Job Description
Shape tomorrow's business landscape today as Horizon Innovations' inaugural Strategic Futurist 2026. Lead cross-functional teams in envisioning post-2025 market disruptions, emerging tech paradigms, and societal shifts. Develop actionable frameworks to position our Fortune 500 clients at the vanguard of innovation while navigating exponential change. This hybrid role demands visionary thinking combined with pragmatic execution.
Responsibilities
- Architect 2026+ strategic foresight frameworks using predictive analytics and scenario planning
- Identify and quantify disruptive opportunities across AI, biotech, and quantum computing verticals
- Deliver executive briefings to C-suite stakeholders on emerging risk/vectors
- Lead innovation sprints with R&D teams to prototype future-state solutions
- Publish thought leadership in peer-reviewed futures journals and industry whitepapers
- Establish global partnerships with MIT Media Lab, Singularity University, and DARPA
Qualifications
- PhD in Futures Studies, Systems Theory, or equivalent strategic discipline
- 10+ years consulting for Fortune 500 on exponential technology adoption
- Published author in Future Journal or Strategic Management Review
- Expertise in SWOT-PESTEL-X frameworks for horizon scanning
- Proficiency in Gartner Hype Cycle modeling and Delphi methodology
- Fluency in Mandarin and Arabic for global stakeholder engagement
- Portfolio of 2025+ scenario planning artifacts implemented at scale