Role Overview:

We are seeking a visionary Senior Technologist Technology Foresight & Strategic Futures to identify emerging technology shifts, anticipate industry disruptions, and translate future trends into actionable innovation strategies. This role will shape long-term technology direction by combining strategic foresight, horizon scanning, scenario planning, and technology intelligence to help the organization navigate uncertainty and capitalize on future opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead enterprise-wide technology foresight initiatives to identify emerging trends, disruptive innovations, weak signals, and strategic inflection points.
- Continuously monitor developments across AI, GenAI, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Sustainability, Digital Engineering, and other emerging domains.
- Conduct systematic horizon scanning across technology, market, economic, social, regulatory, environmental, and geopolitical dimensions.
- Design and facilitate scenario planning exercises to help leadership evaluate potential future states.
- Build models to analyze technology evolution trajectories using S-curves, adoption cycles, maturity assessments, and innovation diffusion frameworks.
- Translate foresight insights into actionable innovation roadmaps and investment priorities.
- Design and maintain enterprise technology radars, trend maps, foresight maps,



and strategic intelligence platforms.
- Establish relationships with industry analysts, research institutions, startups, academia, venture ecosystems, and technology communities.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior executives on future technology trends and strategic implications.

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Technology Management, Innovation Management, Economics, Strategic Studies, or related disciplines.
- 15 years of experience in Technology Strategy, Innovation, Research, R&D;, Architecture, Consulting, or Digital Transformation.
- Proven experience in technology trend analysis, foresight programs, strategic planning, or innovation strategy.
- Exceptional communication and executive stakeholder engagement skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience within CTO Office, Corporate Strategy, Research Labs, Innovation Centers, or Advanced Technology Groups.
- Familiarity with Futures Studies, Strategic Foresight, Design Futures, Technology Forecasting, and Innovation Management frameworks.
- Published thought leadership, research papers, patents, or participation in industry standards bodies.
- Certification or formal training in Strategic Foresight, Design Thinking, Innovation Management, or Technology Strategy.

📌 Infosys - Senior Technologist - Technology Foresight & Strategic Futures (India)
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📍 India