I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Aha! (Ottawa, ON) in Jan 2018
Interview
Multi-step process, with each being enjoyable with different challenges
First: A quick 30 minute video conference to discuss the role
Second: 15 minute or so video conference asking if after some thought I would like to pursue the role and continue interviewing
Third: Met with a manager on the team to discuss the role and ask about my background
Fourth: Met with a Director on the team to ask more thorough background questions on my experience
Fifth: Met with Brian the CEO to talk about the organization and ask more questions on my background
Sixth: Performed a demo of Aha! to the CEO and a Director; at the end of the call I received a verbal offer
Seventh: Met directly with CEO to discuss the offer
I accepted the offer via email, and started to receive various messages from the Aha! team to get me ready to join.
Overall great experiance
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In a SaaS product I've managed, what methods would I use to prioritize the backlog of work?
First round with a recruiter, they passed due to lack of GTM experience. They looked for very specific product management experience for this role, which I found a bit strange due to the fact it was not a PM role.
Thanks for taking the time to talk with us. We do hire folks with product management experience to work with our customers who have product development roles. It is something we have done since we started the company in 2013. We wish you the very best in your search.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Aha! (San Jose, CA) in Nov 2022
Interview
1st interview with screener. High level questions around my experience as a PM. Moved to the 2nd round. Asked more detailed PM questions. At the end, my experience did not align to the gap they were trying to fill, so I got that immediate feedback. I really appreciated that because I have a couple of other roles that I applied and interviewed for and it has been weeks since I heard from them. I will say this was on of the best experiences I've had since I started my job hunt.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Can you share some details on what your iteration and implementation process looked like?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Aha! in May 2022
Interview
First interview with recruiter was short and easy. It's essentially a quick filter to the second interview, which went in depth to some very detailed questions that I've never had before at such depth. i.e. how many team members were in each scrum team at each company, please give the exact breakdown of the team members at each company, please tell me the exact release cadences of each company. Lots of questions about the company and less on my experience. Came off like they were looking for company intel for their sales team.
Sketchy and a waste of time.
Didn't get to the next round because they said I hadn't managed a large project budget so I wasn't qualified for the role. That's fine, but this was something they asked early on in and so why the need for all the detail on each company? Seems unethical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many team members were in each scrum team at each company? Please give the exact breakdown of the team members at each company. Please tell me the exact release cadences of each company.
