Sr. Manager, Digital Technical Design (27783829)

Page Mechanical Group, Inc.; Stamford, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health, dental, vision, and ancillary 

401(k) with company incentive savings

10 company holidays annually

Discretionary time off

Career growth and advancement

Clothing discount

Job summary

Rhone Apparel, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Manager, Digital Technical Design to lead the CLO 3D function, define strategy, standards, and manage a team of 3D experts.

The role ensures 3D is embedded across the product creation process from concept to commercialization, collaborating closely with Design, Merchandising and PCC teams. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in technical design, strong garment construction knowledge, and hands-on CLO 3D experience, with proven leadership and cross-functional

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical design experience including CLO 3D or equivalent 3D design software.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or managing a team and setting technical standards.
• Strong foundation in garment construction, pattern making, and fit for performance apparel.

Responsibilities

• Lead CLO 3D experts and set technical standards for 3D design and pattern making.
• Define 3D strategy for product categories and development stages (Concept, Realization, Commercialization).
• Coordinate between HQ digital design and PCC teams to ensure alignment and hand-offs.
• Translate Quality Stages framework into practice with clear ownership and hand-off criteria.
• Align 3D outputs with brand aesthetics and go-to-market timelines.
• Build and govern a digital asset library (avatars, patterns, fabric simulations).
• Monitor 3D workflow metrics and drive continuous improvements across the process.

Skills

CLO 3D

3D pattern-making

Team leadership

Garment construction

Pattern making

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Centric PLM

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Who We Are

At Rhone, we cultivate a work culture that is empowering and rooted in our core values. We are gritty, approaching challenges with resilience and determination. We are responsible, holding ourselves accountable to each other and the work we do. We strive for excellence, pushing boundaries to deliver our best every day. We remain authentic, embracing honesty, humility, and individuality. And above all, we are team centered, knowing that true success comes from collaboration and shared purpose.

About The Role

The Sr. Manager, Digital Technical Design leads Rhone’s 3D technical design function —owning the strategy, standards, and team behind how the brand designs, fits, and visualizesproduct in a virtual environment before it reaches a factory floor. This role leads the CLO 3DExpert(s) and is accountable for how deeply and effectively 3D is embedded across Rhone’sproduct creation process: determining which categories, styles, and development stages arebest suited to 3D-first design, development, and commercialization, and where physicalexecution still leads. Equal parts technologist, team leader, and process owner, this personpartners closely with Design, Merchandising, and the PCC Technical Design team so thatdigital work created at HQ carries cleanly into physical production — and champions thetools, training, and workflow improvements that let Rhone get more out of 3D every season.This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who understands both the craft of 3Dgarment development and the operational realities of building performance apparel at scale,and who is genuinely curious about how far the technology can take the brand.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, coach, and develop the CLO 3D Expert(s) / 3D Technical Designer team — setting technical standards, providing hands‑on guidance in CLO 3D pattern making and virtual fitting, and building a clear career path for the discipline.
• Own Rhone’s 3D technical design strategy for assigned gender: define which product categories, styles, and development stages — Concept, Realization, Commercialization — are best suited to 3D-first design, development, and commercialization versus traditional physical sampling, and evolve that approach as the business and technology mature.
• Act as the connective layer between HQ digital fit development and the PCC Technical Designer team — clarifying where 3D work is owned by the brand and where it hands off to in‑country pattern development and production readiness, so nothing is duplicated.
• Partner with the Director, Technical Design and PCC leadership to translate the Quality Stages framework into practice — clarifying ownership, decision rights, and hand‑off criteria between HQ and PCC at each stage of development.
• Partner with Design, Merchandising, and GTM teams to align 3D outputs — colorways, prints, styling, avatars, fabric simulation — with brand aesthetic and go‑to‑market timelines.
• Build and govern Rhone’s digital asset library (avatars, block patterns, trims, fabric simulations) as a shared, brand‑wide resource, ensuring consistency and reuse across categories and seasons.
• Champion a continuous improvement mindset for the 3D workflow — track cycle time, sample count, and fit‑approval metrics, identify friction points, and lead process changes that make 3D development faster and more reliable each season, including enabling digital sell tool’s.
• Stay current on advances in 3D design, virtual fitting, and digital sampling technology; evaluate and pilot new tools or capabilities that could expand what Rhone can achieve digitally, bringing a genuinely curious, test‑and‑learn approach to where the technology is headed.
• Set and monitor quality standards for 3D output, ensuring digital garments — specs, BOMs, fit — translate accurately to physical samples and reduce rework downstream.
• Represent the digital technical design function in cross‑functional planning, communicating progress, risks, and opportunities to Design, Merchandising, Production, and senior leadership.

What You’ll Bring

• 8+ years of technical design experience, including meaningful hands‑on experience in CLO 3D or comparable 3D design / pattern‑making software.
• Prior experience leading, managing, or mentoring a team, with the ability to set technical standards and develop talent.
• Strong foundation in garment construction, pattern making, and fit standards for performance apparel, with the judgment to know when 3D is the right tool and when it isn’t.
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic ownership — workflow, standards, technology roadmap — with hands‑on technical involvement.
• Experience partnering across Design, Merchandising, Production, and overseas / PCC teams, with the communication skills to align stakeholders with different priorities.
• A genuinely curious, improvement‑oriented mindset — comfortable questioning existing process, piloting new tools, and iterating based on results.
• Familiarity with PLM systems (Centric or equivalent) and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.

What You’ll Get

• Competitive compensation
• Health, dental, vision, and ancillary benefits
• 401(k) with company incentive savings plan
• 10 company holidays annually
• Discretionary time off policy
• Career growth and advancement opportunities
• Clothing discount plus semi‑annual gift card allotment

Other Details

Job Type: Full Time

Reports to: Director, Technical Design

Location: Onsite - Based in Stamford, CT

Our Commitment

Rhone Apparel, Inc is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status.