Person A

Product Manager

Consent

Scenario

The PM has been auditing the onboarding experience and believes the current data-use consent screen is failing users — people are clicking through without understanding what they've agreed to, and drop-off is high.

The PM wants to redesign the consent flow itself: clearer language, granular toggles, and a "what this means" layer. They're going to pitch it to the Head of Growth, who has final say on any onboarding changes.

You want

Approval to redesign the data-use consent flow — replacing the single screen with a layered flow that includes plain-language explanations and granular opt-ins for different data uses.

You know

  • An unmoderated test with 20 users showed they couldn't accurately describe what they'd just agreed to 60 seconds after clicking accept.
  • Regulators in two of your markets have signaled tighter enforcement on "informed" consent in the next 12 months.
  • Customer interviews from sales mention "I don't really know what it does with my data" as a top-3 objection.

Considerations

  • Reframe the screen from "compliance hurdle" to "first trust moment" — the first thing the product asks of the user.
  • Offer to A/B test the new flow against the existing one before any full rollout.
  • Quantify the regulatory risk in business terms, not legal ones.