I’m preparing for a Senior Product Mgr interview next week and meeting the head of the product for the first round!

Can anyone offer advice who is a head of product/ product leader for what impresses them the most from interview candidates and possibly how I might differentiate myself?

I want to clarify that I am not looking to mock - a reply to the post with the advice is more than helpful.

The role bridges advertising and retailer media.
Many thx!

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Do you have experience as a product manager?

I think they just want to hear about your past experience, your fit for the role, and hopefully your excitement for the role / company… same as pretty much any other leader.

The fact that the CPO is the first interview tells me that this is a very early stage startup, or they had a bad experience with an unqualified candidate who fooled a bunch of non-product people before. In either scenario, as long as you have clear product management experience and can clearly convey that experience, I think you should be fine.

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