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Chief AI Officer (Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer) jobs: 126 open roles, pay, industries and skills

126 open Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer jobs (CAIO), taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Also listed as CAIO, Head of AI, Head of Artificial Intelligence. Listings that state pay show a median of $230,000 a year.

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The market for Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer work

Every figure is counted from verified open listings. Pay is what the employer advertises for the job.

Verified open Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer jobs
126

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$230,000

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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State with the most openings
New York (36)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Industry hiring the most
Technology & Software (34%)

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
100%

Source: NextChapter verified openings, read in full.

What a Chief AI Officer does

C-suite role in Data & Analytics.

Where and how the company uses AI: the strategy, the build-or-buy choices, the governance, and getting the work into products and daily operations.

Usually reports to the CEO, CTO or CDO.

Other ways this role is written

  • CAIO
  • Chief AI Officer
  • Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
  • Head of AI
  • Head of Artificial Intelligence

Listings under any of these titles are counted on this page. Assistant, associate, manager and staff titles are not.

Open Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

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Chief AI Officer salary

From 34 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars, base pay only.

Lower quarter
$211,500
Median
$230,000
Upper quarter
$275,000

Leadership pay often includes bonus and equity that a listing does not state. Treat these figures as the floor of the conversation, not the whole package.

Best industries for Chief AI Officer jobs

Employers hiring the most, as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry. Median pay shown where at least 8 listings state it.

Where Chief AI Officer jobs are

States with the most open listings; median pay where at least 8 listings state it.

Skills Chief AI Officer jobs ask for

Named in the listings themselves, as a share of 34 Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer listings that name skills. Leadership listings name fewer skills than individual-contributor ones, so this is a signal, not a checklist.

Most named in Chief AI Officer listings

  1. 1. machine learning50%
  2. 2. python21%
  3. 3. aws21%
  4. 4. azure18%
  5. 5. forecasting18%
  6. 6. stakeholder management18%
  7. 7. risk management12%
  8. 8. onboarding12%
  9. 9. talent acquisition9%
  10. 10. go-to-market9%

Across all Data & Analytics openings

  1. 1. machine learning10%
  2. 2. python9%
  3. 3. sql8%
  4. 4. aws4%
  5. 5. azure3%
  6. 6. etl3%
  7. 7. databricks3%
  8. 8. power bi3%
  9. 9. snowflake3%
  10. 10. excel2%

AI skills for Chief AI Officer jobs

Specific AI skills named in the full posting text, such as prompt engineering, AI governance or an AI tool. A general mention of AI does not count.

100% of 30 open Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer listings ask for a specific AI skill, against 27% of all Data & Analytics openings.

AI skills named most often

  1. 1. Leading AI teams97%
  2. 2. AI strategy and use cases40%
  3. 3. AI governance and risk37%
  4. 4. Model training and deep learning33%
  5. 5. Machine learning engineering33%
  6. 6. Responsible AI30%

Do AI skills change chief artificial intelligence officer pay?

For Data & Analytics roles in general, as of November 10, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for chief artificial intelligence officer alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Data & Analytics listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +40% (about $57k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$208,000
median, from 2,354 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$138,000
median, from 340 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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The Data & Analytics ladder

The same function at other levels: where this role comes from and where it leads.

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Employers hiring for Chief AI Officer roles

  • JRG Partners 6
  • Baker Tilly 4
  • Confidential 4
  • Jones Lang LaSalle 4
  • Janus Henderson 3
  • Gyde.ly 3
  • DigiCert 2
  • Adobe 2
  • Mondrian Alpha 2
  • VinMotion 2
  • Makematter 2
  • Kaya AI 2

Recruiters who place Chief AI Officer roles

Search firms with live public searches in Data & Analytics, counted from their own job postings, not self-described. Few firms have two searches at this level, so firms with three at the level below follow.

  • JRG Partners

    7 live public searches in Data & Analytics at this level

  • Harnham Inc.

    13 live public searches in Data & Analytics one level below

  • Brio

    3 live public searches in Data & Analytics one level below

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Conferences for Chief AI Officer leaders

Events tagged for Data & Analytics, with dates, cost and how to speak.

  • CDAO Financial Services

    Mar 1 to Mar 2, 2027 · New York, NY

    Paid ticket. Practitioner pricing not shown on the page text read; venue listed as Convene One Liberty Plaza (sponsor page).

  • RE•WORK AI in Finance Summit New York

    Apr 12 to Apr 13, 2027 · New York, NY

    Paid ticket. 2026 edition was April 15-16 at 237 Park Ave; 2027 unconfirmed.

  • Gartner Data & Analytics Summit

    Mar 8 to Mar 10, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $4,175 to $4,925. Public-sector $4,175; early-bird $4,475; standard $4,925. Complimentary pass per 3 paid team…

  • Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC)

    Mar 23 to Mar 26, 2027 · Portland, OR

    Paid ticket. Mar 23-26, 2027, Portland OR, with virtual option. Prices on registration page (not shown).

    Open call for speakers

  • CHIME Fall Forum

    Nov 11 to Nov 14, 2026 · Denver, CO

    By invitation only. Rate $2,395 since Aug 15, 2026 (anniversary rate $795 expired); main sessions Nov 12-13.

  • QuantMinds International

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · London, GB

    Paid ticket. InterContinental O2, London; pricing not captured. No 2027 edition announced.

Showing 6 of 61 conferences, 61 with dates announced.

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Training for Chief AI Officer leaders

AI and Data & Analytics courses from named providers, with cost shown.

All 4 Data & Analytics courses

Podcasts and media Chief AI Officer leaders follow

Hand-picked, each checked to be live. Links go to the publisher.

  • Data Engineering Podcast

    Podcast · Tobias Macey

    Interviews on data pipelines, platforms and tooling.

  • Super Data Science

    Podcast · Jon Krohn

    Interviews on machine learning, AI and data careers.

  • The Analytics Power Hour

    Podcast · Michael, Tim, Moe and co-hosts

    A discussion show on analytics practice and the work of analysts.

  • Practical AI

    Podcast · Daniel Whitenack and Chris Benson

    Episodes on applying AI and machine learning in real projects.

  • Data Skeptic

    Podcast · Kyle Polich

    Interviews on data science, machine learning and statistics.

Chief AI Officer questions

What does a Chief AI Officer do?
Where and how the company uses AI: the strategy, the build-or-buy choices, the governance, and getting the work into products and daily operations. Usually reports to the CEO, CTO or CDO.
What does CAIO stand for?
CAIO stands for Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer. The same job is also written Chief AI Officer, Head of AI, Head of Artificial Intelligence.
How many Chief AI Officer jobs are open?
126 verified open Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer jobs, each checked against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
How much does a Chief AI Officer make?
Among 34 open Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer listings that state pay, the median is $230,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $211,500 and $275,000. This is pay the employer advertises for the job, not total compensation such as bonus or equity.
Where are Chief AI Officer jobs?
New York (36), California (29), Texas (14), Massachusetts (5) have the most open Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer listings.
Which state pays a Chief AI Officer the most?
Of the states with enough listings that state pay, New York has the highest median at $235,000.
Which industries hire for Chief AI Officer roles?
Technology & Software (34%), Financial Services & Banking (21%), Professional Services & Consulting (12%), Manufacturing & Industrial (8%), as a share of listings whose employer has a known industry.
What skills do Chief AI Officer jobs ask for?
The skills named most often in open Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer listings are machine learning, python, aws, azure, forecasting.
Do Chief AI Officer jobs ask for AI skills?
100% of 30 open Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer listings read in full name a specific AI skill. The most common is Leading AI teams.

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