I had an HR interview and was then rejected. The interviewer was very nice and warm. We talked a lot, and it seemed to go really well.

I suspect she forwarded my resume to the hiring manager, and the hiring manager didn't like it. I got the feeling they didn't really know what this job was supposed to be about, especially since it is a new role.

I never got to the technical questions. I was told I would be managing a team of two machine learning engineers, which didn't make sense. Machine learning engineers typically productionize models; you need data scientists to build them.

So, I don't think they have a clear idea of what this manager is supposed to be doing, which is fairly normal for the industry. lol

Why are you looking to leave your current job?

And other standard questions.