Job Description
Join Horizon Labs 2026 at the forefront of tomorrow's innovation ecosystem. We're seeking a visionary Futurist Innovation Strategist to architect breakthrough solutions for 2026 and beyond. In this pivotal role, you'll shape our roadmap for emerging technologies, market disruptions, and human-centric design paradigms. Collaborate with quantum computing pioneers, neuro-ethicists, and sustainable tech architects to build the future's foundation today.
Why Horizon Labs? We're the innovation incubate for Fortune 500's most audacious moonshots. Our Austin campus features neuro-feedback labs, bio-digital twins, and a time-dilated R&D chamber. You'll access resources that today's innovators can only dream of.
Responsibilities
- Architect 2026+ innovation roadmaps using predictive modeling and scenario planning
- Lead cross-disciplinary pods developing quantum-entangled interfaces and neuro-adaptive systems
- Identify paradigm shifts in biotechnology, climate resilience, and consciousness augmentation
- Design ethical frameworks for AI-human symbiosis and autonomous decision ecosystems
- Partner with governments on policy prototyping for post-scarcity economies
- Curate future-focused hackathons with global innovation accelerators
- Present strategic foresight to C-suite and board of visionaries
Qualifications
- 10+ years in innovation strategy, futures research, or emerging tech leadership
- Deep expertise in at least two of: quantum computing, synthetic biology, neurotech, or climate engineering
- Published thought leadership on exponential technology impacts
- Experience with scenario planning tools (e.g., Delphi, Horizon Scanning)
- Advanced degree in Futures Studies, Systems Theory, or equivalent discipline
- Portfolio demonstrating 3+ future-shaping initiatives launched
- Mastery of ethical foresight frameworks (e.g., Asilomar AI Principles)
- Fluency in at least two future-coding languages (e.g., Python, R, or proprietary systems)