Job Description
Join Horizon Dynamics Group at the forefront of tomorrow's innovation landscape. We seek a visionary 2026 Futurist to decode emerging trends, disrupt traditional industries, and architect transformative strategies for the post-2025 world. This pivotal role blends cutting-edge foresight methodologies with actionable business strategy to position our clients as industry pioneers.
In this dynamic position, you'll collaborate with C-suite executives across Fortune 500 companies to map technological, societal, and economic trajectories through 2030. Our ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of AI ethics, biotech convergence, and sustainable infrastructure development – translating abstract futures into tangible competitive advantages.
Responsibilities
- Lead multi-year foresight initiatives identifying disruptive technologies and market paradigms through 2026-2030
- Develop scenario-based strategic roadmaps for clients in AI, quantum computing, and climate tech sectors
- Conduct horizon scanning and trend analysis across 15+ emerging domains including neurotech and synthetic biology
- Present future-state frameworks to executive stakeholders through data-driven visualizations
- Establish innovation incubation programs for 2026-readiness
- Pioneer proprietary forecasting methodologies using proprietary HorizonScan AI
- Author thought leadership on Fourth Industrial Revolution implications
Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Futures Studies, Strategic Foresight, or Innovation Management (PhD preferred)
- 8+ years experience in corporate strategy consulting or innovation leadership
- Proven track record of developing 5+ year strategic roadmaps for Fortune 500 clients
- Expertise in scenario planning, Delphi methodology, and weak signal detection
- Deep understanding of exponential technologies (quantum, AI, biotech)
- Certification in Strategic Foresight or Innovation Management required
- Published thought leadership on future trends in peer-reviewed journals
- Portfolio demonstrating 3+ successful innovation ecosystem transformations