Business Development Manager

CLO Virtual Fashion is redefining the future of apparel through cutting-edge 3D clothing simulation technology—powering the entire fashion lifecycle from concept and design to production, marketing, fitting, and styling.

Since 2009, CLO has been building a dynamic digital fashion ecosystem, driven by its industry-leading simulation algorithms that blend the physical and virtual worlds of clothing.

Our suite of tools—including CLO, Marvelous Designer, and Jinny—streamlines every stage of the garment creation process, while platforms like CLO-SET and CONNECT enable seamless collaboration, content management, and digital asset workflows. Through smart tagging technology, CLO also links physical and digital garments, creating an integrated and intelligent fashion infrastructure built for the future of design and sustainability.

CLO Virtual Fashion, a global leader in digital fashion innovation, operates across 16 offices in 13 countries—including key hubs in Asia, North America, Europe, and South America. As the demand for immersive, tech-driven fashion solutions grows, CLO continues to expand its global footprint, powered by a rapidly growing international user base and a future-focused vision.

Position Overview

Main responsibilities range from presenting the company's vision and products to potential clients, spearheading the implementation and all processes related to it, partnering with the 3D Design & Implementation Team to ensure a successful training and onboarding, as well as analysis of client growth and expansion with clients in Europe and Africa.

This includes but is not limited to:

• Presenting to different sized companies and their teams and executives ranging from Small Business, Middle Size and large Enterprises
• Strategizing projects and managing deadlines in close exchange with the 3D Design Team
• Engaging with clients beyond their expectations via e-mail, phone and onsite
• Strategizing and researching market trends in the various industries that CLO has tapped into and not yet expanded into
• Ability to look at past data and trends to help predict future data and trends
• Become a liaison to other global CLO offices in order to connect users in the global supply chain
• Plan and present at exhibitions, seminars, conferences and panels
• Working closely together with legal and business support teams

What we are looking for

• Minimum 3-5 years of full-time professional work experience in Business Development, B2B Sales, Account Management, or a corporate client-facing role (excluding internships)
• Background in a fast-paced SaaS/startup environment, tech sector, or the apparel industry is highly preferred. Experience as a former business owner/entrepreneur is a strong plus
• Must speak English, additional languages are valuable
• Profound understanding of a product life cycle and the ecosystems surrounding it
• Professional and proactive work ethic to lead projects to completion
• Customer focused communication skills
• Critical thinking and creative strategizing
• Dynamic presentation skills
• Team-driven and open-minded
• Tech-savvy with a passion for emerging technology
• Willingness to travel
• Must be a European citizen or have a valid and independent working visa for Germany. (CLO does not sponsor visa)

Benefits

• Refresh month after every 5 years of employment in the company
• 1 week extra holidays between Christmas and new years
• Company Pension Scheme
• Deutschland Ticket
• Partial Gym Membership Support (Urban Sports Club)
• International + modern working environment
• Young and fast growing team
• Start Up mentality
• Room for growth
• Flexible working hours

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.