MEGAN HARRISON
Design leadership for ambitious, customer-centered products.
Strategic UX design leader with 20+ years of experience building and scaling design organizations across Google and Amazon.
SELECTED LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
GOOGLE · 2022–2026
Sr. Manager, UX Design
Led the end-to-end UX architecture for Demand Gen, unifying campaign construction across YouTube, Discover, and Gmail. Delivered innovative design strategies for ad formats and experiences for two multi billion dollar ad surfaces–Gmail Ads and Discover Ads– supporting 300% revenue growth.
AMAZON DEVICES · 2020–2022
Senior Manager, UX Design — Alexa Devices
Led a 20+ person UX organization for Alexa Devices, shaping core experiences across Echo Show Home, Settings, and out-of-box setup. Established the design-system function for Alexa devices, defining interaction patterns and design language for flagship multimodal products, balancing technical constraints with human-centered innovation.
AMAZON DEVICES · 2015–2020
Senior Manager, Design Operations
Partnered with the VP of Design as Chief of Staff for a 200+ person organization; established a global Design Operations model, grew a dedicated UX program-management team, and led launch operations for the original Echo Show, Echo Spot, Echo Show 5, and Echo Show 10.
AMAZON DEVICES · 2013–2015
Sr. Digital and Social Media Creative Lead
Led digital and social creative strategy for Amazon Devices launches, including Fire Tablets, Fire TV, Fire Phone, Kindle, the first Echo device, and the first Amazon Prime Day.
AMAZON ADVERTISING · 2010–2013
Creative Director, Amazon Advertising
Led UX design team developing new advertising products, including the first ad placements on Kindle, Fire Tablet, and Fire TV. Led creative direction for Amazon Advertising, shaping customer-facing advertising experiences and campaign work across Amazon’s growing media portfolio.
AMAZON ADVERTISING · 2007–2010
Sr. UX Designer, Amazon Advertising
Led visual and motion design for custom digital ad campaigns for global brands like Disney, Visa, Cover Girl, and Delta Airlines on Amazon.com. Developed new ad formats spanning Amazon's home, category, and product pages.
HOW I LEAD
I connect vision, operating model, and craft to move organizations forward.
Strategic direction
Frame the right bets and build alignment around a clear product vision.
Design organizations
Build durable teams, practices, and principles that raise the quality of the work.
Product delivery
Partner across product, engineering, and research to turn strategy into tangible value.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration & Marketing
California State University, Chico