Microsoft Program Manager Interview Questions
Go Back1. What are some methods you would use to build relationships as program manager at Microsoft?
2. Describe a time when you were required to pivot on the fly.
3. How would you explain the cloud to your grandmother?
4. What do you enjoy the most about working as a program manager?
5. Describe a time when you implemented an extensible solution.
6. What level of budgetary responsibility do you have in your current role?
7. Please describe your experience leading project managers.
8. Are you comfortable with travel to client sites?
9. Describe your executive or senior management presentation experience.
10. Describe your experience partnering with internal teams involved in the enterprise delivery process such as security, DevOps, cloud, database, operations, and support.
11. What automated technology delivery tools or continuous deployment platforms do you have experience with?
12. Describe the roles you typically interact with the most as a program manager.
13. What strategic planning methods do you have experience with?
14. How would you design a dishwasher? What features would you include?
15. Please describe your experience managing agile projects.
16. Describe your preferred project or program kickoff process.
17. What attributes and behaviors does a program manager need to be successful?
18. Please describe your experience leading initiatives that utilize Azure.
19. How would you improve Microsoft Edge?
20. What is your least favorite aspect of program management?
21. What excites you the most about the opportunity to work as a program manager at Microsoft?
22. How do you measure the success of the programs you are responsible for?
23. What are the major differences between agile and waterfall methodology?
24. What are the key components of a strategic roadmap document?
25. Describe a time when you served as a coach or mentor to a coworker.
26. Describe a time when you delegated a significant work effort to someone else on your team or to another team.
27. Describe your experience managing large-scale applications and projects across multiple product lines and businesses involving significant scope and complexity.
28. How do you foster teamwork and collaboration in a remote setting?
29. Describe your process for learning how to use a new application in the workplace.
30. Describe a time when you had to work with a challenging stakeholder.