I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Salesforce (Bellevue, WA) in Oct 2018
Interview
Was contacted by internal recruiter after submitting my resume through an existing employee as a referral. It took about a month and a half to get the first phone interview after submitting my resume, and then had another couple of weeks before 4 more video conference call interviews that took place over the next 3 weeks. The interviews were between 45 minutes and an hour. I was slightly surprised that they didn't want/need me to come interview in person with anyone, but the video interviews were very effective, and I got to meet several members of the team, and get a good sense for the product and the role that I'd be taking on as a Product Manager. Questions were good balance of general PM competency and technical knowledge, and specific knowledge of mobile apps for this particular role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you manage expectations and priorities of lots of stakeholders?
First, I did an HR screen. After that, I did a hiring manager screen. I then did a panel presentation to three panelists, and all the interviews were conducted via a virtual interview format.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your business case for adding AI functionality?
Hiring manager call followed by 4 panelists. The interviewers are at a level above you are applying for. All from the same team/org. It is primarily a behavioral interview. They are trying to assess if you have done the work in the specific domain and have experience working in SaaS space.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (Atlanta, GA) in Jan 2025
Interview
Great experience from introduction to offer. Recruiting team was excellent throughout the entire process and felt adequately prepared for the process. The interviews consisted of an initial discussion with the hiring manager, followed by 4 30-minute panels with cross-functional partners and adjacent colleagues. A bonus is Salesforce’s Insider program, which provides an opportunity to meet a current employee and ask a few questions. Overall, one of the best experiences I’ve had. I can tell they care about who they bring into their organization and rightfully so. Excited to bring my talents to Salesforce!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when a stakeholder disagreed with your recommendations. How did you overcome that challenge?
Director of Product Management applicants have rated the interview process at Salesforce with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 94% positive. To compare, the company-average is 79.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Director of Product Management roles take an average of 43 days to get hired, when considering 17 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Salesforce overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Salesforce as a Director of Product Management according to 17 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 26%
Drug test: 15%
Group panel interview: 11%
Background check: 11%
Presentation: 9%
Skills test: 2%
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