Hi, I’m Meghan, a staff product designer with 10+ years of experience leading strategic, systems-level design across finance, developer tools, legal compliance, and machine learning.
I specialize in turning complex product challenges into scalable, ethical solutions that prioritize clarity, equity, and long-term impact.
The best design clears the way. It removes friction, reveals possibilities, and builds with intention, not just for users, but for the structures that support them.
I’m a systems thinker and a storyteller who believes design is never neutral. Every decision shapes a system, and I choose to design for the collective good.
Outside of work, I’m passionate about supporting the design community. I released The Product Designer’s Interview Playbook, which reached over 600K designers globally. I regularly mentor through OutInTech during the fall semesters and currently lead the Sustainable UX Network (SUX) community initiatives. Between October 2024 and January 2025, I mentored ~150 designers — an experience I learned a lot from… and may or may not ever repeat
At Thrivent, I lead digital advisor experiences, helping people navigate complex financial decisions through thoughtful, human-centered design. My work focuses on creating scalable, ethical solutions that prioritize clarity, equity, and long-term impact, with a growing focus on humanity- and environment-centered approaches.
I believe design holds both the power and responsibility to create meaningful, positive change. What some dismiss as "DEI" is often simply universal design, designing for everyone. Every choice we make, what we amplify, who we include, what systems we reinforce or resist, is a statement.
Design today requires empathetic experiences for people living in our current state of the world. Sometimes, clarity within experiences is the difference between support and despair. Design isn’t just for dashboards and metrics — it’s for the everyday systems people rely on, from accessing healthcare to securing funds.
We design for growth, but too rarely for survival. At its best, design brings humanity back to the systems that forgot it. Designing for meaningful change means confronting the complexity baked into outdated systems and making them usable again.
"I love working with Meghan because she is not only thoughtful about her designs but drives them using data and best practices. She is one of the best storytellers I have had the pleasure of working with and works extremely hard to understand the users what their personas need in a way that makes a positive impact not only for our users but for our company. She also is super easy to work with and makes sure I have all of the information and assets I need as a developer to implement her designs."
“Meghan put out an amazing piece of work with her playbook, I love how the writings are warm, supportive but not condescending to junior, mid, senior level or just about anyone who is still figuring things out in this tough market. Thank you Meghan and all the other co-authors!"
"Meghan was an integral part of designing our MVP. She is great at capturing user needs and turning them into elegant designs. She works well with both developers and the business team. I loved partnering with Meghan."
"Meghan and I have worked on a variety of projects at Apollo, and her number one skill as a design partner is her ability to critically think through any problem a business is facing/might face. She is driven by data and analytical insights, and when this is mixed with her ability to create beautiful user interfaces, it creates for a stellar combo. You can always trust Meghan to work with all stakeholders to ensure there is proper buy-in across the organization. I greatly appreciate her natural inclination towards product-led growth and desire to consistently start from the perspective of truly understanding what customers want first and foremost."
"I can’t thank Meghan enough for the invaluable support and guidance she provided during my job search. Her structured process, insightful feedback, and well-crafted mock interviews helped me navigate a high-stress interview landscape with confidence. The templates and frameworks she shared weren’t just tools—they were a way to reframe my thinking, analyze my strengths, and approach each interview with clarity and strategy. Meghan’s expertise goes far beyond interview prep. She helps you see your value and show up as your strongest self. I can’t recommend her enough."
"Meghan was genuinely such a pleasure to work with. From the day she started, she displayed a strong willingness to learn and explore new concepts and ideas. Meghan is also a versatile designer; she is quick to adapt to new problem spaces and environments all while providing a thoughtful and elevated solution in the end. She also spearheaded several critical initiatives at Lever, laying the groundwork for a successful design team. I look forward to having the privilege to work with Meghan again in the future."
"I reached out to Meghan for advice during my job search and interview process. She gave me pragmatic feedback and concrete steps to improve my portfolio and draft interview responses. Meghan truly knows the industry. Thanks to her help I got the job I was applying for! I highly recommend Meghan as a mentor."
"Read Meghan Logan's new product design interview playbook.It's short, straight to the point, and helps you navigate what recruiters and hiring managers are looking for. And it's FREE. As a hiring manager, I couldn't agree more with the advice in there."
"I absolutely loved Meghan's course! It helped me identify my unique strengths as a designer, improve my storytelling, and sharpen my technical design interview skills. Meghan shared powerful techniques and frameworks for using various narrative arcs to communicate your story effectively and emphasize the impact of your work, even when metrics aren’t available to support it."
"I hired Meghan to help design my website. Meghan knocked it out of the park! I was so impressed with how she improved my website designs. She took a standard template I had put together and within a week the entire site had been overhauled and it was such an improvement. I'm very pleased with the work she produced and it was a joy working with her. I recommend!"
"Came across Meghan’s Design Interview playbook on Linkedin. It’s a really great resource! Thanks for sharing :). It's a great resource for our design team, especially as they work with other client organizations that have different needs than our own.”
“Meghan wrote a practical little guide to guide designers through each interview phase, with helpful tips and strategies on things to keep in mind, talking points, questions to ask, red flags to watch out for and how to tell a compelling story about yourself and your work. Kindly put together by Meghan Logan. 👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾"
"Meghan has an impressive ability to tackle complex systems design problems. She's a good storyteller, she runs her own research, she's constantly teaching herself new things and keeping up with industry trends. More than other folks, I think she approaches her role with fearlessness and the energy she brings can be the rising tide to lift boats around her. At Apollo, I have seen her build productive x-functional relationships and take initiative to own full business problems and champion design thinking time and time again. I think her ceiling is extremely high."
"I worked with Meghan during her time at Lever. Meghan and I were overseeing highly impactful product areas such as data compliance & privacy and User Access & Permissions. I have become a huge advocate for her as she displayed the ability to understand, extract, and synthesize customers’ needs through continuous discovery & research. Not only that but her raw horsepower coupled with strong user empathy bolstered our ability to develop scalable solutions that addressed the most complex user needs while keeping business objectives in sight."
"Meghan's Playbook is Such amazing work! Not only is this helpful for designers preparing for interviews but also insightful on different interview styles of hiring managers. Thanks for sharing this!"
"Meghan was my Out in Tech mentor last fall, and truly the best I could’ve asked for. Over our 8 weeks together, she was incredibly patient, supportive, and consistently helped me stay focused on the goals we set. Her guidance deepened my understanding of the tech industry’s many paths, and gave me the tools to confidently bring together design, UI principles, and performance expectations in a mock product requirements doc. When we started, I had no idea what to expect from post-grad life—now, as I job hunt, I feel confident and prepared to step into the professional world."
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