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Futures Consultant / Futures Strategist

Sorai

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 50,000 - 90,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Futures Consultant to lead strategic engagements and craft actionable reports that shape the future of businesses. This role involves collaborating with diverse teams to synthesize insights and drive organizational transformation. The ideal candidate will possess strong strategic consulting skills, with a focus on futures thinking and commercial awareness. If you are passionate about using design and data to drive innovation, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

5+ years in strategic consulting or innovation strategy.
Deep understanding of enterprise technologies and digital transformation.

Responsibilities

Lead the discovery and strategic foresight phase across multiple areas.
Co-create actionable Futures Strategy Reports with strategic recommendations.

Skills

Futures thinking

Strategic consulting

Commercial awareness

Exceptional communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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Job Title: Futures Consultant / Futures Strategist

Location: London (Hybrid)

Contract Type: Freelance

Industry: Strategy | Innovation | Technology | Research

About the Role

We are seeking a visionary yet pragmatic Futures Consultant / Strategist to lead and deliver futures strategy engagements. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and partner teams to reimagine the client of tomorrow and translate speculative thinking into tangible action. Your work will help craft an actionable Futures Strategy Report, shape innovation roadmaps, and establish frameworks to enable long-term business success.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the discovery and strategic foresight phase across multiple business and functional areas.
Co-create practical and actionable Futures Strategy Reports that provide strategic recommendations and a visionary roadmap.
Conduct trend analysis, and horizon scanning using methods such as STEEP, PESTLE, and Design Fiction.
Facilitate workshops including, impact mapping and blueprinting with senior leadership.
Collaborate with business, data, technology, and design teams to synthesise findings and align on key opportunities.
Partner with internal product, R&D and innovation teams to translate strategy into capability building and execution plans.
Produce leadership-ready outputs that provoke discussion, pose questions, and guide organisational transformation.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Experience & Background:

5+ years in strategic consulting, innovation strategy or foresight
Deep understanding of enterprise technologies, digital transformation and customer-centred innovation.
Proven track record of synthesising complex information into clear, actionable strategy.

Skills & Capabilities:

Futures thinking: STEEP, speculative design, backcasting, trend mapping, scenario building.
Strategic consulting: impact mapping, strategic blueprinting, stakeholder facilitation.
Commercial awareness: ability to align foresight with business outcomes.
Exceptional communication, storytelling and visual synthesis skills.

Mindset & Values:

Curious, imaginative, yet commercially pragmatic.
Collaborative with a facilitative approach.
Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid iteration.
Values-led, inclusive and human-first.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Contract

Job function

Job function
Information Technology, Research, and Analyst
Industries
Research Services

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