Job Description
Join our visionary team at Horizon Dynamics Inc. as we architect the future of global innovation. We seek a Futurist Strategist to lead our 2026 roadmap, driving breakthrough technologies and market transformations. This role combines deep technical foresight with executive leadership to shape industries before they exist.
As a pivotal member of our C-Suite Innovation Council, you'll collaborate with Nobel laureates, Silicon Valley pioneers, and government think tanks to define paradigms for quantum computing, AI ethics, and sustainable infrastructure. Your insights will directly influence $2B+ in R&D investments across autonomous systems, biotech convergence, and spatial computing.
We offer unparalleled resources including our Quantum Futures Lab, access to DARPA partnerships, and a patent-incentive program averaging 12+ IP filings per strategist annually. This is more than a role—it's your platform to rewrite tomorrow's reality.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute multi-year strategic foresight frameworks for 2026 technological inflection points
- Lead scenario planning workshops with C-level executives across Fortune 500 companies
- Author annual 'State of Future' reports featured at World Economic Forum Davos
- Manage $5M+ innovation budgets for emerging tech incubation projects
- Build and lead cross-functional teams of futurists, data scientists, and industry disruptors
- Establish KPIs for measuring paradigm-shifting innovation adoption curves
- Represent company at global future-tech summits (Web Summit, VivaTech, etc.)
Qualifications
- 15+ years in strategic foresight, innovation consulting, or R&D leadership
- Proven track record of commercializing future-tech (quantum/AI/biotech)
- Advanced degree in Futures Studies, Systems Theory, or equivalent expertise
- Published author in peer-reviewed foresight journals or major tech publications
- Deep network with 50+ industry futurists and thought leaders
- Fluency in emerging tech stacks (quantum computing, generative AI, neurotech)
- Experience securing government grants for futuristic R&D ($10M+ portfolio)
- Portfolio of 3+ paradigm-shifting commercial innovations