Job Description
Join Horizon Insights Group at the forefront of tomorrow's transformation. We seek a visionary Senior Futurist Strategist to architect our 2026 roadmap, leveraging cutting-edge research to redefine industry paradigms. This pivotal role demands a blend of analytical rigor and creative foresight to shape products, services, and market strategies that will dominate the next decade. Collaborate with C-suite executives across global innovation hubs to translate future scenarios into actionable blueprints. Your impact will directly influence trillions in market opportunity while positioning our organization as the undisputed leader in next-generation solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead horizon-scanning initiatives to identify disruptive technologies and societal shifts affecting 2026+ market landscapes
- Develop quantitative future-state models using predictive analytics and scenario planning methodologies
- Design strategic roadmaps for emerging domains: quantum computing, bio-integration, and autonomous ecosystems
- Present future-vision frameworks to executive stakeholders and investor coalitions
- Establish cross-functional innovation sprints to prototype 2026-ready solutions
- Author thought leadership publications positioning company as future-industry authority
- Manage $2M+ R&D budget for future-focused pilot programs
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Futures Studies, Strategic Foresight, or equivalent field with 8+ years applied experience
- Proven track record developing multi-year strategic frameworks for Fortune 500 companies
- Expertise in emerging technologies: generative AI, neurotech, climate resilience systems
- Proficiency in foresight methodologies: Delphi analysis, cross-impact matrices, causal layered analysis
- Published thought leader with 50+ citations in peer-reviewed futurist journals
- Experience leading global teams across 3+ time zones
- Certification in Strategic Foresight (e.g., ACIF) preferred
- Portfolio demonstrating 3+ successful future-strategy implementations