The final hurdle. Meet your potential teammates and prove you can collaborate across disciplines.
With leaner teams and tighter budgets, companies need designers who can work seamlessly with engineers, PMs, and other stakeholders from day one.
Assessing technical feasibility understanding and collaboration style.
Evaluating strategic thinking and user advocacy skills.
Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, or other department leads.
Common Questions:
They Want to See:
Common Questions:
They Want to See:
Use technical terms with engineers, business metrics with PMs, and customer impact with stakeholders.
Have specific stories about successful cross-functional projects and how you navigated challenges.
Inquire about their biggest challenges, team dynamics, and how design fits into their workflow.
Show you can adapt your communication style and approach based on who you're working with.
By this stage, they already know you can design. They're evaluating whether you'll thrive in their specific environment and team culture.