Job Description
Join Horizon Dynamics at the forefront of tomorrow's innovation as we seek a visionary Senior Futurist to architect our 2026 strategic roadmap. This pivotal role demands a blend of strategic foresight, technological acumen, and creative disruption to transform how organizations prepare for the post-2025 landscape. You'll lead cross-disciplinary teams in identifying emerging paradigms, developing scenario-based models, and translating future insights into actionable business strategies. Our dynamic startup environment offers unparalleled opportunities to shape industries while working with Nobel laureates and Silicon Valley pioneers.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain horizon-scanning frameworks to identify disruptive technologies, socio-economic shifts, and market discontinuities impacting 2026
- Lead scenario-planning workshops with C-suite executives to stress-test organizational resilience against future uncertainties
- Produce evidence-based future-state white papers and predictive models for Fortune 500 clients
- Collaborate with R&D teams to prototype solutions for anticipated 2026 challenges in AI ethics, quantum computing, and biotech convergence
- Build and manage a global network of futurists, academic institutions, and industry think tanks
- Present strategic foresight findings at international forums including Davos and World Economic Summits
Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Futures Studies, Systems Thinking, or equivalent strategic discipline with 10+ years of foresight experience
- Proven track record of developing and implementing future-strategy frameworks for multinational corporations
- Deep expertise in exponential technologies (AI, quantum, synthetic biology) and their societal implications
- Exceptional storytelling and visualization skills to communicate complex future scenarios to diverse stakeholders
- Experience with horizon scanning methodologies, Delphi techniques, and trend analysis frameworks
- Published thought leadership in futurist publications (e.g., Futures, Technological Forecasting)
- Proficiency in strategic modeling tools (e.g., Causal Layered Analysis, Cross-Impact Matrix)