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Collaborate with PM and Eng as DS

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This question evaluates a data scientist's cross-functional collaboration, prioritization, ownership, stakeholder management, and influencing skills when engaging with product managers and engineers.

Question

As a Data Scientist working with Product Managers and Engineers:

  1. How do you structure collaboration (requirements, timelines, ownership)?
  2. How do you decide which requests to push back on vs which to proactively drive?
  3. Describe a concrete example where you influenced product direction or prevented a bad decision.

(Answer as if you’re supporting an Ads product team.)