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AI Sector Intelligence

Tracking hiring patterns across 11 frontier AI companies. 2,527 active positions (-7 this week).

Active Observations (Week of Sep 19, 2026)

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CompanyRolesDeltaTrendFocus Areas
OpenAI818
-4+44/-48
No history
Enterprise Sales & GTMHardware/Device Engineering+1
OpenAI
No history
818 positions-4(+44/-48)
Enterprise Sales & GTMHardware/Device EngineeringSecure Compute & Agentic Risk
Anthropic609
0+41/-41
No history
Enterprise Operations and Sales ExpansionSecurity and Risk Management+2
Anthropic
No history
609 positions0(+41/-41)
Enterprise Operations and Sales ExpansionSecurity and Risk ManagementFinancial Infrastructure & Leadership+1
xAI264
+1+8/-7
No history
Physical/Datacenter OperationsInfrastructure Logistics+1
xAI
No history
264 positions+1(+8/-7)
Physical/Datacenter OperationsInfrastructure LogisticsSupply Chain & Procurement
Scale AI224
-4+7/-11
No history
Platform EngineeringFederal/Public Sector Operations+1
Scale AI
No history
224 positions-4(+7/-11)
Platform EngineeringFederal/Public Sector OperationsSecurity & Compliance
Cohere142
-3+8/-11
No history
Public Sector/Defence DeliveryLife Sciences Enterprise Sales+1
Cohere
No history
142 positions-3(+8/-11)
Public Sector/Defence DeliveryLife Sciences Enterprise SalesPeople Operations & GTM Enablement
Cursor122
+7+10/-3
No history
Enterprise and International SalesOperational Scale/Support+1
Cursor
No history
122 positions+7(+10/-3)
Enterprise and International SalesOperational Scale/SupportProduct Education and Enablement
Perplexity118
+3+11/-8
No history
API Platform & Developer ExperienceEnterprise/Commercial Expansion+1
Perplexity
No history
118 positions+3(+11/-8)
API Platform & Developer ExperienceEnterprise/Commercial ExpansionPolicy & Strategic Finance
Figure AI104
-10+2/-12
No history
Core Robotics EngineeringFinancial Operations+1
Figure AI
No history
104 positions-10(+2/-12)
Core Robotics EngineeringFinancial OperationsStreamlining/Consolidation
Together AI78
0+4/-4
No history
Research and Innovation (Agents, GPU Optimization)Data Center Operations & Infrastructure+1
Together AI
No history
78 positions0(+4/-4)
Research and Innovation (Agents, GPU Optimization)Data Center Operations & InfrastructureCore ML/AI Engineering
Fireworks AI48
+3+6/-3
No history
Enterprise Field EngineeringRevenue Operations & Analytics+1
Fireworks AI
No history
48 positions+3(+6/-3)
Enterprise Field EngineeringRevenue Operations & AnalyticsGrowth Marketing
Mistral0
0+6/-6
No history
Cybersecurity & TrustEnterprise Support & Legal+1
Mistral
No history
0 positions0(+6/-6)
Cybersecurity & TrustEnterprise Support & LegalHigh-Performance Computing Infrastructure

Sector Signals

Anthropic
Elevated replacement and remix in senior finance and sales—suggesting possible reorg or new phase of financial discipline
anomaly
Anthropic
Unusually heavy batch of enterprise account executive roles removed (Retail, Insurance, Energy & Utilities, Life Sciences, Transport & Travel) while adding fewer, but more strategically focused AEs (ASEAN, Tech)
anomaly
Cohere
Sharp simultaneous reduction in product/marketing leadership hiring while increasing GTM and operational roles — indicates a strategic pivot away from broad promotional/brand activities to specialized vertical execution.
anomaly
Cohere
Removal of key research/ML IC role (Agents Modeling) despite recent C-suite research hire (Joelle Pineau) — could signal strategic realignment of research priorities or consolidation under new leadership.
anomaly
Cursor
Despite rising product complexity, only one active ml_ai and one active research opening—suggesting reliance on current R&D team or a temporary lull in new model research hiring
anomaly
Sector
At least four companies (OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity, Fireworks AI) ramped up enterprise/GTM and field-facing technical roles this week.
signal
Sector
Security and risk hiring is broad-based—Mistral, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Scale AI all added technical security and related ops positions.
signal
Sector
Data center and physical infrastructure hiring is surging: xAI shifted entirely to these hires, while Together AI and OpenAI added new roles too.
signal
Sector
Public sector ML hiring paused or contracted (Cohere, Scale AI, Mistral), mirroring a sector-wide move away from government/defense projects.
signal
Sector
Major labs are sunsetting some marketing and IC agent/research roles, reallocating resources towards enterprise and core technical/infrastructure buildout.
signal