Remote Product Design Lead: Strategy & UX Architecture

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Anadyr Horizon is a deep‑tech company that builds decision infrastructure for the age of strategic surprise.

We are hiring for several roles. Read on for details.

Location: U.S. Remote (NYC preferred) – unrestricted U.S. work permit required.

Reports to: CEO.

Start date: January 1, 2026.

What you’ll do:

• Design the interface between human intuition and machine foresight, translating research into tools that shape real‑world decisions.
• Lead product design and product management, mapping user experience to system logic, building the product roadmap, and converting client feedback into actionable specifications.
• Own strategic architecture: convert ASI and North Star concepts into clear, prioritized product requirements and sprint plans; write walkthrough docs that serve as the single source of truth; define user journeys that connect simulations, dashboards, and reports.
• Own and refine North Star UI: workflows, interaction patterns, data visualizations; maintain the design system (Storybook components, accessibility, interaction standards).
• Own the near‑term product roadmap and collaborate directly with the CEO/CSO on long‑term vision; triage client feedback, simulation insights, and pilot outcomes to set priorities.
• Operate as the connective layer between design, engineering, and R&D; translate behavioral science into usable features; coordinate demos, capture learnings, and turn them into structured product evolution.

You bring:

• 5–10 years of product design, product management, or UX architecture—ideally in complex data or AI systems.
• Proven experience translating research or technical logic into usable product flows.
• Exceptional synthesis skills: turning abstract ideas and user signals into requirements, wireframes, and specs.
• Ability to lead roadmap creation, prioritize ruthlessly, and document for clarity.
• High design literacy and comfort working with Figma, Storybook, or equivalent tools.
• Curiosity about geopolitics, cognitive modeling, or simulation systems.
• A bias for structure, precision, and elegance under pressure.

Anadyr Culture: We move fast and operate as a single, aligned team. Expect daily stand‑ups, fast cadence, and an all‑in mentality. If you thrive on leadership and momentum, you’ll build and ship faster here than anywhere else.

Benefits: Competitive salary, meaningful equity, and full medical, dental, and vision coverage included.

Location: Fully Remote but must have UK/EU work authorization.

Type: Full‑time contractor, with a path to conversion to salaried role + equity.

Reports to: Chief Scientific Officer (until Head of Engineering is hired).

Compensation: $8,000 USD/month contractor rate.

Background Screening: Required.

What you’ll do:

• Build and maintain FastAPI services that power agentic simulations and data pipelines.
• Design PostgreSQL schemas, optimize queries, and manage migrations (SQL proficiency required).
• Deploy and monitor workloads on AWS with CI/CD and infrastructure‑as‑code practices.
• Set up and maintain observability (metrics, logs, traces, error handling) with SLO/SLA thinking and privacy‑safe analytics (Post Hog/Open Replay or Hotjar with strict field masking, consent, and data‑residency controls).
• Collaborate on system design with research and product leads—from concept to prototype to production.
• Contribute to engineering standards: code review, testing, linting, typed Python, and rollback plans.

What you’ll bring:

• Proficient in Python and SQL; strong back‑end fundamentals.
• Experience with Linux and building/consuming APIs.
• Ability to pick up new technologies quickly.
• Docker experience for local development and deployment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Familiarity with React and Next.js is a bonus.
• Emphasis on strong coding skills and back‑end depth over front‑end specialization.

Must‑Have

Experience:

• 3–5+ years shipping production web applications with clear ownership of features from design to deploy.
• Backend depth in Python:
  FastAPI (preferred) or Flask, strong async fundamentals, Pydantic/typing, and SQL/PostgreSQL mastery.
• Fronte…