LIGHTNINGHIRE
Evaluates product managers who can discover customer problems, prioritize, ship, and measure B2B software outcomes.
Weighted signals · 100/100
Customer discovery
25
Uses customer research, sales/support input, and market context to frame problems
Prioritization judgment
20
Makes clear tradeoffs across impact, effort, risk, and strategy
Execution and delivery
20
Ships cross-functional work with engineering, design, GTM, and stakeholders
Metrics orientation
15
Defines success metrics and learns from usage, revenue, retention, or adoption data
Technical fluency
10
Understands enough of the product architecture to make informed tradeoffs
Narrative and alignment
10
Communicates strategy, requirements, and decisions crisply
Must-haves
Disqualifiers
Interview probes