Mary Kim
About Mary Kim
Mary Kim is a Senior Product Design Manager at Kin Insurance, with over eight years of experience in product design and leadership. She has held various roles at notable companies, including Earnest, Sprout Social, and Amount, and has a strong interest in design operations and technical aspects of design.
Current Role at Kin Insurance
Mary Kim serves as the Senior Product Design Manager at Kin Insurance, a position she has held since 2024. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing product design initiatives and managing design operations. Her focus includes improving design processes and workflows to enhance overall product quality and user experience.
Previous Experience in Product Design
Mary Kim has extensive experience in product design, having held various positions across multiple organizations. She worked as a Product Design Lead at Earnest from 2022 to 2024 and as a Product Design Manager at Amount for 8 months in 2019. Additionally, she served as a Senior Product Designer at Sprout Social, Inc. from 2020 to 2022 and at Avant from 2018 to 2019. Her career reflects a consistent progression in product design roles.
Internship and Early Career Background
Mary Kim began her career as a Marketing Operations Intern at Invesco Private Capital from 2010 to 2012. She also gained experience as an Assistant Media Planner and later as a Media Planner at GRP Media between 2012 and 2014. Her early roles provided her with foundational skills in marketing and operations, which she later applied to her design career.
Education and Academic Background
Mary Kim studied at Wheaton College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business/Economics. Her education has equipped her with a solid understanding of business principles, which complements her design expertise.
Design Skills and Interests
Mary Kim has a strong passion for technical aspects of design, particularly in auto layout and type kerning. She advocates for design operations, indicating her commitment to enhancing design processes and improving team collaboration. Her focus on these areas reflects her dedication to the field of product design.