REVEALED: The AI PM questions at OpenAI & Google.
AI PMs earn $300K+. Here's what they're asked.
I've been coaching many PMs to jobs AI PM jobs at the top AI companies, so have unique insight to their qs.
This is what I've learned:
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1. AI Product Sense (20%)
It's now in almost every process & comes in 2 flavors
1a. Product Sense Interviews
↳ Your standard product sense questions + an AI twist
↳ Example: How would you prioritize between making GPT-4 cheaper or investing in GPT-5?
↳ Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/mast…
1b. Product Design Interviews
↳ Design challenges focused on AI
↳ Example: Redesign Gmail composer flow to incorporate an AI writing assistant
↳ Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/mast…
2. AI Product Execution (15%)
↳ All about proving your AI products actually work
↳ Example: You launch a new embedding model API. What are your top three success metrics?
↳ Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/crac…
3. AI Technical (15%)
They need to know you can talk the talk. 2 styles:
3a. Technical Interviews
↳ Explaining complex AI concepts
↳ Example: Explain embeddings to a product designer on your team
↳ Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/crac…
3b. Vibe Coding Interviews
↳ Showing you can use AI prototyping tools
↳ Example: Build an AI chatbot interface that can switch between different model providers (OpenAI, Anthropic)
↳ Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/vibe…
4. Behavioral (35%)
Still the biggest chunk of questions, with 2 keys:
4a. Behavioral Interviews
↳ Stories about your past AI product wins and failures
↳ Example: Tell me about a time you shipped an AI feature that backfired
↳ Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/conq…
4b. Tell Me About Yourself
↳ How you got into AI
↳ Example: Walk me through your journey into product and how you got exposure to AI
↳ Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/go-f…
5. Presentation + Homework (10%)
↳ They want to simulate product meetings
↳ Example: Present a roadmap for an AI copilot in Figma
↳ Guide: news.aakashg.com/p/pres…
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