Job Description

FTSG seeks a Manager to join our team of industry-leading strategists.

Do you want to help the world’s leading companies define who they’ll be 5–10 years from now? At Future Today Strategy Group (FTSG), we guide Fortune 500 companies and global institutions through their most consequential, high-stakes decisions—when the path forward is uncertain, complex, and ambiguous.

As a Manager, you’ll lead client engagements across multiple workstreams, collaborating with senior client leaders and the FTSG team to address challenges that demand foresight, creativity, and analytical precision. You’ll facilitate decision-making, synthesize insights, and deliver strategic recommendations that shape long-term direction and near-term action.

What You’ll Do

The Manager plays a key role in leading client engagements, integrating foresight and strategic thinking into business decisions, and mentoring team members. This role combines client-facing leadership, project orchestration, and methodological rigor to deliver high-impact strategic results.

Client Leadership & Facilitation

• Present recommendations to senior clients and facilitate client-facing decision-making
• Lead workshops, facilitate discussions, and deliver executive storytelling that drives alignment and insight
• Craft and deliver client presentations, adapting messaging for different audiences
• Represent the firm in select conferences or internal large-group sessions

Project Management & Delivery

• Lead complex projects, managing plans, timelines, and deliverables across multiple workstreams
• Ensure quality assurance and consistency across client deliverables

Methodology & Strategic Foresight

• Refine and evolve foresight methodologies; integrate scenario planning and advanced foresight analytics into work
• Advise clients on uncertainty, risk, and competitive advantage, and translate foresight into an actionable business strategy

T eam Leadership, Development and Knowledge Management

• Lead small teams and mentor junior staff in foresight and strategic thinking
• Support performance management through feedback, coaching, and development planning
• Cultivate a learning culture within the team by modeling analytical depth and curiosity
• Document learnings, frameworks, and insights to enhance internal IP and knowledge sharing
• Develop and deliver internal training resources that strengthen foresight capabilities across the firm

Requirements

• 2–4 years of consulting experience delivering strategic projects
• Proven ability to develop actionable recommendations and influence senior leaders
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; proficient in Microsoft Excel for data analysis
• Experience with strategic analysis methods such as trend evaluation, scenario thinking, and assessing business implications
• Skilled facilitator and storyteller with experience leading client workshops and executive discussions
• Strong project management/production coordination skills; balance priorities and ensure high-quality deliverables
• Experience advising on uncertainty, risk, and competitive positioning in strategic contexts
• Demonstrated leadership in guiding teams, mentoring colleagues, and developing junior talent
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to tailor messaging for diverse audiences
• Collaborative mindset focused on knowledge sharing, continuous learning, and strengthening firm culture
• Highly organized with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Available to travel within the US, with some travel to Latam and Europe (approximately 20% and 2–3 days per trip)
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Benefits

Join a small, high-impact foresight team where everyone listens, takes bold ownership, and drives ideas forward. We offer a competitive salary range of $130K - $190K plus bonus, comprehensive health coverage, retirement contributions, generous PTO, including a paid sabbatical, engaging off-sites 2-3 times a year, and a professional development budget with ongoing training. 

Hybrid flexibility from our Hartford, CT, and Midtown Manhattan offices, with travel across the U.S., and occasional trips to South America and Western Europe for key project milestones.

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