Job Description
Join InnovateHorizon Labs as a 2026 Futurist Strategist to shape tomorrow's innovations today. We seek visionary thinkers to decode emerging technologies, societal shifts, and market disruptors that will define the next decade. This hybrid role combines foresight research with strategic execution, requiring you to translate complex trends into actionable roadmaps for our Fortune 500 clients.
Our team operates at the intersection of AI, biotech, and sustainable infrastructure, creating blueprints for 2026 and beyond. You'll collaborate with C-suite executives, lead cross-functional workshops, and present insights at global innovation summits. This is your chance to influence how organizations prepare for the most transformative period in modern history.
Responsibilities
- Lead horizon scanning initiatives identifying 2026-relevant tech/societal trends across quantum computing, climate tech, and neuro interfaces
- Develop scenario-planning frameworks for 5-year strategic roadmaps
- Facilitate executive workshops on future-proofing organizational capabilities
- Produce quarterly trend reports with predictive analytics and mitigation strategies
- Partner with R&D teams to validate emerging market opportunities
- Present foresight findings to C-suite and board stakeholders
- Advise on ESG and DEI implications of 2026 workforce transformations
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Futures Studies, Systems Thinking, or related field
- 5+ years in strategy consulting or corporate innovation with tech focus
- Published thought leadership on 2020s disruption (blog, whitepapers, podcasts)
- Expertise in scenario planning and trend analysis methodologies
- Deep understanding of exponential technologies (AI, blockchain, synthetic biology)
- Exceptional storytelling skills for translating complex concepts
- Portfolio demonstrating 5+ future-strategy implementations
- Experience with foresight tools (horizon scanning, Delphi method)