Futures Consultant / Futures Strategist

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Futures Consultant/Strategist to lead transformative strategy engagements. This role involves collaborating with diverse teams to craft actionable Futures Strategy Reports and shape innovation roadmaps. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in strategic consulting and a deep understanding of enterprise technologies. If you're curious and imaginative, yet commercially pragmatic, this opportunity allows you to influence long-term business success through foresight and strategic insights. Join a dynamic environment where your contributions will drive meaningful change.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic foresight phases across multiple business areas.
• Co-create actionable Futures Strategy Reports with strategic recommendations.

Skills

Futures thinking

Strategic consulting

Commercial awareness

Exceptional communication

Tools

STEEP

PESTLE

Design Fiction

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Futures Consultant / Futures Strategist, London

Client: Sorai

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

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.