Job Description
Join our elite team at Horizon Innovations Group to architect the technological frontier of 2026. We're seeking a visionary Senior Futurist to decode emerging trends, design next-generation solutions, and lead our innovation roadmap. This role combines strategic foresight with hands-on execution, ideal for a polymath passionate about transforming abstract possibilities into tangible realities.
Why Horizon Innovations? We're a Silicon Valley pioneer with 15+ years of disrupting industries through predictive analytics and exponential technology. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, collaborative experimentation, and audacious ambition. You'll work alongside Nobel laureates, startup founders, and industry pioneers in our state-of-the-art innovation lab.
Responsibilities
- Forecast and validate emerging tech trends across AI, quantum computing, and biotech for 2026 market readiness
- Develop strategic roadmaps for Fortune 500 clients navigating technological disruption
- Lead cross-functional workshops to ideate future-proof products and services
- Author whitepapers and thought leadership pieces published in MIT Tech Review and WIRED
- Partner with R&D to prototype solutions for 2026 use cases (e.g., neural interfaces, climate AI)
- Represent Horizon at Davos, CES, and global innovation summits
- Mentor junior futurists in scenario planning and trend analysis methodologies
Qualifications
- 10+ years in strategic foresight, innovation consulting, or R&D leadership
- Published research in exponential technology or futures studies (peer-reviewed journals)
- Expertise in scenario planning, Delphi methodology, and trend impact analysis
- Track record of commercializing futuristic concepts (patents or launched products)
- Advanced degree in Technology Forecasting, Systems Thinking, or related field
- Proficiency in AI-driven trend analysis tools (e.g., GPT-4, Palantir)
- Experience advising C-suite on tech disruption and transformation
- Portfolio demonstrating 2020-2025 trend predictions with 80%+ accuracy