Adidas Product Manager Interview Guide

Two candidates who interviewed for Adidas Product Manager roles describe a process built around case studies and stakeholder management, though their routes differed. One went through an HR screening, a written test, a presentation of the results to the hiring manager, two further case study tasks and a final round with the broader team. The other described a casual recruiter chat, an HR screening, and conversations with the hiring manager and senior stakeholders, in three to four rounds depending on the track, all held online.

The cases in the second account covered supply chain management, IT and ERP systems, so it helps to connect product thinking to operations rather than only the consumer side. Questions also covered handling rejection from stakeholders, getting things done in a matrix organization, cross-functional product creation, marketing and sales experience, costing and vendor management. The first candidate also met attitudinal questions, such as telling your story and describing a challenge you overcame, plus an unexpected icebreaker about where they like to shop for clothes.

Pace was the main difference between the two accounts. The first candidate described about two months from application to final decision, with weeks of silence between rounds, while the second found scheduling and communication handled well and ended with an offer. Prepare structured case answers, a few stories about winning over resistant stakeholders, and a plan to follow up politely if things go quiet.