Head of AI jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-17, Skillenai has indexed 12 job postings with the title “Head of AI” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is vector databases.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-17
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+How many Head of AI jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 12 job postings with the title “Head of AI” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17.
+What skills do Head of AI jobs require?
Across Head of AI postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, the skills mentioned most often are vector databases, LLMs, machine learning, large language models, data science.
+Which cities are hiring the most Head of AI?
As of 2026-09-17, Head of AI postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Kaunas, New York City, Shanghai, Vilnius.
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Weekly Head of AI postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Head of AI
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| vector databases | 5 | 41.7% |
| LLMs | 5 | 41.7% |
| machine learning | 4 | 33.3% |
| large language models | 4 | 33.3% |
| data science | 3 | 25.0% |
| Generative AI | 3 | 25.0% |
| Agents | 3 | 25.0% |
| prompt engineering | 3 | 25.0% |
| LLM APIs | 2 | 16.7% |
| Data privacy | 2 | 16.7% |
| Anthropic | 2 | 16.7% |
| Access controls | 2 | 16.7% |
| CI/CD | 2 | 16.7% |
| evals | 2 | 16.7% |
| Python | 2 | 16.7% |
Top metros hiring Head of AI
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kaunas | 1 | 8.3% |
| New York City | 1 | 8.3% |
| Shanghai | 1 | 8.3% |
| Vilnius | 1 | 8.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, 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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- 2026-09-17
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- 90
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