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Forcepoint Business Intelligence Interview Guide

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Getting ready for an Business Intelligence interview at Forcepoint? The Forcepoint Business Intelligence interview span across 10 to 12 different question topics. In preparing for the interview:

- Know what skills are necessary for Forcepoint Business Intelligence roles.
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- Practice real Forcepoint Business Intelligence interview questions.

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Forcepoint Business Intelligence Salary

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Forcepoint Business Intelligence Interview Process

<p>We’re given a table of bank transactions with three columns, <code>user_id</code>, a deposit or withdrawal value (determined if the value is positive or negative), and <code>created_at</code> time for each transaction.</p>

<p>Write a query to get the total three-day rolling average for deposits by day.</p>

<p><em>Note: Please use the format <code>&#39;%Y-%m-%d&#39;</code> for the date in the outout</em></p>

<p><strong>Example:</strong></p>

<p><strong>Input:</strong></p>

<p><code>bank_transactions</code> table</p>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>user_id</code></td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>created_at</code></td>
<td>DATETIME</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>transaction_value</code></td>
<td>FLOAT</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><strong>Output:</strong></p>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td><code>dt</code></td>
<td>VARCHAR</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>rolling_three_day</code></td>
<td>FLOAT</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>


Rolling Bank Transactions

<p>Let’s say you’re working for a social media company trying to grow your user base. You know that people tend to use the same social network as their peers, so you want to target all your growth and marketing efforts on specific age groups so as to take advantage of network effects.</p>

<p>You wish to begin with the age group that is currently generating the most connections (fastest growing).</p>

<p>Write a SQL query to find the average number of accepted friend requests for each age group and order the results in descending order.</p>

<p><em>Note: The average number of accepted friend requests is calculated as the total number of friend requests sent by an age group that was accepted divided by the number of members in said age group.</em></p>

<p><em>We can assume the tables hold valid data in that there are no duplicate friend requests, friend requests are only accepted once, and user A can only accept a friend request from User B after B sends A a friend request.</em></p>

<p><em>The result should be rounded to two decimal places.</em></p>

<h3>Example:</h3>

<p><strong>Input:</strong></p>

<p><strong><code>friend_requests</code></strong></p>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td>requester_id</td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>receiver_id</td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>sent_at</td>
<td>DATETIME</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><strong><code>requests_accepted</code></strong></p>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td>accepter_id</td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>requester_id</td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>accepted_at</td>
<td>DATETIME</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><strong><code>age_groups</code></strong></p>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td>user_id</td>
<td>INTEGER</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>age_group</td>
<td>VARCHAR</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><strong>Output:</strong></p>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Column</th>
<th>Type</th>
</tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
<tr>
<td>age_group</td>
<td>VARCHAR</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>average_acceptance</td>
<td>FLOAT</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>


Find the average number of accepted friend requests for each age group that sent the requests.

Avg Friend Requests By Age Group

<p>What are the logistic and softmax functions? What is the difference between the two?</p>

<p>What makes them useful for use in logistic regression?</p>


<p>In logistic regression, how is the predicted class determined based on the logistic function?</p>


In logistic regression, how is the predicted class determined based on the logistic function?

Softmax vs Logistic II

<p>What is the key characteristic of the logistic function that makes it useful for mapping continuous values to a probability?</p>


What is the key characteristic of the logistic function that makes it useful for mapping continuous values to a probability?

Softmax vs Logistic I

What are the logistic and softmax functions? What is the difference between the two?

Softmax vs Logistic

Forcepoint Business Intelligence Interview Questions

<b>Who is Forcepoint?</b><br><br>Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint's all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you're in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we're missing is you!<br><br>We are seeking a strategic and results-oriented Product Manager to lead our DSPM product portfolio. This role is pivotal in driving the market strategy, support marketing activities, go-to-market (GTM), and overall commercial success of a common analytics and reporting solution for all Forcepoint products. As a Product Manager, you will blend deep technical understanding with strong business acumen to effectively translate market insights into actionable product strategies as well as have a passion for network security, data, cloud architectures, and a deep understanding of the enterprise security and compliance market.<br><br><b>Key Responsibilities:</b><br><br><ul><li><b>Market Strategy Development:</b> Define and execute the product strategy for the DSPM portfolio, including market positioning, competitive analysis, pricing strategy, and go-to-market plans.</li><li><b>Product Lifecycle Management:</b> Manage the entire product lifecycle from concept through end-of-life, ensuring alignment with market demands, competitive landscape, and company goals continually focusing on improving our data products and helping customers get maximum value.</li><li><b>Cross-functional Leadership:</b> Collaborate closely with engineering, sales, marketing, and customer success teams to drive product roadmap prioritization, feature definition, and successful product launches. Developing deep and trusted relationships with engineering leads, peer product managers and other key stakeholders.</li><li><b>Customer Insights:</b> Conduct market research, customer interviews that lead to deep understanding customer's questions and concerns and competitive analysis to gather insights that inform product development and marketing strategies to create scalable methods of ensuring the value propositions and technical details are communicated effectively.</li><li><b>Sales Enablement:</b> Develop sales tools, training programs, and collateral that empower the sales team to effectively communicate the value proposition of our solutions to customers and partners to increase customer engagement,</li><li><b>Performance Metrics:</b> Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and success metrics for the analytics and reporting product portfolio, regularly monitoring, and reporting on product performance against these metrics.</li><li><b>Thought Leadership:</b> Establish yourself and the company as thought leaders in the security space through industry conferences, webinars, white papers, and other thought leadership initiatives.</li></ul><br><b>Additional Responsibilities:</b><br><br><ul><li><b>P&L Ownership:</b> Take ownership of the solutions and financial performance, including revenue growth, profitability, and cost management. Approach everything with drive and energy with an eye on both the bottom line and customer success.</li><li><b>Strategic Planning:</b> Contribute to overall company strategic planning and business development efforts, providing insights and recommendations based on market trends and customer feedback. Managing roadmaps, making key tradeoff decisions on what to build and what not to build.</li><li><b>Customer Advocacy:</b> Act as the primary advocate for customers within the organization, ensuring their needs are understood and addressed across all functions.</li><li><b>Risk Management:</b> Identify potential risks and opportunities in the market and proactively develop strategies to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities. Communicating the value and trade-offs of the product decisions made.</li></ul><br><b>Qualifications:</b><br><br><ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.</li><li>Proven experience 8+ years as a Product Manager in the cybersecurity or networking industry, with specific experience in Analytics and Reporting (SIEM, SOAR, UX) solutions highly desirable.</li><li>Demonstrated success in developing and executing outbound product strategies that drive revenue growth and market share.</li><li>Strong analytical skills and ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear and compelling business cases.</li><li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.</li><li>Strategic mindset with a passion for innovation and a track record of delivering results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.</li></ul><br>Don't meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don't meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace - so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you're excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.<br><br>The policy of Forcepoint is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.<br><br>Forcepoint is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company's career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to  <a href="mailto:recruiting@forcepoint.com" target="_blank">recruiting@forcepoint.com</a>.<br><br>Forcepoint is a Federal Contractor. Certain positions with Forcepoint require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.<br><br>Applicants must have the right to work in the location to which you have applied.

