Job Description
Join Nexus Horizons at the forefront of tomorrow's landscape. We're seeking a visionary Futurist & Innovation Strategist to decode emerging trends and architect transformative pathways for Fortune 500 clients. Shape how organizations navigate 2030+ disruption while pioneering methodologies that blend foresight with actionable execution.
What you'll achieve: Lead horizon-scanning initiatives, design strategic frameworks for exponential technologies, and collaborate with C-suite executives to embed future-ready capabilities. This role demands both analytical rigor and creative storytelling to inspire organizational transformation.
Responsibilities
- Develop quantitative/qualitative foresight models using AI-driven trend analysis and scenario planning
- Design innovation roadmaps for quantum computing, biotech convergence, and decentralized systems
- Facilitate executive workshops translating future scenarios into strategic priorities
- Lead cross-functional teams in prototyping future-state business models
- Author thought leadership on paradigm shifts in energy, AI governance, and human augmentation
- Build proprietary foresight tools integrating predictive analytics with behavioral economics
- Advolve global R&D teams on emerging tech commercialization strategies
Qualifications
- 10+ years in strategy consulting or corporate innovation with futurist methodologies
- Advanced degree in Futures Studies, Systems Thinking, or equivalent discipline
- Proven track record publishing disruptive trend analysis in peer-reviewed journals
- Expertise in exponential technologies (quantum, synthetic biology, AGI)
- Certification in strategic foresight (e.g., AC/FS, CFIP)
- Portfolio demonstrating multi-industry impact from future-oriented initiatives
- Mastery of foresight tools: Horizon scanning, Delphi method, cross-impact matrices
- Experience advising C-suite on 10+ year strategic pivots