Associate Account Executive - US HOKA Lifestyle
Posted Sep 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you supported someone senior and made their job easier without being asked.
What they are checking: Whether they are proactive in a support role, which the posting stresses as key to working with the Lead Strategic Account Executive.
Tell me about a time you managed many small tasks at once and kept them from slipping.
What they are checking: Whether they have a system for the day-to-day operations work that keeps a sales team running smoothly.
Tell me about a time you made a mistake in work someone else relied on. How did you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they own errors quickly, since small mistakes in orders or reports can affect a major retail partner.
Where do you want to grow within sales over the next few years?
What they are checking: Whether they are eager to learn and grow within HOKA, which the posting names as a fit for this role.
What would you do
A retail partner emails you about a late shipment while your lead is traveling. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can handle an external partner calmly, pull in operations, and keep their lead informed without overstepping.
How would you build relationships with planning, marketing and customer service when you're new and remote?
What they are checking: Whether they can build cross-functional trust without the hallway conversations an office provides.
Your lead asks you for a recap of last season at Champs by tomorrow morning. How would you put it together?
What they are checking: Whether they can structure a clear recap with results, causes and next steps under a short deadline.
About the work
This role supports the Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker and Champs business. What do you think matters most to a buyer at a big athletic chain like that?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that wholesale partners care about sell-through, margin and inventory, not just liking the brand.
Walk me through how you'd read a weekly sell-through report for an account and decide what to flag.
What they are checking: Whether they can turn raw numbers into a short list of things the account lead actually needs to know.
What Excel skills do you use most, and how have you used them to answer a business question?
What they are checking: Whether they have practical spreadsheet skills like pivots and lookups that account support work depends on.
How do you see HOKA's lifestyle business as different from its performance running business?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the lifestyle channel and why HOKA's positioning there matters to sneaker retailers.
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