What product and design hiring actually covers
It is rarely one profile. The brief gets sharper when you name the sub-area you are really hiring for:
- Product management
- Product ownership
- UX and UI design
- Product design
- UX research
What good looks like
Strong product people are measured on outcomes, not features shipped, and show real discovery rigour, evidence of talking to users and killing the wrong ideas early.
Great designers pair craft with evidence, and can show the thinking behind the work, not just the pixels.
How we hire for it
We calibrate on the stage of the product and the problem it needs solved, then map people who have done that specific kind of product or design work.
We assess judgement and outcomes through real cases, not just a portfolio walk-through.
In short
Hire for outcomes, discovery rigour and craft backed by evidence, and you get product and design people who move the business, not just the backlog.