Behavioral: A Story of Collaborating Across Functions

Describe a time you worked on a team whose members came from different functions, and what you did to make it work. ```hint Pick a story with friction Choose an example where the functions wanted different things and your part in bringing them to one plan is clear, rather than one where everyone simply agreed. ``` ### Clarifying Questions - Should the example be one where I led the team, or does one where I was a contributor count? - Does it need to come from a product role, or can it come from earlier work such as engineering, consulting or operations? - Which partner functions matter most for this role: engineering and design, or also sales, legal or operations? ### What a Strong Answer Covers - A situation that names the functions involved and what each one needed or was measured on - The candidate's own actions, distinguished from what the team did - How a disagreement or trade-off between functions surfaced and how it was resolved - A concrete outcome for the project and for the working relationships - Reflection on what the candidate learned and does differently with partner functions now ### Follow-up Questions - Which function was hardest to align, and what did you learn about what drives it? - Tell me about a decision the group made that you disagreed with. What did you do? - Looking back, what would you set up differently on the first day?