Job Description
Join Horizon Innovations Group as a Futurist Innovation Strategist and architect tomorrow's breakthroughs today. We're seeking a visionary thinker to lead our 2026 innovation roadmap, transforming emerging technologies into market-defining solutions. This pivotal role demands strategic foresight, cross-industry collaboration, and the ability to decode complex signals from the future landscape.
You'll work directly with C-suite executives to anticipate paradigm shifts in AI, biotech, and sustainable systems, translating foresight into actionable R&D priorities. Our Austin hub offers a dynamic environment where your insights will directly shape products impacting billions. If you thrive at the intersection of technology, human behavior, and exponential growth, this is your calling.
Responsibilities
- Analyze global tech trends to identify high-impact opportunities for 2026-2030 product ecosystems
- Develop quantitative future-state models using proprietary foresight methodologies
- Lead cross-functional workshops to align engineering, marketing, and product teams on future vision
- Author strategic white papers on disruptive technologies and their societal implications
- Partner with venture capital arm to scout and evaluate frontier technology startups
- Design and maintain the company's Innovation Radar framework for emerging threats/opportunities
- Present findings to executive board with data-driven strategic recommendations
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Futures Studies, Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years in strategic innovation or technology foresight at Fortune 500 scale
- Proven track record of developing future-ready product roadmaps
- Expertise in scenario planning, horizon scanning, and trend analysis methodologies
- Deep understanding of exponential technologies (AI/ML, quantum computing, synthetic biology)
- Exceptional communication skills with executive presence and storytelling ability
- Certification in strategic foresight (e.g., AC/FS, CFIP) strongly preferred