Job Description
Join Horizon Dynamics as we architect the future! We're seeking a visionary Senior Futurist to lead our 2026 strategic roadmap and innovation initiatives. This pivotal role combines cutting-edge foresight methodologies with practical business strategy to position our clients at the forefront of emerging trends. You'll work with C-suite executives across Fortune 500 companies to decode technological disruptions, societal shifts, and market transformations that will define the next decade.
Why You'll Thrive Here:
Our culture rewards intellectual curiosity and bold thinking. You'll collaborate with Nobel laureates, tech pioneers, and industry disruptors while leveraging our proprietary AI-powered foresight platform. This is your chance to shape how organizations prepare for 2026 and beyond in an era of unprecedented change.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute comprehensive 2026 strategic foresight frameworks using horizon scanning, scenario planning, and trend analysis
- Lead high-stakes client workshops on future-proofing business models against disruptive technologies
- Produce actionable foresight reports synthesizing geopolitical, technological, and socioeconomic signals
- Design and implement innovation pipelines for emerging domains like quantum computing, synthetic biology, and AGI
- Partner with R&D teams to prototype solutions for 2026-era challenges (e.g., climate resilience, neuro interfaces)
- Present foresight findings to executive boards and investor forums with compelling data visualizations
- Mentor junior futurists while advancing foresight methodologies through our innovation lab
Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Futures Studies, Strategic Foresight, or related field with 8+ years applied experience
- Proven track record of delivering foresight frameworks that influenced C-level decisions
- Expertise in systems thinking, complex adaptive systems, and disruption modeling
- Published research or thought leadership on 2020s technological convergence points
- Deep understanding of exponential technologies (quantum, AI, biotech) and their societal impacts
- Exceptional storytelling skills translating complex scenarios into executive narratives
- Certification in foresight methodologies (e.g., Shaping Tomorrow, Millenium Project)
- Portfolio demonstrating 3+ successful future-proofing implementations for enterprise clients