Questions to ask during your job interview
These are all valuable to ask when the company opens up the floor to you. Remember, you are also interviewing the company. Make sure they’re a good fit for you! I suggest you choose 3 or more topics that are important to you and choose 1-2 questions within the topic to ask.

My role and responsibilites

  • What will my day look like?
  • What are my day to day responsibilites?
  • How is my work structured and where do priorities come from?
  • What's the biggest challenge in this role?
  • What’s your favorite part about this role?
  • What does project ownership look like for this role?
  • What are the most important things you'd like me to accomplish in the first three months if I am hired for this position?

Team structure

  • Tell me more about your team structure.
  • How big is the product are team?
  • What team roles will I be interacting with in this role?
  • How big is the design team?

User research

  • Tell me about the process of getting customer feedback?
  • What tools, resources or methods are in place?
  • When do you get customer feedback?
  • What is the appetite for customer feedback?

Product planning

  • How is product being informed and/or planned?
  • Is there a product roadmap?
  • How do you identify objectives and initiatives?
  • How much does user feedback influence the priorities?

Process dynamics

  • Tell me about your processes dynamics.
  • What process do you use when collaborating with others?
  • What are the typical design projects?
  • How and when are designers involved?

Career growth opportunities

  • What are my career growth opportunities?
  • How often do I get performance feedback and what does that process look like?
  • What learning tools, resources or opportunities are there in this role?
  • Is there an extended learning budget?
  • How is performance typically measured and reviewed?

Manager relationship

  • Who is my manager and what does our working relationship look like?

Work/life balance

  • What does work/life balance look like at this company?
  • Can you tell me how you balance heads down time with meetings?