Job Description
Join Horizon Innovations at the forefront of tomorrow's landscape. We seek a visionary 2026 Futurist Strategist to decode emerging trends, design next-generation business models, and architect pathways to the future. This pivotal role bridges cutting-edge research with actionable strategy, ensuring our leadership in the rapidly evolving technological and societal landscape of 2026 and beyond.
As a key member of our Innovation Lab, you'll collaborate with C-suite executives, research scientists, and product architects to translate foresight into competitive advantage. If you thrive at the intersection of technology, sociology, and business strategy, this is your chance to shape industries.
Responsibilities
- Analyze horizon-scanning data to identify disruptive trends and paradigm shifts affecting 2026+ markets
- Develop scenario-based strategic roadmaps for product innovation and business transformation
- Lead cross-functional workshops to synthesize complex future-state possibilities
- Author whitepapers and executive briefings on emerging technologies and societal impacts
- Partner with R&D to validate future-viability of experimental technologies
- Advose on portfolio investments targeting 2026 market readiness
- Represent company vision at global futurism and tech policy forums
Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Futures Studies, Systems Thinking, or related field (PhD preferred)
- 5+ years in strategic foresight, innovation consulting, or emerging tech analysis
- Proven track record of modeling long-term technological and societal disruption
- Expertise in scenario planning, horizon scanning, and trend analysis methodologies
- Deep understanding of exponential technologies (AI, biotech, quantum, neurotech)
- Exceptional communication skills translating complex futures for executive audiences
- Published thought leadership in futurism or innovation strategy
- Proficiency in futures modeling tools (e.g., Delphi, causal layered analysis)