Job Description
Shape the future with Horizon Dynamics Group. We're seeking a visionary Futurist Innovation Strategist to architect our roadmap toward 2026 and beyond. Join our elite team of futurists, technologists, and industry disruptors as we pioneer next-generation solutions for Fortune 500 clients. This role demands a blend of strategic foresight, technological fluency, and creative problem-solving to navigate emerging paradigms in AI, biotech, and sustainable infrastructure.
As a key architect of our innovation ecosystem, you'll collaborate with C-suite executives to develop 5-year strategic horizons, identify disruptive market opportunities, and translate complex future scenarios into actionable business frameworks. Our Austin-based hub offers a dynamic environment where your insights will directly influence multi-billion dollar decisions.
Responsibilities
- Analyze global megatrends, technological disruptions, and socioeconomic shifts to forecast market opportunities through 2030
- Develop strategic roadmaps for clients navigating exponential technologies (quantum computing, synthetic biology, Web3)
- Lead scenario-planning workshops to help organizations prepare for alternative futures
- Produce high-impact future intelligence reports and visualizations for executive stakeholders
- Identify and evaluate emerging technologies with commercial viability potential
- Collaborate with R&D teams to prototype future-concept solutions
- Present strategic recommendations to C-level executives and investor groups
Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Futures Studies, Strategic Innovation, Technology Forecasting, or related field
- 7+ years in strategic foresight, innovation consulting, or corporate futurism
- Deep expertise in exponential technologies (AI, biotech, quantum, advanced materials)
- Proven track record of developing and implementing 5+ year strategic plans
- Exceptional communication skills with ability to translate complex concepts
- Experience with scenario planning, horizon scanning, and trend analysis frameworks
- Portfolio demonstrating future-focused projects or published research