Leaders Pursue ML Engineers, AI Researchers In Hiring Efforts
CIODIVE, Friday, April 18th, 2025
For CIOs, filling specialized job openings has emerged as a key challenge, according to an EPAM Systems survey.
Companies at the most advanced stage of AI adoption plan to prioritize hiring of machine learning engineers and AI researchers, according to an EPAM Systems survey of IT leaders published Wednesday. The software services firm surveyed 7,300 C-suite, IT executives and developers in nine countries.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents said they are familiar with the skills necessary to deploy AI projects at the enterprise level, although nearly half of those that identified as advanced adopters plan to hire for AI-related roles.
More than 2 in 5 leaders believe their staff needs to upskill to meet the talent needs of AI adoption, according to the report.