This question bank contains the 100 most common behavioral interview prompts sourced from real Product Manager interviews. Use these prompts to identify up to 20 stories from your own experience and practice articulating them clearly. You don’t need an answer for every question, but you should be able to adapt different stories or experiences to succeed in your interviews.
The questions are organised into six categories that reflect a mix of core Product Manager competencies and other areas interviewers assess.
Discovery questions explore how you understand customers, identify opportunities, and validate ideas. Interviewers want to hear about how you've simplified experiences, built business cases, or taken a product from zero to one. These questions test your ability to empathise with users and innovate on their behalf.
Strategy questions assess your ability to set direction and make decisions—often with incomplete information. You'll be asked about setting OKRs, navigating ambiguity, and making high-impact decisions. These questions reveal how you balance long-term vision with short-term trade-offs.
Delivery questions focus on how you ship products and solve problems under pressure. Expect to discuss launches you're proud of, how you've gone deep to diagnose issues, and how you've delivered against tight deadlines. These questions test your execution skills and attention to detail.
Product Management is inherently collaborative. These questions explore how you navigate disagreements, influence without authority, balance competing stakeholder needs, and remove blockers for your team. Strong answers demonstrate empathy, communication, and the ability to bring diverse perspectives together.
Reflection questions give interviewers insight into your self-awareness and growth mindset. You may be asked about difficult career decisions, critical feedback you've received, or areas where you feel you're still developing. Honest, thoughtful answers here build trust.
These questions are typically for more senior roles or people management positions. They explore your leadership style, how you develop and manage team performance, and your perspective on what makes a great Product Manager.
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