Typical series of initial phone interviews with various individuals in the department.

Then a conference call with several folks on the team.

A few days later, a series of in-person interviews, the day ending in a conference room with five people.

Finally, had a final interview with someone who was not able to interview during the initial in-person.

We feel we know what we're doing and know who to hire.

Even though we'll be peers, are you okay with me filling your roles on your behalf?

I'll need to make sure you just focus on your job and I fill the roles. This is how we operate here.

You okay with this?