I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Adyen (Amsterdam) in May 2021
Interview
I applied for Product Manager (Risk) via referral directly to the hiring manager in May 2021. The hiring manager contacted me 1.5mo later for an interview after which I was moved to case study stage with the VP of Product, hiring manager and eng manager. I was sent the case on a Friday evening/ EOD for a Tuesday presentation with no regard for the rest of my engagements - unusual but not unheard of, so fine. It was a case study relating to an entirely different topic vs Risk, which is what my specialisation was in and hence the role I applied to.
At the beginning of the case study interview (July) the VP of Product emphasised how important inclusion is to him etc. (it is mentioned as a prominent priority for me on my CV). During the presentation he remarked about how my approach was unique and covered angles that the 7+ other candidates had not picked up on. However they did ask questions about my data calculations. Overall, hard to tell whether I met expectations.
After that, they completely vanished, despite 2-3 follow ups to the recruiter and hiring manager both. This was quite annoying considering this was a fairly senior full-time position. The recruiter called me 2+ months later saying they had chosen another candidate.
Overall, I had a disappointing candidate experience and don't recommend the company as I saw dissonance between their actions and values.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you launched any product features previously, and how? Case study was regarding the integration of a local payment method. The case contained 1-2 data points, the rest to be assumed.
Applyed via Lindkedin and from there forwaded to the company website. I had an interview with the recruiter, did not pass to next stage. Not sure why and what was the thresholds to proceed
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Adyen
Interview
Boa experiência, screening call com time de rh foi bem conduzida e clarificou bastante dúvidas.
Adyen está em um momento de forte expansão e o Brasil tem boa representatividade no business, assim como México.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Perguntas em inglês e perguntas direcionadas a gestão de pessoas
general behavioural interviews + a take home case study + presentation.
tbh it feels a bit like they're just trying to phish for free ideas for their own business expansion as I was told I did very well on the case but was eventually rejected due to some "background fit reasons", which they could've obviously spotted during the CV screening round or the following behavioural round, before they asked me to invest tremendous time to prep for the take home assignment
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
prepare for a business / product strategy + product plan for one of the markets they want to expand to