Candidatei-me online. Fiz uma entrevista na empresa Zego.
Entrevista
HR Interview with regular questions like past experience, salary expectations, AI experience, motivation etc. The HR sounded knowledgable about the processes and seemed like there was a defined vision as to what kinda of people they wanted to hire. The only thing was they never got back with feedback or even an accept or reject that left me hanging for no reason. This tells me the HR was great at the onset but the hiring manager cares about the feedback on the applicants and may have caused the HR to be left in the limbo. The HR should have followed up with the status regradless so that's on HR.
Candidatei-me online. Fiz uma entrevista na empresa Zego.
Entrevista
Role Misalignment & Clarity
Applied for "Director of Product Growth" but discovered the role is essentially a senior product manager position focused on tactical execution (A/B testing, experimentation tooling). When asked to clarify scope and reporting structure, received vague responses about wanting someone "strategic but hands-on"; a red flag for unclear role definition and unrealistic expectations.
Interview Approach
The conversation felt more like a research interview or free consulting session than a mutual evaluation. Significant time spent extracting strategic insights and frameworks from my background, while the interviewer's questions focused on granular PM mechanics rather than leadership capabilities. Was given approximately one minute for questions at the end,
Concerns for Senior Candidates
Title inflation: "Director" used to attract senior talent for what is effectively a senior IC/manager role
Extraction interviewing: Candidates' strategic expertise solicited without reciprocal transparency
"High bar" narrative: Used probably to justify below-market compensation and unclear scope
Role ambiguity: No clear delineation between strategic leadership and tactical execution.
Bottom line if you need a PM to run the show, stop advertising as director. Talk more about the role and the structure it properly. Startup or not, one person will clearly be responsible for a product, or a portfolio of products and P&L ownership, clear yes or no. Also disclose salary correctly, from online research it seems the pay is half of the Directors salary in an insurtech/fintech
Perguntas de entrevista [1]
Pergunta 1
Questions centered on tactical product management execution (A/B testing methodologies, experimentation cadence, tool proficiency) rather than strategic leadership capabilities. For a "Director" role, expected discussion of commercial strategy, P&L ownership, cross-functional leadership, and business model innovation. Instead, conversation resembled hiring for hands-on PM delivery role while extracting strategic frameworks from candidate's background.
Fiz uma entrevista na empresa Zego (San Diego, CA).
Entrevista
Not too difficult. Went through three different interviewers including current CSMs in the role. Overall the process went smoothly and wasn't crazy challenging. The mock QBR was the most nerve racking part, but they care more about how you compose yourself than anything.