I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Lightspeed (Ottawa, ON) in Nov 2021
Interview
Interview steps:
1. 30 minute with the HR manager
2. 1 hour call with Director of PM (hiring manager)
3. 1 hour call with the Dev manager
4. 1 hour call with the same Director of PM and a Group PM to present a business case.
5. Coffee chat with Senior Director of PM
6. HR interview with competency based questions
7. Offer + Contract
8. References
Straightforward interview process, lengthy but it moved through the different phases really quickly . Great questions from the hiring team that allowed me to showcase all of my skills. The business case was simple to understand but touched on many different areas of Product Management.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What single point in the PM cycle brings you the most joy?
How would you handle X?
If you had to explain PM to my nephew, how would you go about it?
Hi, thanks for sharing your thoughts on our interview process. We really appreciate your feedback and it's great to hear that you had a positive experience :)
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Lightspeed in Apr 2026
Interview
One of the smoothest and most positive interview experiences I’ve had. Everything from recruiter call to offer was completed within three weeks. The team was respectful, engaging, and genuinely interested. The process felt well-structured without being stressful. Communication was clear and consistent throughout, making the entire experience efficient and uplifting.
I applied online. I interviewed at Lightspeed (Berlijn)
Interview
Quick recruiter call, followed by hiring manager round, team interview, VP round. Everyone is very nice, respectful and collaborative. Very smart people, you can exchange a good conversation. Super friendly :)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard questions about experience/background, situational questions and a mini case study.
I applied online. I interviewed at Lightspeed (Berlijn)
Interview
The process was structured very well, even though updates on the next stage took a while and because HR went on vacation, I had to speak to 3 different people from that department alone. But their handover to each other was seamless. Case study was a lot, I left the execution part mostly out because I thought 1) my CV already shows I can deliver things 2) execution is something you need to work on with the team as a PM, you can't decide it alone. But it was a wrong decision on my part and cost me the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
When I was delivering the case study, the team wanted me to describe execution in detail (the case study was to design the product I would be working on from scratch).
