Foresight & Strategy Councilor

About the jobWe are looking for a ‘Foresight Councilor’; she/ he will be both a ‘connector’ and a member of the ‘orchestration’ group for our Foresight Council. The role will be part of our Product Team.Role Profile: Foresight CouncilorPurpose of the Role● Ensure the Foresight Council’s work is continuously fed with fresh signals, translated into actionable insights, and well-integrated into the company’s planning cycles.● Serve as the ‘bridge’ between internal teams and an esteemed, cross-disciplinary council.Core Responsibilities:1.‘Orchestrate’ the Council● Manage meeting cadences (bi-weekly huddles, deep dives, workshops, retreats).● Prepare agendas, pre-reads, and signal briefs; follow up on action items.● Maintain the foresight knowledge hub (signals library, foresight map updates).2.Gather Signals; Sense Insights● Continuously scan for signals across tech, policy, culture, and markets.● Tap external feeds and internal expertise (across departments) for contributions.● Curate and synthesize into digestible briefs for council discussions.3.Integrate & Translate● Liaise within Product pods, R&D, Design, Marketing to capture customer needs.● Translate foresight council outputs into relevant takeaways for internal teams.● Ensure council insights inform stage-gates, strategy reviews, and roadmaps.4.Facilitate & Steward● Support workshops and scenario sessions; encourage open, respectful dialogue.● Ensure all voices are heard, capture insights faithfully, and distill them into council outputs.● Uphold a culture of foresight-as-learning (sharing lessons, documenting debriefs).Desired Profile:● First Principles Thinker – naturally questions assumptions, reasons from fundamentals.● Quick to Action – bias for momentum; comfortable experimenting and iterating.● Collaborative & Respectful – excellent listener, values diverse perspectives, builds trust with senior/ external council members.● Smart Synthesizer – able to distill complexity into clear, actionable insights.● Organized Operator – strong at logistics, follow-through, and keeping cadence.● Storyteller – comfortable shaping narratives (signals > implications > prompts).● T-Shaped – depth in one domain (e.g. strategy, research, tech, design) but broad curiosityacross many.Background & Experience:● Exposure to emerging technologies, trend analysis, futures thinking.● Comfortable in super-dynamic, high-ambiguity, high-velocity environments.*Everything else is up to how you impress us with your capabilities and potential.Success Measures:● Council meetings run smoothly and are consistently productive.● Insights Reports and Foresight Maps delivered on time and valued by leadership.● Evidence of council insights shaping product/ portfolio decisions.● Strong, trusting relationships built with council members (internal & external).● Planning org perceives the council as relevant, responsive, and respected.If this sounds interesting to you, pitch for it. Send Waseem a short-format on why you make the best fit. Email id is waseemakram.a1@olaelectric.com.