What C-level ML / AI Jobs Ask For
Across 170 open C-level ML / AI postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are machine-learning, ai, python.
Updated September 19, 2026
172 open C-level ML / AI postings. The percentages below are measured over the 170 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| machine-learning | 99% |
| ai | 94% |
| python | 58% |
| llm | 46% |
| cloud | 43% |
| pytorch | 38% |
| generative-ai | 34% |
| aws | 33% |
| analytics | 32% |
| data-science | 32% |
| tensorflow | 29% |
| deep-learning | 27% |
| agentic-ai | 26% |
| azure | 26% |
| mlops | 26% |
| ci-cd | 25% |
| statistics | 25% |
| nlp | 24% |
| docker | 21% |
| fine-tuning | 21% |
| prompt-engineering | 21% |
| gcp | 20% |
| rag | 19% |
| api | 18% |
| observability | 18% |
| scikit-learn | 18% |
| automation | 16% |
| kubernetes | 16% |
| reinforcement-learning | 16% |
| neural-networks | 15% |
| transformers | 14% |
| cpp | 12% |
| data-pipelines | 12% |
| java | 12% |
| sql | 12% |
| fintech | 11% |
| langchain | 11% |
| agile | 11% |
| mlflow | 10% |
| openai | 10% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 172 open C-level ML / AI jobs →
Across all ML / AI levels
Most ML / AI postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- machine-learning 11,988
- ai 10,276
- python 8,658
- cloud 5,675
- pytorch 5,397
- llm 5,174
- aws 3,845
- tensorflow 3,756
- deep-learning 3,621
- data-science 3,368
- mlops 3,188
- generative-ai 3,044