Interview with the head of talent, then my potential direct report (manager), and finally the COO (executive team). All were 30-minute Google Meet virtual interviews and fairly informal. All three interviewers' expectations for the role were different and unaligned. The interview with the COO was the most difficult and he seemed to want to try and scare me away from the role. He didn't seem to speak too highly of the company or the current team.

The interview process was very long, and made me feel very undervalued and strung along: 1. First Interview with a CSM 2. Panel (cross function team member and hiring manager) 3. Director and another person they brought as a surprise/last minute 4. Recruiter interview 5. Additional team member (Not sure who it was because I was rejected after the 4th) There were way too many interviews for this position. A decision could have been easily made after my 3rd interview with Director and the other person that brought in last minute. By that time, I had met with a colleague, cross departmentally, with the hiring manager and the director. Initially they had a 4th interview scheduled with the CFO--- (WHY?!) but later cancelled mentioning they are changing the process for this role, and rescheduled with the recruiter. It was very confusing to have a "screening like interview" with recruiters as my 4th interview. Also, it was very discouraging, and as a candidate actively interviewing I have entered final stages with other companies, while your team was still "passing the baton". The reason provided for my rejection was: the team has recently changed the profile of the felt that there are other candidates in the mix who are better suited for this particular role. -- I am sorry, but you should know the direction of this role when posting the position. There should be no reason why a candidate in the 4th round interview wouldn't be a "suited" for the role. The recruiter also couldn't state the salary range because she mentioned it was DOE and location of candidate. Is it inappropriate to have ambiguity in salary... So they should definitely be able to give a somewhat range. Every other company is able to provide one. There was 1 positive during my experience: I did appreciate the quick feedback after each round, and met some nice people.