Product Manager Jobs at Nasdaq

Nasdaq PM interview guide

Nasdaq runs a behavior-heavy PM loop of roughly 3 to 4 stages over about 2 to 4 weeks: a recruiter screen, one or two behavioral rounds (often with the hiring manager and a panel of future peers), and for product roles a take-home or live case study plus a presentation to the team, with a final "get to know you" round with a VP of Product. The defining trait is that Nasdaq weighs lived experience and STAR-style behavioral signal far more than abstract product-design puzzles: most candidates report the conversation centering on past projects, stakeholder work, and fit with the financial-markets domain rather than whiteboard product-sense brainteasers.

The interview process

1. Recruiter / TA screen (about 30 min). A phone call with a Talent Acquisition Partner that walks your resume and background, gauges interest in the role and Nasdaq, and confirms basics like location and timeline. Conversational, not technical: they are checking relevance of your experience and communication.
2. Hiring manager behavioral round. One or two rounds, often video, built on STAR-style behavioral questions about past projects, teamwork, conflict, and how you handled challenges in product or project work. They probe how you make decisions, manage stakeholders, and communicate technical ideas to non-technical people.
3. Panel / peer round. A loop with future coworkers and senior PMs who dig into specific skills from your past roles and how you collaborate cross-functionally. For some roles one panelist runs a more technical or domain-knowledge thread (markets, data, development lifecycle).
4. Case study + team presentation (product roles). For product roles, a case (one candidate reported an M&A case) that you work through and then present to the whole team. They evaluate structured thinking, how you reason through trade-offs and metrics, and how clearly you present under scrutiny.
5. Final round with VP of Product. A shorter, more informal get-to-know-you conversation with a senior leader or VP of Product, aimed at culture fit, alignment with Nasdaq's mission, and longer-term goals.
6. What they're really testing. Three signals dominate: (1) behavioral depth, real, specific STAR stories of shipping and navigating stakeholders, not hypotheticals; (2) communication, can you translate complex technical detail for non-technical stakeholders and present clearly; (3) domain and analytical fit, genuine interest in financial markets plus the data and problem-solving instincts the role needs.

Likely PM interview questions

1. Tell me about a time you had to make a difficult decision that impacted others on your team or in the company. What was the outcome?Behavioral
2. Have you ever been part of a product launch? If so, what were your responsibilities?Execution
3. Tell me about a time you made a mistake and how you handled it.Behavioral