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# Business Development Manager - CLO at CLO Virtual Fashion

- **Company:** CLO Virtual Fashion
- **Location:** Paris, France
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/clovirtualfashion/fff737fe-716e-4e25-b992-707380362bfc

## Job description

Founded in 2009, CLO Virtual Fashion is creating a new ecosystem for digital fashion and provides all clothing-related services from concept to design, manufacturing, marketing, fitting, and styling based on 3D clothing simulation algorithms. 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. 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 CLO Virtual Fashion is looking for a Business Development Manager based in Paris. to closely work with the Business Development team spread across the other offices as well as the other members of the Paris team to implement 3D garment software into the fashion, apparel, and non-apparel industries. 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:

- Account Management: Drive contract renewals for existing clients, managing the full process from renegotiation to invoicing.
- Presentation & Negotiation: Pitch and promote our solutions to companies of all sizes from Small Business, Middle Size and large Enterprises including their teams and executives
- Project Management: Coordinate product demos and training programs in close collaboration with our Team Lead and the 3D Design team.
- Client Relations: Build authentic, lasting relationships with clients across all channels (email, phone, and on-site visits).
- Data Analysis: Leverage historical data and market trends to make our market grow and drive expansion within existing accounts.
- Global Liaison: Act as a key point of contact with international CLO offices to connect users across the global supply chain.
- Events & Representation: Plan and deliver engaging presentations at trade shows, seminars, industry conferences, and panel discussions.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with legal and administrative support teams to ensure smooth business operations.

## What we are looking for

- Professional Experience: 3–5 years of full-time experience in B2B Sales, Business Development, or Account Management (excluding internships).
- Industry Expertise: Strong understanding of the apparel industry and the product life cycle management (highly preferred).
- Tech & SaaS Background: Experience in a fast-paced SaaS or tech environment, paired with a genuine passion for emerging digital solutions is a plus
- Communication & Pitching: Good interpersonal skills and capacity of delivering high-impact presentations to executive decision-makers.
- Project Execution: Proactive, autonomous mindset with demonstrated ability to produce high-quality business documents and manage projects end-to-end.
- Teamwork & Mindset: Highly collaborative, open-minded, and comfortable working across multidisciplinary, international teams.
- Languages: Full professional fluency in French and English (additional languages are a strong plus).
- Mobility: Willingness to travel periodically for client visits and industry events.

## Benefits

- Refresh month after every 5 years of employment in the company ● 1 week extra holidays between Christmas and new years
- International + modern working environment
- Start Up mentality
- Room for growth
- Flexible working hours
- Working from home policy

Contract & Location Full-time Permanent Contract (CDI), Statut Cadre, 35 hours per week. Convention Syntec Office location: Paris (9th arrondissement), France. CLO is an equal opportunity employer. This position is open to all qualified applicants, including candidates with recognized disability status (RQTH). Please provide a CV and cover letter in English , including your salary expectations and first possible starting date on Lever.

## About CLO Virtual Fashion

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: CLO Virtual Fashion provides 3D garment simulation software and digital collaboration tools that virtualize every garment on earth, enabling fashion brands, designers, and game/animation studios to design, produce, and market clothing digitally.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C, last round December 2024)
- **Headquarters**: Seoul, South Korea (Gangnam Finance Center, Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu)
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Prashant NM (Founder and Director)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Fashion technology, 3D design software, digital content management, gaming and animation character design
- **Target customers**: B2B – apparel designers, fashion brands, retailers, gaming and animation studios
- **Mission or purpose**: “Empower everything related to garments – from concept to design, manufacturing to marketing, and fitting to styling.” CLO envisions a world where every real garment is tagged to a virtual garment, reducing material waste and resource consumption.

## Products & Services
- **CLO**: Professional 3D design software for apparel designers and fashion brands – enables realistic garment simulation, pattern drafting, and virtual sampling.
- **Marvelous Designer**: 3D character clothing creation tool used extensively by game and animation studios (e.g., EA, Disney) for realistic fabric behavior on characters.
- **Jinny**: Simplified 3D costume creation tool for non-professionals.
- **CLO-SET**: Virtual collaboration and creation workspace for managing digital assets, reviewing samples, and streamlining workflows across teams.
- **Connect by CLO-SET**: Community platform for fashion creatives to share, showcase, and discover digital designs.
- **CLO-Vise**: Integration plug-in system that connects CLO’s ecosystem with other enterprise tools (e.g., PLM, ERP).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$40.7M** across four rounds, including a **$34.8M Series C** in December 2024 led by Atinum Partners.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Epic Games (investor and strategic partner), Atinum Investment, IMM Investment, Stonebridge Capital, KDB Capital, Mirae Asset Capital.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Acquired **swatchbook** (July 2025) to strengthen material digitization and sustainability.
  - Acquired **GoVise Technologies** (October 2022) for integration and visualization capabilities.
  - 356 employees across 13 offices in 11 countries (NYC, Munich, LA, Tokyo, Seoul, Madrid, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bengaluru, Paris, São Paulo, Jakarta).
  - Active job postings: 53 (yearly growth of +29.3%).
  - Has filed **93 patents** related to cloth simulation and 3D rendering.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary 3D Cloth Simulation Algorithm** developed over 20+ years of R&D – considered industry-leading for accuracy and realism.
- **End-to-end ecosystem** covering design (CLO), collaboration (CLO-SET), community (Connect), and integration (CLO-Vise) – creates high switching costs for users.
- **Cross-industry appeal**: Dominant both in fashion (adidas, BESTSELLER, etc.) and gaming/animation (Electronic Arts, Walt Disney Animation Studios).
- **ISO 27001 certified** security and data privacy, using AWS and Cloudflare infrastructure – a trust signal for enterprise clients.

## Strategic Focus
- **Digital transformation of fashion**: Pushing the industry to replace physical samples with 3D to reduce waste, air travel, and water pollution.
- **Ecosystem expansion**: Integrating acquired companies (swatchbook, GoVise) to create a seamless pipeline from material digitization to final product.
- **Sustainability**: Promoting CLO CARES initiatives and positioning 3D as a key enabler of sustainable fashion practices.
- **Enterprise adoption**: Recent hiring of Business Development Managers globally indicates aggressive scaling into new regions (India, Brazil, Europe, Asia).

## Why Work Here
- **Global & multicultural environment**: Employees speak 15+ languages; offices are locally staffed to reflect regional culture.
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Most roles are on-site at specific office locations (e.g., New York, Seoul, Munich). Some positions may offer flexibility; the careers page lists mostly “On-site – Full Time” roles.
- **Innovation at scale**: Work on cutting-edge 3D simulation technology used by leading global brands and game studios.
- **Culture**: Emphasis on “People at the heart of everything we build” and sustainability mission. The company invests in security and compliance, providing a stable and professional work environment.
- **Growth opportunities**: Rapidly expanding team with active hiring across Business Development, Engineering (R&D, Data), Legal, HR, and Design. Yearly job posting growth of +29.3% signals strong momentum.
- **Note on hiring process**: The company discloses use of AI tools to assist with resume review and candidate assessment, but final decisions are human-made.

## Sources
1. [clovirtualfashion.com](https://www.clovirtualfashion.com/)
2. [jobs.lever.co (CLO Virtual Fashion Careers)](https://jobs.lever.co/clovirtualfashion)
3. [cbinsights.com (Company Profile)](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/clo-virtual-fashion)
4. [linkedin.com (CLO Virtual Fashion)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/clovirtualfashion)
5. [clovirtualfashion.com (Responsibility Page)](https://www.clovirtualfashion.com/responsibility)

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