GoKawiilBank job postings for AI 'agent orchestration' skills rose 1,721% in 2025
Hiring data firm Draup found that AI-related job postings at banks including JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Capital One rose 49% this year to 139,819 listings. Within that total, postings seeking skills in coordinating multiple AI agents working together, known as agent orchestration, jumped 1,721%, according to the analysis shared exclusively with CNBC.
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The shift suggests banks are moving past simple chatbot deployments toward systems where several specialized agents handle data inspection, document analysis and compliance checks in sequence. Draup CEO Vijay Swaminathan frames this as the industry's most in-demand skill set, which could reshape which technical and domain-expertise roles banks prioritize as they try to boost productivity through automation.
- AI job postings at major banks rose 49% in 2025 to 139,819 listings, per Draup.
- Demand for agent orchestration skills grew 1,721%, the fastest-growing category.
- Hiring is expanding beyond engineers to 'forward-deployed engineers' who combine technical and business-specific knowledge.
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