Archive · 10 Sep 2026
AI and career growth drive executive job-hopping in India
A survey looked at more than 1,200 senior leaders in India.
It found that many executives are willing to consider new jobs.
Some are already searching for different roles.
Many want faster promotions, bigger responsibilities and more chances to make a difference.
Artificial intelligence is now part of the work of most surveyed executives.
Many said AI helps them work faster and produce better-quality work.
Pay remains important, but executives also want clear career paths and promotion opportunities.
Companies may need to offer both growth and useful technology opportunities to keep experienced leaders.
Ninety-four per cent of surveyed Indian executives are open to new career opportunities.
Sixty-three per cent are actively seeking new roles, while 41 per cent may leave within a year.
Faster progression, broader responsibilities and greater impact are major reasons executives consider moving.
Seventy-five per cent of executives actively use AI, with equal shares reporting higher productivity.
Although 87 per cent cite pay as a job-satisfaction driver, the report says compensation alone may not retain leaders.
- Who
- More than 1,200 C-level executives and senior leaders surveyed by Page Executive India, part of Michael Page India.
- What
- A report found that India’s senior leadership market is becoming more fluid, with executives considering job changes and increasingly using AI at work.
- Where
- India, with the article datelined New Delhi.
- Why
- Executives are seeking faster career progression, broader responsibilities, greater impact and clearer links between performance and rewards.
- Executives open to opportunities
- 94 per cent
- Executives actively seeking roles
- 63 per cent
- Executives unlikely to stay beyond one year
- 41 per cent
- Executives actively using AI
- 75 per cent
- Executives reporting higher productivity from AI
- 75 per cent
- Executives reporting improved work quality from AI
- 72 per cent
- Executives citing pay as a job-satisfaction driver
- 87 per cent