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N° 01 Portfolio · 2026

I design tools for the kinds of jobs nobody wants to do twice.

Portrait of Jin Young Kim

Ten years quietly making enterprise software, AI workflows, and data‑heavy systems feel humane — at Microsoft, TaxBit, and now on my own.

Currently Co-founding Keylodger
Previously Microsoft · TaxBit · Allure
N° 02 Selected work
N° 03 Selected impact

Numbers I'm proud to have helped move.

+40%

Task completion lift on TaxBit's bulk transaction ingestion flow.

TaxBit · 2022
91

Nine fragmented seller tools collapsed into a single CEHub portal at Microsoft.

Microsoft · 2023
400M

Outlook web users reached by the Mobility commute‑scheduling feature.

Microsoft · 2019
N° 04 A few words

From fashion sets to enterprise systems.

I bridge the gap between high‑stakes visual storytelling and complex product architecture.

01Background

The Allure Korea years.

I started my career in the fast‑paced editorial world of Seoul, working alongside K‑pop artists and global celebrities. Allure Korea wasn't just about fashion — it was a masterclass in visual precision. Every frame, every pixel, every layout had to command attention. There was no room for "good enough," and that rigor still shapes how I see design today.

02Transition

From a moment to a movement.

Moving from Korea to the US was a pivot from the ephemeral world of media to the structural world of technology. At Microsoft and TaxBit, I applied the same editorial rigor to product design — translating visual storytelling into scalable systems that are as intuitive as they are powerful.

03Philosophy

The physical & the digital.

My passion extends beyond the screen — through Airbnb renovations and modern cabin builds, I explore human‑centric design in three dimensions. Whether it's the flow of a room or the hierarchy of a dashboard, the principle holds: effortless, intentional environments.