Job Description
Shape tomorrow's landscape today as a 2026 Strategic Futurist at Horizon Dynamics Group. We're seeking visionary thinkers to decode emerging trends, disrupt conventional industries, and architect the future of business innovation. Join our elite team in Austin's thriving tech ecosystem, where we're redefining what's possible through cutting-edge foresight methodologies and cross-industry collaboration. This isn't just a job—it's your chance to design the decade.
Responsibilities
- Develop 2026 industry disruption roadmaps using predictive analytics and trend synthesis
- Lead scenario-planning workshops for Fortune 500 executives on post-2025 market shifts
- Author white papers on exponential technologies (quantum computing, neuro-interfaces, climate AI)
- Design immersive future-state simulations for strategic decision-making
- Collaborate with MIT Future Labs on next-generation foresight frameworks
- Mentor junior futurists in horizon scanning and weak signal detection
Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Futures Studies, Systems Thinking, or related discipline
- 5+ years in strategic foresight or innovation consulting at Fortune 500 level
- Deep expertise in exponential technology forecasting (blockchain, AGI, biotech)
- Published thought leadership on 2020s disruption patterns
- Proficiency in foresight tools (Horizon Scanning, Delphi Method, Cross-Impact Matrices)
- Experience designing C-suite future-vision workshops
- Portfolio demonstrating 3+ successful long-term strategic implementations