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Will AI replace business development managers?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting business development managers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 492 live business development managers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 24% of current business development managers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
492live openings
24%ask for AI skills
14%remote
227companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Communication, Business Development, Collaboration, Organization, CRM, Closing — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Private Equity Insights | 21 |
| Vaco LLC | 19 |
| Metropolis | 14 |
| Anduril Industries | 13 |
| Rocket Lab | 12 |
| SpaceX | 11 |
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