Foresight & Strategy Councilor

About the job We 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 Councilor Purpose 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 curiosity across 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.