Sr. UX Design Leader

I build thoughtful products, durable teams, and design cultures that move the work forward.

I build thoughtful products, durable teams, and design cultures that move the work forward.

I’m Megan Harrison, a strategic UX design leader with 20+ years of experience building and scaling world-class design organizations at Google and Amazon.

Core competencies

Design leadership

Build and mentor high-performing teams, set clear vision, and create a culture for designers to deliver excellent work.

Product innovation

Proven leadership delivering 0-1 product experiences by combining what's possible with user needs.

Strategic execution

Align product, engineering, and executive stakeholders around customer needs, launches, and measurable outcomes.

About me

I lead design across complex product ecosystems—from AI-powered experiences and global advertising platforms to hardware and multimodal services used at scale.

My work connects vision, operating model, and craft. I mentor high-performing teams, establish durable design principles, and partner across product, engineering, and research to turn ambitious bets into tangible customer experiences that move the needle.

Google Demand Gen · Performance

A visual demand-generation platform built to perform at scale.

A visual demand-generation platform built to perform at scale.

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+26%

Conversions per dollar

+30%

Conversions or conversion value

3B+

Monthly active users

Résumé

Selected leadership experience

Google

Sr. Manager, UX Design

Google · 2022–2026. Leading Demand Gen and cross-surface advertising experiences across Google Discover and Gmail.

Amazon

Senior UX Design Leadership

Amazon · 2007–2022. Leadership across Echo Show, Amazon Devices design operations, and global advertising experiences.

Full résumé and references are available on request.

From Amazon Advertising’s first UX professional to scaling global teams and shaping category-defining customer experiences.

Peer perspective

Known for building bridges, framing big bets, and helping teams move together.

“Megan brings a solid background in both design management and design operations… creating space for her team to explore strategic ideas.”

Jason Galep · Senior Director, UX

“She partnered with us to lead a transformational change to Gmail's promotions tab and ads experiences.”

Madhu Kallazhi · Director of Engineering

Let’s talk

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Design leadership · Google & Amazon