Your question is Disappointing a Team Member. Take a moment with it on the right.
Talk me through your thinking if you like. When you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen (7/10 or better passes).
Tell me about a time when you disappointed a team member. Asked in the virtual on site stage. Explain what happened, why the person was disappointed, how you communicated the decision, and what you did afterward to preserve trust and support their success. The interviewer is probing for ownership, empathy, judgment, and the ability to deliver difficult news without avoiding accountability. A strong answer should use one specific example, clarify your role in the outcome, describe the conversation and the other person's reaction, and close with a measurable result or concrete lesson learned.