The process included a recruiter screen, a peer interview with a senior designer, and a final 30-minute conversation with a co-president. The interviews themselves were substantive and the people were sharp. At the end of the final round, the co-president stated I would hear back "this week" and provided a direct email for follow-up.
I never heard back. The stated timeline passed with no communication. A polite check-in to the recruiter went unanswered. A follow-up to the co-president, using the email he had offered, also went unanswered. As of several weeks later, there has been no response of any kind, not even a form rejection.
The conversations gave me a positive impression of the team's thinking, which made the complete lack of follow-through more surprising. For a senior-level process that ran multiple weeks, the absence of basic closure was unprofessional and reflects poorly on how the company treats candidates it has invested significant time in.