliance owners, resource owners, approving managers…”
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: “Okta secures AI by building the trusted, neutral infrastructure that enables organizations to safely embrace this new era.” · “We bring simple and secure access to people and organizations everywhere, promising to not only protect the identities of our customers' workforce and users,…”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “You move easily between big-picture thinking and detail, and create clarity in ambiguity for your team and partners, not just yourself.” · “In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, an…”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Communication Supporting
In the posting: “You showcase storytelling skills to communicate your design ideas to a variety of stakeholders.”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Data and analysis Supporting
In the posting: “Bring a systems-thinking lens, connecting user insights to business goals to create experiences that keep millions of users safe every day.”
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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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 worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
- How have you used figma in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using javascript. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
- This posting reads as Product management: its questions come first.
- Tell me about a product decision you made based on what users told you. Product management
- You have ten feature requests and capacity for three. How do you choose? Product management
- Describe a time you had to say no to a senior stakeholder. Product management
- How do you decide whether a feature you launched worked? Product management
- Tell me about a launch that involved several teams. What was your role? Product management
- A key feature is late and the launch date is fixed. What do you do? Product management
- How do you write requirements so that engineers and designers build the right thing? Product management
- Tell me about a product failure you were responsible for. Product management
- 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.
- 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.