Shutterstock 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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Product Manager
Mid Difficult Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Presentation Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation Case
The interview process was 3 rounds, which wasn't stated upfront. First was a video/phone call. Then, a 2.5-hour in-office interview with 5 people, some in person and some on video. Lastly, I had to prepare and present a case study to the VP of Product Management. On the plus side, the people I met in Dublin were really nice and worked with my schedule. But, I wasn't told it was 3 rounds beforehand. They also asked me to bring a laptop for the first in-office interview, which I didn't end up needing. After putting a lot of effort into the case study and presenting it, I was told I'd hear back soon, but it took over a week to find out I didn't get the job. No specific feedback was given. HR is in the US, so it felt less personal.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe your adaptability to process changes?
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Product Manager
Senior Average Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
Started with a call with the recruiter, then I spoke with the VP. After that, there was this long four and a half hour meeting at the office where I met with different groups of people whose names I got beforehand. It would have been better if they'd split it up instead of one super long meeting, especially since people work full-time and have to take time off.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you describe your ideal working relationship with software developers and any specific methodologies you employ?
- In what ways do you leverage both quantitative and qualitative data to address customer challenges?
- Do you have any product suggestions for the specific product related to this role?
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Product Manager
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Panel Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case Presentation
I had an interview with the recruiter who gave me a general overview of the role. Then I met with the Head/Director of Products, who asked about my background and past product work. After that, two Principal Software Engineers interviewed me, diving deeper into my experience and collaboration with engineers, and presenting me with scenario-based questions. Finally, a Senior Product Manager asked me scenario-based questions about making product decisions, prioritizing competing requests, and my product development process.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How do you handle prioritization when requests come in from various teams?
Shutterstock Product Manager Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Shutterstock interview reports.
“How would you get different departments to agree on product priorities?”
Read reports →“What's your plan if targets aren't hit?”
Read reports →“How do you handle prioritization when requests come in from various teams?”
Read reports →“In what ways do you leverage both quantitative and qualitative data to address customer challenges?”
Read reports →“Do you have any product suggestions for the specific product related to this role?”
Read report →“Can you describe your ideal working relationship with software developers and any specific methodologies you employ?”
Read report →“Can you describe your adaptability to process changes?”
Read report →“Tell me about a time you faced a challenge and how you handled it.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 6 Shutterstock interview reports.