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Sales Marketing Compliance Excel (nice) Google Sheets (nice)

What this posting asks for

Level: Mid level — The posting asks for 3 years of experience.

Main responsibilities

  • Ensure the integrity of our partner-sourced business. One of the key ways our partners enhance our growth is through Deal Registration - leads that our partn…
  • Support ongoing data accuracy and cleanliness. Own our Deal Registration process from a data accuracy standpoint and run point on all data integrity efforts …
  • Collect and analyze data on our Channel organization. Run ad-hoc reporting and analyses to understand trends in our Channel business. Prepare summary present…
  • Implement and reinforce Channel policies. Partner closely with our Channel leadership team to implement policies that enhance growth and scalability of our C…
  • Design and implement streamlined operations processes. Partner with Verkada’s Channel Operations team and developers to configure, test, and implement new wo…

Competencies an interviewer will look for

  • Planning and organisation Core
    In the posting: “Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that includes solutions f…” · “Additionally, as a member of Sales Strategy and Operations, you’ll be part of the team at the nexus of strategic decision-making in Verkada’s 1,000-person sa…” · “Collect and analyze data on our Channel organization.”
    Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
  • Data and analysis Core
    In the posting: “You will have an integral role in driving the insights and operations that enable Sales to run better, faster, and smarter.” · “Support ongoing data accuracy and cleanliness.” · “Own our Deal Registration process from a data accuracy standpoint and run point on all data integrity efforts including data audits, recategorizations, and b…”
    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: “Ability to work in a fast paced, often-changing environment.” · “Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options” · “Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time”
    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: “Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, privacy-sensitive AI-powered platform that includes solutions f…” · “In your role as Channel Programs Specialist, you will own the audit and compliance function for our Deal Registration process, ensuring that our partner-sour…” · “Support ongoing data accuracy and cleanliness.”
    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: “Our partners are foundational to our growth strategy and to delivering exceptional customer experiences.” · “As Verkada continues to scale, we are launching a new Partner Program to deepen our alignment with our most strategic partners.” · “One of the key ways our partners enhance our growth is through Deal Registration - leads that our partners bring to us.”
    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: “Partner with Verkada’s Channel Operations team and developers to configure, test, and implement new workflows that integrate critical Channel data into our C…” · “Strong Excel skills with experience using formulas (lookups, index match, countifs, sumifs, etc.) Google Sheets experience is a plus.”
    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: “Work closely with the Channel Operations team to measure partner compliance with our Partner Program membership criteria, including tracking of all key perfo…” · “Partner with Verkada’s Channel Operations team and developers to configure, test, and implement new workflows that integrate critical Channel data into our C…”
    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: “Prepare summary presentations for Sales Operations and Channel leadership.” · “Partner closely with our Channel leadership team to implement policies that enhance growth and scalability of our Channel organization and execute policy com…”
    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’ve got serious momentum in the market: more than 30,000 customers (including 100+ of the Fortune 500), a $5.8B valuation , more than $1 billion in annuali…” · “Our partners are foundational to our growth strategy and to delivering exceptional customer experiences.”
    Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
  • Communication Supporting
    In the posting: “Exceptional written, presentation, and verbal communication skills.”
    Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
  • Ownership and accountability Supporting
    In the posting: “In your role as Channel Programs Specialist, you will own the audit and compliance function for our Deal Registration process, ensuring that our partner-sour…”
    Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.

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Practice questions

  1. Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
  2. If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
  3. Built from this posting (8):
  4. You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
  5. Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
  6. Describe a time your plans changed suddenly. How did you adjust? From this posting
  7. Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
  8. How have you used sales in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
  9. Tell me about a problem you solved using marketing. From this posting
  10. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
  11. Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
  12. This posting reads as Finance & accounting: its questions come first.
  13. Walk me through how you build a budget or forecast. Finance & accounting
  14. How do you make sure your work holds up in an audit? Finance & accounting
  15. Tell me about a time you found an error in a financial report or reconciliation. Finance & accounting
  16. It is the last day of month-end close and a balance will not tie out. What do you do? Finance & accounting
  17. Describe a time you explained a financial result to a manager outside finance. Finance & accounting
  18. Tell me about an analysis that saved money or found revenue. Finance & accounting
  19. Three urgent requests arrive during close. How do you decide the order? Finance & accounting
  20. Describe a finance process you made faster or more reliable. Finance & accounting
  21. How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
  22. Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
  23. Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
  24. Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
  25. Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
  26. Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
  27. Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
  28. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
  29. Describe a process you improved.
  30. Do you have any questions for us?
  31. Why do you want to work here?
  32. Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
  33. Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
  34. Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
  35. What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
  36. What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
  37. You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
  38. Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
  39. A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
  40. How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
  41. Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
  42. You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
  43. Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
  44. How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
  45. Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
  46. Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
  47. A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
  48. How do you keep your pipeline organised?
  49. Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
  50. You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
  51. Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.