Opower Product Manager Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Opower.
Opower
Product Manager
Entry Difficult Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
they were cool, just tested the way you think
Confirmed questions2 questions
- What is a product manager?
- Why do you want to be a product manager?
Opower
Product Manager
Mid Difficult Positive experience No offer 7 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Presentation Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case Presentation
I had an informational chat first, and then a person I knew referred me. An HR person then emailed me. They usually do a 20 minute phone screen, but I skipped that and went straight to an in-person interview with the hiring manager, who would have been my direct boss. Then I had a phone interview with a VP. After that, I was given homework to do before a full day of interviews at the office (they covered my travel and stay). The homework involved answering four questions about current company products and product vision, and also designing a product to present during the full-day interview. The full day consisted of two one-on-one interviews with an SVP and an 'architecture guy,' followed by lunch with two engineers I'd manage. The afternoon had four more one-on-ones, including one with a current PM to go over the product I designed. I didn't get the job. They told me after lunch, so I didn't finish the whole day. They said they ended it early to respect everyone's time. But because I didn't get to present my designed product, I felt it was a waste of my time. They did give very thorough feedback though, which was nice and left me with a good impression of the company.
Confirmed questions1 question
- The first interview with the SVP was really important. He used a method called topgrading which I hadn't seen before. I found out later this is supposed to take several hours, but we only did it in one. You need to be very careful and keep a close eye on the clock because there's a reason it's supposed to take that long.
Opower
Product Manager
Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
Applied online. First, a call with HR, then with the VP. I didn't do great. He told me about 3 PM roles and asked me to choose one. The call quality was bad and I didn't take notes because I thought they were just generic PM roles. Plus, the line was bad. He might have been on speakerphone, and I already mentioned I couldn't hear well. Then this other guy from Google called. He asked me to pick a PM role and talk about my experience with it. I didn't even hear the job description. My fault, I should have stopped him and asked him to repeat the roles and responsibilities. But I just kept talking without understanding the question properly. I knew it was over then. For show, he asked a few more questions, and I answered. Got rejected a few days later. Big lesson learned: if you don't understand the question, don't answer. By the way, he called at inconvenient times, and I had to rush home from work for the interview, but no excuses. Felt really bad, I prepared a lot. I had good, relevant experience too.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about some product features of the software you worked on?
Opower Product Manager Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Opower interview reports.
“What is a product manager?”
Read reports →“I will leave the room for 5 mins and when I come back, I want you to explain to me every technical element of a piece of software you have built”
Read reports →“The first interview with the SVP was really important. He used a method called topgrading which I hadn't seen before. I found out later this is supposed to take several hours, but we only did it in one. You need to be very careful and keep a close eye on the clock because there's a reason it's supposed to take that long.”
Read reports →“Why do you want to be a product manager?”
Read reports →“Work through a business case that is very specific to Opower and its products, given that they have deep insights which you don't and expect you to come up with the right answer without the complete picture.”
Read report →“Can you detail the complete development stack from a previous employer?”
Read report →“Can you tell me about some product features of the software you worked on?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 6 Opower interview reports.