<b>Who is Forcepoint?</b><br><br>Forcepoint simplifies security for global businesses and governments. Forcepoint's all-in-one, truly cloud-native platform makes it easy to adopt Zero Trust and prevent the theft or loss of sensitive data and intellectual property no matter where people are working. 20+ years in business. 2.7k employees. 150 countries. 11k+ customers. 300+ patents. If our mission excites you, you're in the right place; we want you to bring your own energy to help us create a safer world. All we're missing is you!<br><br>Forcepoint is looking for a highly seasoned Senior/Principal Product Manager to join our rapidly growing team. The Product Manager in this role will define the strategy, execution and requirements for Forcepoint Security Service Edge, focused on cloud application security (ex: CASB including areas such as CSPM, SSPM).  If you are a highly motivated, independent professional, we'd like to hear from you.<br><br><b>Essential Functions</b><br><br><ul><li>Define product strategy and direction; define and prioritize product requirements, feature and functionality; develop product roadmaps; recommend product direction</li><li>Partner closely with engineering to develop detailed and actionable requirements and to assist with the timely execution of product development to specification in the agile development process.</li><li>Partner with other members of the PM team to develop integrated product plans across the product portfolio and with sales to ensure that product plans achieve near and long-term revenue objectives.</li><li>Review progress continually through product life cycle to ensure attainment of objectives -- make course corrections when and where necessary to achieve goals</li><li>Work with development groups during the development cycle to ensure the product meets customer requirements and perform the right tradeoffs and prioritization.</li><li>Meet with customers, field, business partners and other industry sources to identify functional requirements.</li></ul><br><b>Education and Experience</b><br><br><ul><li>Bachelor's degree and 7-10 years of product planning and product operations experience. </li><li>Experience in the cyber security market segment is necessary</li><li>Exceptional performance in product management capacity bringing new products and innovations to the market</li><li>Solid understanding and experience in product management processes. Create MRDs/PRDs/Initiatives in agile product management tools such as Jira.</li><li>Maintain a prioritized backlog of requirements that cater to the market and support product adoption.</li><li>Perform competitive analysis, feature/function prioritization and assessment, and go to market plans.</li><li>Business focus with strong technical background and well-developed analytical skills</li><li>Ability to formulate business plans, competitive analysis and product requirement documents</li><li>Must be a very capable communicator and be comfortable working with a wide variety of corporate executive, sales, marketing, engineering, operations, customers, and business partner</li><li>Proven teamwork and interpersonal skills</li></ul><br>Don't meet every single qualification? Studies show people are hesitant to apply if they don't meet all requirements listed in a job posting. Forcepoint is focused on building an inclusive and diverse workplace - so if there is something slightly different about your previous experience, but it otherwise aligns and you're excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You could be a great candidate for this or other roles on our team.<br><br>The policy of Forcepoint is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.<br><br>Forcepoint is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company's career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to  <a href="mailto:recruiting@forcepoint.com" target="_blank">recruiting@forcepoint.com</a>.<br><br>Forcepoint is a Federal Contractor. Certain positions with Forcepoint require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations or the Export Administration Regulations. Applicants for these positions may need to be "U.S. Persons," as defined in these regulations. Generally, a "U.S. Person" is a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or an individual who has been admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.<br><br>Applicants must have the right to work in the location to which you have applied.

Forcepoint Business Intelligence Interview Guide

Overview

Forcepoint Business Intelligence Salary

Forcepoint Business Intelligence Interview Process

Forcepoint Business Intelligence Interview Questions

Forcepoint Business Intelligence Jobs