Job Description
Join Nexus Horizons Inc. as our pioneering 2026 Futurist, where you'll architect tomorrow's reality today. We're seeking a visionary strategist to decode emerging technologies, societal shifts, and market disruptions that will define 2026 and beyond. This role blends cutting-edge foresight with actionable business strategy, empowering our Fortune 500 clients to navigate exponential change. You'll collaborate with C-suite executives, lead cross-functional innovation sprints, and publish landmark trend reports that shape industry conversations.
What you'll achieve:
- Develop predictive frameworks for 2026's technological landscape
- Design innovation roadmaps for AI, quantum computing, and biotech convergence
- Lead scenario-planning workshops with global stakeholders
- Author white papers featured in MIT Tech Review and Forbes
- Build proprietary foresight tools using machine learning
Responsibilities
- Analyze exponential tech trends (AGI, Web4, quantum biometrics) and their 2026 business implications
- Design and facilitate strategic foresight workshops for executive leadership
- Lead cross-functional teams to prototype future-proof business models
- Author quarterly '2026 Horizon Scan' reports with actionable insights
- Develop patent-pending innovation methodologies for client adoption
- Represent Nexus Horizons at Davos, CES, and industry summits
- Mentor junior futurists in advanced scenario-planning techniques
Qualifications
- 10+ years in strategy consulting, R&D, or corporate innovation with Fortune 500 exposure
- Published thought leadership in exponential technologies (Harvard Business Review/MIT Sloan)
- Expertise in systems thinking and futures methodologies (Delphi, horizon scanning)
- Advanced degree in Futurology, Systems Engineering, or MBA with innovation focus
- Proficiency in Python/AI tools for trend analysis and predictive modeling
- Track record of launching moonshot projects with $10M+ budgets
- Certification in Strategic Foresight (WFS/ACF) or equivalent