The first phase was a chat with the hiring manager to review the role and expectations.

The second phase consisted of six 60-minute interviews and one 30-minute coffee chat with a couple of team members. The six interviews covered:

• System design
• Architecture
• Product partnership
• Two behavioral/values interviews
• Past project review

The last phase was a series of four reference checks covering a previous manager, a cross-functional partner, and a previous mentee or technical collaborator.

I worked with a sourcer for the first phase and a recruiter through the remainder of the process.

At each prior role:

• Who was your manager?
• What would they say you did well?
• What would they say you could improve on?
• What would you say they did well?
• What would you say they could improve on?