Hey Good Morning, {name}. It's Joe Steinkamp from Tegus. Is now still a good time?
Excellent. First, thank you for taking the time to speak with. I've got a few questions then at the end I'll turn it over to you to ask any questions you have.

*DESIRED ANSWER:* Generalist (research to execution), desire to do research, autonomy, collaboration with engineering, SaaS, impact on vision of product

How would you describe your design process? What UX artifacts (Ex. journey map) do you use? How? How do you included others within your process?�What's your current design team situation like? //// *DESIRED ANSWER:* Research, Facilitation (Design Thinking) of Workshops, High collaboration with engineers/devs, Multiple Prototypes, Testing Designs, UX artifasts mentioned - journey maps, adaptable based on context

*DESIRED ANSWER:* "never done", Focus on function / solving problem not visuals, accomplishing user goals, success metrics, user testing (to gather qualitative data)

What are some of your favorite places to get the latest design news?�/ Who in the industry do you follow or read? /// *DESIRED ANSWER:* Check multiple of the boxes, describes a lot of effort, name drops some design leaders

What questions do you have for me? What else is on your mind?

*DESIRED QUESTIONS:* Team size? Impact of Design? Collaboration / Process w/ others? Product Vision? Future of Business? Management style? Why you joined company? Biggest challenges? Clarifications around role.

Do their career goals align with role? Do they appear to have the competencies in the scorecard?