How do I screen VP of Product candidates before interviewing?

Send every applicant one link that carries 4 skills tests (Product Management, Data-Driven Decision Making, Leadership & People Management, Market Research), 2 personality inventories and 5 one-way video questions. springhire scores everything automatically and ranks the candidates, so you interview the top few. The free plan covers 10 candidates a month.

How long does the VP of Product screening take a candidate?

About 42 minutes for the tests, plus 10 to 15 minutes for the video questions. Candidates complete it on their own time, on any device.

What should a VP of Product job description include?

A short brief, key responsibilities, must-have and nice-to-have skills and the requirements. The JD generator writes one for this role in a minute.

Which interview questions work best for a VP of Product?

Questions that ask for a specific past example and a walkthrough of how the candidate thinks. This page lists 8 with sample answers, and the full bank has more.

Yes. The free plan includes every screening tool with 10 candidate credits a month and no card. Paid plans start at $39 a month.

Leadership

How to hire a VP of Product

What the role does, the job description, the interview questions, and the 42-minute screening pack that tells you who can do the job before you book a single interview.

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The role

What a VP of Product does

A VP of Product sits in the Leadership function. The sections below give you the job description, the interview questions and the screening pack for the role.

Screen before you interview

The VP of Product screening pack

Product craft, data, leadership and understanding the market. Every applicant gets one link. You get one ranked report.

Skills tests · 42 minutes total

Product & projectProduct Management Test10 min · 20 questions · IntermediateThe Product Management Test is an intermediate screening assessment for hiring teams evaluating PM candidates. In 10 minutes, it checks how well candidates handle discovery and prioritisation, build sensible roadmaps, and use metrics to guide product decisions.Product & projectData-Driven Decision Making Test10 min · 20 questions · IntermediateThe Data-Driven Decision Making Test helps hiring teams assess how candidates frame business questions, judge evidence and choose sound actions from data. It fits intermediate roles in product, project and operations where people need to separate signals from weak conclusions.Personality & behaviorLeadership & People Management Test12 min · 24 questions · IntermediateThe Leadership & People Management test shows you how a candidate would actually manage: how they delegate, coach, decide under pressure, and keep a team motivated. Candidates work through 24 realistic scenarios, and their choices reveal management judgment that a resume cannot.MarketingMarket Research Test10 min · 20 questions · IntermediateThe Market Research Test helps hiring teams evaluate candidates who need to choose the right research approach, build sound samples and make sense of findings. It fits intermediate marketing and insights roles where research decisions affect product, campaign and customer choices.

Personality inventories

Big 5 (OCEAN) Personality TestThe Big 5 (OCEAN) Personality Test helps hiring teams understand how entry level candidates are likely to approach work, people and pressure. It measures five broad personality dimensions that can support decisions for roles where reliability, teamwork, adaptability and communication matter.DISC Personality TestThe DISC Personality Test helps hiring teams understand how candidates tend to communicate, respond to change and work with others. It is useful for entry level hiring when role success depends on pace, collaboration, follow-through and comfort with structure.

One-way video questions · answered on camera, scored by AI

1
How do you set product strategy and keep it alive quarter to quarter?
2
Describe a product you killed and how you decided.
3
How do you structure a product team for a company our size?
4
How do you handle sales asking for features the roadmap does not have?
5
Which metrics tell you the product is winning?

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Interview questions

VP of Product interview questions

For the candidates who pass the pack. Each comes with a sample answer on the full page.

01
Why are you interested in the VP of Product role here?
02
Describe the product team you currently lead.
03
How do you partner with engineering and design as a product leader?
04
What kind of products do you most enjoy working on?
05
How do you translate company strategy into a product roadmap?
06
How do you coach and develop product managers?
07
How do you make prioritization decisions across squads?
08
How do you use metrics and experimentation in your product process?

All VP of Product interview questions with answers

Frequently asked questions

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