Job Description
Join FutureVision Labs as we pioneer the next frontier of strategic foresight. We're seeking a visionary 2026 Futurist Strategist to decode emerging trends and architect tomorrow's competitive landscape. In this pivotal role, you'll transform uncertainty into opportunity for Fortune 500 clients across tech, healthcare, and sustainability sectors. Our team operates at the intersection of AI, biotech, and climate innovation – where your insights will directly shape multi-billion-dollar decisions.
Located in San Francisco's dynamic innovation hub, you'll collaborate with Nobel laureates and Silicon Valley pioneers in an environment that values bold thinking and intellectual curiosity. We offer competitive equity packages, unlimited learning stipends, and the flexibility to work remotely up to 40% of the time while maintaining access to our state-of-the-art incubator facilities.
Responsibilities
- Lead horizon-scanning initiatives to identify disruptive technologies and societal shifts impacting 2026+ markets
- Develop scenario-based strategic roadmaps for C-suite executives across Fortune 500 clients
- Quantify future market opportunities using predictive modeling and trend analysis frameworks
- Present findings to executive leadership through compelling data visualizations and narratives
- Build and maintain a proprietary ecosystem of futurist experts and innovation partners
- Drive cross-functional workshops to embed future-thinking into product development cycles
- Author forward-looking white papers featured in MIT Technology Review and Wired
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Futures Studies, Strategic Foresight, or equivalent field with 7+ years applied experience
- Proven track record of predicting market shifts (provide portfolio of successful forecasts)
- Expertise in scenario planning, trend analysis, and systems thinking methodologies
- Deep understanding of exponential technologies (quantum computing, synthetic biology, AGI)
- Exceptional storytelling ability to translate complex futures into actionable strategies
- Published thought leadership in futurism publications or peer-reviewed journals
- Experience advising C-suite executives on long-term strategic positioning