Job Description
Join Horizon Insights Group as a visionary Futurist Strategist to architect the landscape of 2026 and beyond. We're seeking a forward-thinking innovator to decode emerging trends, disrupt conventional markets, and shape tomorrow's business paradigms. In this pivotal role, you'll collaborate with C-suite executives to embed foresight into strategic planning, ensuring our clients lead rather than follow the future. Your insights will directly influence product roadmaps, investment decisions, and market positioning across AI, biotech, and sustainable tech sectors.
Our ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of data-driven analysis and creative intuition, translating complex signals into actionable strategies that drive exponential growth. You'll spearhead proprietary research initiatives, deliver high-impact executive workshops, and publish trend reports that set industry benchmarks. This is your chance to become the architect of the future.
Responsibilities
- Lead horizon-scanning initiatives to identify disruptive technologies and market shifts through 2026
- Develop predictive models and scenario-planning frameworks for Fortune 500 clients
- Design and facilitate executive workshops on future-proofing business strategies
- Author quarterly trend reports with actionable insights for board-level decision-making
- Collaborate with R&D teams to prototype future-facing product concepts
- Build and maintain a global network of futurists, academics, and industry pioneers
- Present strategic foresight findings at high-stakes client summits and industry conferences
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Futures Studies, Strategic Foresight, or related field (PhD preferred)
- 7+ years in strategic planning, innovation consulting, or trend analysis
- Proven expertise in forecasting methodologies (Delphi, Horizon Scanning, etc.)
- Deep knowledge of exponential technologies (AI, quantum computing, synthetic biology)
- Exceptional storytelling skills with executive-level presentation experience
- Published thought leadership in futurism or business strategy (journal articles, books)
- Portfolio demonstrating 3+ future-focused projects with measurable impact