Job Description
Join Horizon Innovations as a visionary 2026 Strategic Futurist to architect tomorrow's reality today. We're seeking a trailblazer to decode emerging trends, disrupt conventional thinking, and build actionable roadmaps for the next paradigm shift. This role demands radical creativity, data-driven foresight, and the courage to imagine impossible futures.
At the intersection of technology, sociology, and exponential innovation, you'll collaborate with C-suite executives, research labs, and global thought leaders to transform speculative concepts into market-ready strategies. If you thrive at the bleeding edge of what's next, this is your legacy-defining moment.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain 2026 technology/society trend horizon scanning frameworks
- Produce scenario-based strategic roadmaps for executive decision-making
- Lead cross-functional workshops on exponential technology adoption
- Author white papers on disruptive market forces and human augmentation
- Advise product development teams on future-proofing methodologies
- Establish partnerships with emerging tech incubators and research institutions
- Quantify ROI of futuristic initiatives through predictive modeling
Qualifications
- 10+ years in strategic foresight, innovation consulting, or emerging tech
- Advanced degree in Futures Studies, Systems Thinking, or related field
- Portfolio demonstrating published trend analysis or scenario planning
- Expertise in at least two exponential technologies (AI, biotech, quantum computing)
- Proficiency in horizon scanning tools (e.g., Delphi method, AI trend analysis)
- Experience advising Fortune 500 on long-term strategic pivots
- Certification in Strategic Foresight (e.g., from APF or Foresight Practitioners)