Pirros

Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC)

DesignAdvocateArchitect

Los Angeles, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Design Advocate - Architect at Pirros. Skills: Deep understanding of AEC firm operations, Bridging Product and GTM teams, Translating product updates into GTM enablement, Representing Pirros externally as a practitioner voice. 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”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure product innovation translates into customer value, sales enablement, and market credibility; Improve the flow of information between R&D and GTM; Ensure Sales, Marketing, and CS are fully prepared before launches happen; Make Product, GTM, and customer-facing teams more aligned, informed, and effective; Pressure-test ideas against real-world workflows, identify adoption risks early, and advocate for what customers actually need; Feed customer and field insights directly back into Product discovery; 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; Support strategic customer conversations, participate in complex demos, and bring senior architect credibility when needed; 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; Deliver AIA-accredited continuing education programs

Industry & Context.

Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC)

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

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, 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

What You'll Do.

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

Translate product updates and launches into actionable GTM enablement materials

Own pre-launch readiness checkpoints to ensure no major feature ships without appropriate positioning

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 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

Represent Pirros externally as a practitioner voice through industry events

AIA/Autodesk University participation

and customer roundtables

Deliver AIA-accredited continuing education programs as a high-trust GTM and brand-building channel

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Sits at the intersection of Product, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success; Ensures that product innovation translates into customer value, sales enablement, and market credibility; Embedded close enough to Product to understand what’s coming, while proactively ensuring Sales, Marketing, and CS are fully prepared before launches happen; Making Product, GTM, and customer-facing teams more aligned, informed, and effective; Highly collaborative and comfortable working across Product, Sales, Marketing, and CS without stepping on ownership boundaries; 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

Communication Scope

Exceptional communicator; 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

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