Job Description
Join Horizon Dynamics at the forefront of tomorrow's transformation. We're seeking a visionary Futurist & Innovation Strategist to architect the 2026 landscape for Fortune 500 clients. This role blends cutting-edge research, strategic foresight, and disruptive innovation to solve humanity's most pressing challenges. You'll lead cross-functional teams in developing breakthrough solutions across AI, biotech, and sustainability while shaping tomorrow's business paradigms.
Our award-winning innovation lab offers unparalleled resources including quantum computing access, nanotechnology partnerships, and exclusive industry foresight networks. This isn't just a job—it's your chance to define the decade.
Responsibilities
- Lead horizon scanning initiatives to identify disruptive technologies reshaping 2026 markets
- Develop strategic innovation roadmaps for C-suite executives in Fortune 500 companies
- Design and facilitate future-back scenario planning workshops with global stakeholders
- Author high-impact trend reports and white papers published in leading industry journals
- Manage a $2M innovation portfolio with rapid prototyping and MVP development
- Build and lead a cross-disciplinary team of futurists, engineers, and design thinkers
- Establish strategic partnerships with MIT Media Lab, Singularity University, and NASA JPL
Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Futures Studies, Systems Thinking, or Innovation Management (PhD preferred)
- 10+ years in strategic foresight or innovation leadership at Fortune 100 companies
- Published author or keynote speaker at global innovation conferences (TED, Davos, SXSW)
- Expertise in exponential technologies (quantum computing, synthetic biology, AGI)
- Proven track record of commercializing future-focused innovations
- Deep understanding of geopolitical and socioeconomic megatrends 2020-2030
- Proficiency in futures research methodologies: Delphi, STEEP analysis, and cross-impact matrices