Design Advocate - Architect

Pirros; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Equity

Unlimited PTO

Full benefits

Job summary

Pirros in Los Angeles is seeking a Design Advocate, a senior architect who deeply understands how AECO firms operate. You will sit at the intersection of Product, Sales, Marketing and Customer Success, serving as Pirros’ in-house practitioner voice and bridge between Product and GTM.

You will ensure product innovation translates into customer value, lead enablement before launches, and provide technical credibility in demos and discussions with executives.

Qualifications

• Practiced architecture at a respected firm.
• Deep familiarity with Revit workflows, BIM coordination, and detail management challenges.
• Understanding of how architecture firms operate operationally and commercially.
• Exceptional communicator capable of demos, webinars, or executive presentations.
• Proactive in sharing context and communicating without being asked.
• Collaborative across Product, Sales, Marketing, and CS.
• Thrives in ambiguity and bridge-building.
• Able to interact with senior engineers, PMs, architects, executives, and enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

• Embed in product discovery and roadmap conversations as Pirros’ in-house AEC practitioner.
• Maintain visibility into upcoming launches and roadmap changes ahead of broader GTM rollout.
• Feed customer and field insights back into Product discovery. Surface what’s resonating, where users struggle, and what competitive pressure is emerging.
• Translate product updates and launches into actionable GTM enablement materials.
• Own pre-launch readiness checkpoints to ensure no major feature ships without appropriate positioning, enablement, communication, and internal preparedness.
• Serve as the technical and practitioner counterpart to Marketing by validating technical accuracy and strengthening messaging credibility.
• Act as a technical resource for Sales, supporting strategic customer conversations, participating in demos, and bringing senior architect credibility when needed.
• Partner with Customer Success to help field advanced workflow and product questions while routing valuable customer feedback back into Product and Engineering.
• Equip GTM teams proactively with the context and workflow expertise they need before issues arise in active deals.
• Represent Pirros externally as a practitioner voice through industry events, webinars, podcasts, and AU participation.
• Deliver AIA-accredited continuing education programs as a high-trust GTM and brand-building channel.
• Maintain and disseminate Pirros’ perspective on the evolving AEC landscape.

Skills

Revit workflows

BIM coordination

Detail management

Architecture industry knowledge

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Public speaking

Sales enablement

Education

Architecture degree

Tools

Autodesk Revit

CRM systems

Demo environments

Job description

About Pirros

We are building Intelligence for design production and reshaping how architecture and engineering firms manage design details and project knowledge.

Pirros is an AI-powered project hub purpose-built for architects and engineers. Our platform helps AECO professionals - architects, engineers, contractors, and owners - streamline detail management, improve consistency, reduce errors, and accelerate project delivery.

We’re building the system of record for design production in a $12T+ industry that has long been underserved by modern software and workflows.

Why Join Pirros

• Backed by leading investors including YC, Funders Club, PlanGrid, and Elephant

• Profitable business with $7M+ ARR and growing 10% month-over-month

• Closed a $17M Series A in 2025

• 350+ firms actively using Pirros today, including some of the top AEC firms in the country

• 120% net revenue retention

• Founders come directly from the structural engineering industry

• Competitive compensation package - salary, equity, unlimited PTO, and full benefits

• High-trust, high-autonomy culture with experienced builders and operators

• Opportunity to solve meaningful problems for the people designing the world around us

About the Role

The Design Advocate is a senior, highly cross-functional role for an experienced architect who deeply understands how AEC firms actually operate. From project delivery and coordination to content standards and BIM workflows.

This person sits at the intersection of Product, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success, serving as Pirros’ in-house practitioner voice and strategic bridge between Product and GTM teams. Reporting directly to the CEO, the Design Advocate ensures that product innovation translates into customer value, sales enablement, and market credibility.

Today, one of Pirros’ biggest opportunities is improving the flow of information between R&D and GTM. Features ship without enough visibility, launches happen without polished enablement, and teams sometimes learn about changes too late. The Design Advocate is the structural fix and is embedded close enough to Product to understand what’s coming, while proactively ensuring Sales, Marketing, and CS are fully prepared before launches happen. This is not a traditional Product role or Marketing role. It is a senior individual contributor position focused on making Product, GTM, and customer-facing teams more aligned, informed, and effective.

What You’ll Own

Product Partnership & Customer Advocacy

• Embed in product discovery and roadmap conversations as Pirros’ in-house AEC practitioner. Pressure-test ideas against real-world workflows, identify adoption risks early, and advocate for what customers actually need

• Maintain visibility into upcoming launches and roadmap changes well ahead of broader GTM rollout

• Feed customer and field insights directly back into Product discovery. Surface what’s resonating, where users are struggling, and what competitive pressure is emerging

GTM Enablement & Launch Readiness

• Translate product updates and launches into actionable GTM enablement materials

• Own pre-launch readiness checkpoints to ensure no major feature ships without appropriate positioning, enablement, communication, and internal preparedness

• Serve as the technical and practitioner counterpart to Marketing by validating technical accuracy and strengthening messaging credibility

Sales & Customer Support

• Act as a technical resource for Sales. supporting strategic customer conversations, participating in complex demos, and bringing senior architect credibility when needed

• Partner with Customer Success to help field advanced workflow and product questions while routing valuable customer feedback back into Product and Engineering

• Equip GTM teams proactively with the context and workflow expertise they need before issues arise in active deals

Industry Leadership & Market Intelligence

• Represent Pirros externally as a practitioner voice through industry events, webinars, podcasts, AIA/Autodesk University participation, and customer roundtables

• Deliver AIA-accredited continuing education programs as a high-trust GTM and brand-building channel (assuming licensure requirements are met)

• Maintain and disseminate Pirros’ perspective on the evolving AEC landscape

Who You Are

• Practiced architecture at a respected firm and understand what it feels like to deliver projects under real deadlines

• Deep familiarity with Revit workflows, content standards, BIM coordination, and detail management challenges

• Strong understanding of how architecture firms operate both operationally and commercially, including project delivery, profitability, staffing, scheduling, and interdisciplinary coordination

• Exceptional communicator and equally comfortable building a demo, leading a webinar, writing a battlecard, or presenting to executives

• Naturally proactive in sharing context and communicating without waiting to be asked

• Highly collaborative and comfortable working across Product, Sales, Marketing, and CS without stepping on ownership boundaries

• Thrive in ambiguity and excited to help build the bridge process while actively serving as the bridge

• Able to hold your own with senior engineers, PMs, architects, executives, and enterprise customers alike

Nice to Have

• AIA license

• Experience managing BIM standards, content standards, or detail libraries at a mid-to-large architecture firm

• Existing industry presence through speaking engagements, AU/AIA participation, podcasts, or thought leadership

• Prior experience working closely with a software company (advisor, beta customer, customer council, or in-house)

• Sales enablement tools, CRM systems, demo environments, or analytics tools

Pirros believes diverse perspectives and experiences make both our product and culture stronger. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Pirros is committed to fair and equitable compensation. Compensation packages are determined based on experience, skills, qualifications, and performance, and include salary, equity, and benefits.