Recruiter screen, video with VP, presentation on a key account strategy, behavioral with cross-functional partners, and final with director. PayPal Enterprise Sales is on the rebound and they hire selectively.
Walk me through your largest enterprise deal — strategy, blockers, contract terms.
Tell me about losing a deal to a competitor. What was the post-mortem?
Describe building executive relationships at a complex enterprise account.
How do you partner with a solutions engineer to land a deal?
Engineering Manager
virtual
· Difficulty 4/5
Phone screen with recruiter, then calls with hiring manager and skip-level. Virtual onsite had 5 rounds: technical (architecture and coding), people leadership, cross-functional collaboration, operational excellence, and exec presentation. Very thorough assessment of both technical and leadership capabilities.
Tell me about how you've built and scaled an engineering team.
Describe a difficult personnel situation you handled. What was the outcome?
How do you balance technical debt with feature delivery?
Give an example of partnering with product to shape strategy.
Risk Analyst
virtual
· Difficulty 3/5
Specialized role in their risk organization. Phone screen, then case study on transaction risk. Virtual onsite had: risk analysis presentation, technical round on SQL and analytics, cross-functional scenario, and behavioral. They wanted someone who could balance risk management with business enablement.
Tell me about a time you identified a new type of fraud or risk pattern.
Describe how you've balanced risk mitigation with customer experience.
How do you communicate risk decisions to business stakeholders who disagree?
Give an example of improving a risk process or policy.