Job Description
Join Horizon Dynamics Group as we architect the future of 2026. We're seeking a visionary Senior Futurist Strategist to lead cross-disciplinary teams in developing predictive frameworks for emerging technologies, societal shifts, and market disruptions. This role combines deep analytical rigor with creative foresight to shape client roadmaps for the post-2025 landscape. You'll interface with C-suite executives, design immersive scenario-planning workshops, and publish proprietary trend reports influencing global enterprises.
Why This Role Matters: As industries accelerate toward 2026, organizations need proactive navigation of quantum computing adoption, climate tech breakthroughs, and AI-human collaboration paradigms. Your insights will directly influence trillion-dollar decisions in finance, healthcare, and infrastructure modernization.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute horizon-scanning methodologies identifying 2026-relevant technological and societal inflection points
- Lead client workshops developing adaptive 5-year strategic roadmaps incorporating exponential technologies
- Author proprietary trend reports analyzing convergence points of AI, biotech, and sustainable energy systems
- Collaborate with R&D teams to validate future-viability of emerging innovations
- Develop quantitative forecasting models using advanced scenario planning and Monte Carlo simulations
- Present strategic frameworks to executive stakeholders across Fortune 500 and government agencies
- Maintain real-time monitoring system tracking 200+ global indicators affecting 2026 outlooks
Qualifications
- 10+ years in strategic foresight, consulting, or futurism with demonstrated 5-year accuracy in trend prediction
- Advanced degree in Futures Studies, Systems Theory, or quantitative social sciences
- Portfolio showcasing published scenario-planning frameworks adopted by enterprise clients
- Expertise in exponential technologies (quantum computing, synthetic biology, AGI precursors)
- Proficiency in foresight methodologies (Delphi, causal layered analysis, cross-impact matrices)
- Experience leading cross-functional teams across technology, policy, and design domains
- Certification in Strategic Foresight (e.g., from AC/FS or foresight.org)
- Deep understanding of geopolitical and climate dynamics affecting long-term planning