Business Development Manager; Fashion and Apparel

New Port AI is building Dream Mirror, an AI-powered solution designed to transform how consumers and fashion businesses discover, visualize, and interact with apparel.

We are looking for a Business Development Manager with strong experience in the fashion and apparel industry to help us build partnerships, develop commercial opportunities, and bring Dream Mirror to fashion brands, retailers, e-commerce companies, and other industry partners.

The Role

As Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for identifying and developing strategic business opportunities for Dream Mirror within the fashion and apparel ecosystem.

This is a highly relationship-driven role. You will work directly with fashion brands, apparel companies, retailers, e-commerce platforms, technology partners, and other industry stakeholders to understand their needs and demonstrate how Dream Mirror can create business value.

The ideal candidate understands both fashion and technology—particularly someone who has worked with fashion-tech, SaaS, e-commerce technology, AI, digital transformation, or other B2B technology solutions serving the fashion/apparel industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Development & Partnerships
• Identify and develop new business opportunities across fashion, apparel, retail, and e-commerce.
• Build relationships with fashion brands, retailers, apparel manufacturers, marketplaces, and technology partners.
• Develop and manage a pipeline of prospective customers and strategic partners.
• Lead outbound prospecting, meetings, product presentations, and commercial discussions.
• Develop partnership strategies tailored to different segments of the fashion ecosystem.
• Negotiate and help close pilot programs, partnerships, and commercial agreements.
• Leverage your existing network and knowledge within the fashion/apparel industry to open doors and accelerate adoption.
• Identify emerging trends, customer pain points, and technology opportunities within fashion and retail.
• Understand how brands and retailers currently approach virtual try-on, personalization, AI styling, digital commerce, customer engagement, and related technologies.
• Represent New Port AI at relevant fashion, retail, technology, and industry events.
• Work closely with the product and leadership teams to communicate customer needs and market feedback.
• Help shape Dream Mirror's positioning, pricing, partnership models, and go-to-market strategy.
• Translate customer problems into potential product and commercial opportunities.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have:

• 5+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, sales, or commercial strategy.
• Strong professional experience in fashion, apparel, retail, e-commerce, or fashion technology.
• Existing relationships with fashion brands, retailers, apparel companies, e-commerce platforms, or relevant industry decision-makers.
• Experience selling or commercializing SaaS, AI, fashion-tech, retail-tech, e-commerce technology, or other B2B technology solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to build a pipeline and convert relationships into commercial opportunities.
• Strong understanding of the fashion/apparel industry's business models and technology landscape.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to operate in a fast-moving startup environment.