Job Description
Shape tomorrow today as our 2026 Strategic Futurist at Horizon Dynamics. We're seeking visionary minds to architect the future landscape across emerging technologies, societal shifts, and market disruptions. Join our elite team in Austin, Texas, where innovation meets impact, and help define the decade ahead through data-driven foresight and strategic blueprints.
This is your opportunity to influence multi-billion dollar decisions by identifying paradigm shifts before they happen. You'll collaborate with C-suite executives, lead cross-functional innovation sprints, and present groundbreaking frameworks to global stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Develop predictive models for technological convergence (quantum AI, biotech, neural interfaces)
- Produce annual '2026 Horizon Scenarios' for Fortune 500 clients
- Lead immersive future-state workshops with executive leadership teams
- Analyze geopolitical and socioeconomic vectors affecting 2026 market landscapes
- Design innovation roadmaps for next-generation product ecosystems
- Publish thought leadership in peer-reviewed futurist journals
- Mentor junior futurists in advanced scenario planning methodologies
Qualifications
- PhD in Futures Studies, Systems Thinking, or equivalent strategic foresight certification
- 10+ years experience in strategic planning or innovation consulting
- Published research on exponential technologies or societal transformation
- Expertise in probabilistic forecasting and Monte Carlo simulations
- Portfolio demonstrating 3+ successful future-state implementations
- Proficiency in foresight tools (e.g., STEEP-V, causal layered analysis)
- Experience presenting to C-suite and board-level audiences