Scaling Specialized Teams Questions

Addresses building and scaling high performing function specific teams such as search engine optimization, growth, product marketing, or other domain teams. Topics include hiring for function specific skills, designing onboarding and ramp plans, creating role definitions and career paths, training and knowledge transfer programs, establishing accountability and performance measurement tailored to the function, aligning the team with product and engineering stakeholders, prioritization frameworks to maximize impact, and approaches to retain functional expertise as the organization grows. Candidates should discuss examples of improving team output, morale, and retention, and how they measured and sustained impact.