Hello everyone! I recently interviewed for a fast-growing pharmaceutical startup's UX/product lead position. They are building a cloud-based platform. I was tasked with thinking about who I’d hire to build the team to successfully launch the product in two years (no budget limit) and what skills I’d add to the team. As I'm new to leadership roles, I'm not sure if this was a trick question. Any thoughts on how to answer the question? I really appreciate any help you can provide.

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C’mon! They are trying to see if you understand roles & responsibilities in product teams not pitch new work to potential new partners. This is where you prove that you have hard skills past the behavioral interview questions. As a “lead” you need some kind of project /product management skill, big picture vs tactical vision, and the ability to show them that you know your functional are well enough to scale a project. Business acumen 101.

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