Job Description
Join Horizon Labs at the forefront of tomorrow's innovation landscape. We're seeking a visionary Futurist Innovation Strategist to architect breakthrough solutions for 2026 and beyond. This role blends deep technological foresight with commercial strategy, transforming emerging trends into market-leading products that redefine industries. You'll collaborate with C-suite executives, lead cross-functional innovation sprints, and shape our 5-year technology roadmap while maintaining ethical responsibility in rapid advancement.
Our dynamic Austin-based campus offers unparalleled resources for experimentation, including quantum computing labs, AI prototyping centers, and biotech incubators. This is your opportunity to influence how humanity evolves with technology.
Responsibilities
- Analyze emerging tech trends (quantum computing, AGI, synthetic biology) to identify disruptive opportunities for 2026 market entry
- Develop scenario-based strategic roadmaps with 3-year horizon planning for Fortune 500 clients
- Lead cross-functional innovation sprints blending engineers, designers, and domain experts
- Present foresight findings to executive stakeholders through compelling data visualizations
- Build and maintain a global network of futurists, academics, and industry pioneers
- Author thought leadership publications on technological singularity implications
- Oversee ethics review frameworks for experimental technologies
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Futures Studies, Systems Thinking, or related field with 7+ years strategy experience
- Proven track record of commercializing emerging technologies (portfolio required)
- Deep expertise in at least three of: quantum computing, AGI, neurotech, climate tech, or synthetic biology
- Exceptional scenario planning and horizon scanning methodologies certification
- Experience advising C-suite executives on technological disruption
- Published thought leadership in top-tier innovation publications
- Proficiency in foresight tools (e.g., Delphi, causal layered analysis)
- Portfolio demonstrating 3+ implemented future-focused strategies