Principal associate architect

Anante Designs · India

Reporting to: Founder & CEO

Role Level: Senior Leadership

To lead ANANTË’s business development, sales and Technical Design Department. The role combines client acquisition, commercial leadership, technical design excellence and team management.

• Generate new business opportunities across architecture, interiors and turnkey projects.
• Lead client meetings, presentations, proposals, negotiations and project closures.
• Build relationships with developers, business owners, consultants and referral partners.
• Ensure a structured handover from sales to design and execution teams.
• Lead architects and designers, including work allocation, mentoring and performance reviews.
• Review architectural layouts, working drawings, specifications and technical details.
• Ensure coordination between architecture, interiors, structure, MEP and execution teams.
• Maintain design quality, technical accuracy, timelines and project profitability.
• Handle important client concerns and technical escalations.
• Strengthen design SOPs, review systems and quality-control processes.
• Support the Founder in achieving ANANTË’s revenue and growth objectives.

• Monthly and quarterly business secured
• Proposal-to-project conversion rate
• Average project value and profitability
• Timely completion of design milestones
• Reduction in drawing errors and site rework
• Client satisfaction and referral rate
• Number and severity of escalations
• Design-team productivity and performance
• Quality of coordination between design and execution

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture
• Council of Architecture registration
• 15–20 years of relevant experience
• Strong experience in business development and client acquisition
• Excellent technical knowledge of architecture and construction
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary design teams
• Strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills

A commercially aware architectural leader who can win client confidence, convert opportunities into profitable projects and ensure that every design delivered by ANANTË is technically accurate, coordinated and execution-ready.