CIOs rethink roles, skills, training, and talent models for the future
CIO, Monday, October 26th, 2026
As AI reshapes IT work, CIOs are rethinking team structures, prioritizing AI fluency and business skills, and turning to continuous training.
CIOs expect AI to shrink development teams and shift IT work toward business domain knowledge, discernment, and communication rather than deep technical skill.
At the CIO 100 conference, 33% of CIOs named talent, skills, and organizational change as their top worry.
Leaders at Zebra Technologies, Flexera, and MetLife describe prioritizing AI fluency, microlearning, and on-the-job training over long-term coursework.
Info-Tech reports 89% of IT leaders expect to restructure, with broader roles, talent pools, and new jobs such as MLOps and trust engineers emerging.