Job Description
Director - Futures and Foresight Advisory
Join an innovative and dynamic research consultancy that blends trends, foresight, and data to shape the future of businesses worldwide. With an impressive client roster including global brands like Adidas, Facebook, Apple, Disney, BBC, Cancer Research UK, BMW, and John Lewis, this mid-sized consultancy has established itself as a trusted advisor in forecasting and optimising investment for long-term growth.
With over 20 years of industry experience, this consultancy combines human expertise, consumer behaviour insights, and advanced technology, including their trends and intelligence platform and AI offering.
The Role:
We are looking for a highly experienced Foresight Consultant (Senior Director level) with proven success in consultative selling and designing foresight solutions that drive transformational business value and change.
You will elevate their strategic foresight offer for both existing and new clients. As a key part of their Consultancy Leadership team, you'll work alongside the CEO, Foresight Directors, Client Partners and their extensive team of consultants to design solutions and develop proposals.
This role is perfect for someone with hands-on experience within a service environment and a passion for strategic foresight, data-driven insights, who is a natural at creating partnerships that last.
This is a unique opportunity to work with globally recognised clients, shape their strategic direction, and play a pivotal role in driving their long-term success.
Core skills:
* Extensive knowledge and experience with strategic futures and foresight in a consultancy setting.
* Expert with scenario planning workshops.
* Proven success in consultative sales.
* Client development, C-Suite stakeholder engagement.
* Experience delivering and selling foresight across their key sectors: FMCG, automotive, financial, healthcare, retail and energy.
* Expert in leading the design and delivery of large and complex consultancy projects.
What they can offer you: