Job Description
Join our pioneering team at Horizon Innovations Group as we architect the future landscape of 2026. We seek a visionary Futurist Innovation Strategist to decode emerging trends and translate them into actionable business frameworks. This role sits at the intersection of technology foresight, market disruption, and strategic execution, shaping our product roadmap for the next generation of digital ecosystems.
As a key architect of our 2026 vision, you'll collaborate with C-suite executives to identify paradigm shifts across AI, biotech, and quantum computing. You'll develop scenario models that prepare our organization for exponential change while building a culture of adaptive innovation.
Responsibilities
- Lead horizon scanning initiatives to identify disruptive technologies and societal shifts impacting 2026 markets
- Develop strategic roadmaps for product innovation based on trend analysis and future-state modeling
- Facilitate executive workshops on scenario planning and adaptive strategy development
- Build quantitative forecasting models for emerging market opportunities
- Partner with R&D teams to prototype future-focused solutions
- Author thought leadership publications on technological convergence and industry evolution
- Establish cross-functional innovation labs for rapid prototyping of 2026-ready concepts
Qualifications
- 10+ years in strategy consulting, innovation management, or futurist research
- Proven expertise in technology trend analysis and exponential change modeling
- Advanced degree in Futures Studies, Systems Engineering, or related field
- Deep understanding of AI, biotech, and quantum computing trajectories
- Executive-level presentation skills with ability to translate complex concepts
- Published thought leadership in futurism or strategic foresight
- Experience with scenario planning methodologies (e.g., Delphi, STEEP analysis)
- Portfolio demonstrating successful future-state implementation projects