Job Description
Step into the future with Horizon Labs! We're seeking visionary 2026 Futurist Strategists to decode emerging trends and architect tomorrow's innovations today. Join our elite team at the intersection of technology, sociology, and market disruption, where your foresight will shape products that redefine human potential. This is your chance to pioneer paradigms at the forefront of technological evolution.
Responsibilities
- Forecast and map societal shifts, technological disruptions, and market paradigms through 2026+
- Develop strategic frameworks for product roadmaps aligned with 5-10 year future scenarios
- Collaborate with R&D to translate foresight into actionable innovation pipelines
- Lead cross-functional workshops to align stakeholders on future-readiness strategies
- Author white papers and thought leadership on emerging trend impacts
- Identify and analyze exponential technologies (AI, quantum, bio-convergence)
- Build competitive advantage through scenario planning and horizon scanning
Qualifications
- Proven experience in futurism, strategic foresight, or trend analysis (5+ years)
- Deep expertise in exponential technologies and their societal implications
- MBA, MS in Futures Studies, or equivalent advanced degree
- Exceptional systems thinking and scenario modeling capabilities
- Published thought leadership in future studies or innovation journals
- Experience with horizon scanning tools (e.g., Delphi method, STEEP analysis)
- Portfolio demonstrating complex future-mapping projects
- Proficiency in data visualization for future trend communication