Head of AI jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 25 job postings with the title “Head of AI” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is machine learning, with demand down 8% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Head of AI jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 25 job postings with the title “Head of AI” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 8% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Head of AI jobs require?
Across Head of AI postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are machine learning, Python, LLMs, Generative AI, data science.
+Which cities are hiring the most Head of AI?
As of 2026-05-17, Head of AI postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Helsinki, San Francisco, Boston, Brighton East, Menlo Park.
+Is Head of AI a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 25 Head of AI postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 8% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Head of AI postings is machine learning, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Head of AI postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Head of AI
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| machine learning | 9 | 19.1% |
| Python | 4 | 8.5% |
| LLMs | 4 | 8.5% |
| Generative AI | 4 | 8.5% |
| data science | 3 | 6.4% |
| computer vision | 3 | 6.4% |
| responsible AI | 3 | 6.4% |
| GCP | 3 | 6.4% |
| GenAI | 2 | 4.3% |
| agentic AI | 2 | 4.3% |
| Retrieval | 2 | 4.3% |
| ML pipelines | 2 | 4.3% |
| Data ingestion | 2 | 4.3% |
| Prototype development | 2 | 4.3% |
| AI | 2 | 4.3% |
Top metros hiring Head of AI
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | 2 | 18.2% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 18.2% |
| Boston | 1 | 9.1% |
| Brighton East | 1 | 9.1% |
| Menlo Park | 1 | 9.1% |
| Ramat Gan | 1 | 9.1% |
| Seattle | 1 | 9.1% |
| Singapore | 1 | 9.1% |
| Sofia | 1 | 9.1% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Head of AI”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Head of AI
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-05-17
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- 90
The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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