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Will AI replace business development managers?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting business development managers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 463 live business development managers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 22% of current business development managers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
463live openings
22%ask for AI skills
13%remote
204companies 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, Partnerships, CRM, Organization — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Private Equity Insights | 23 |
| Deliveroo | 19 |
| Anduril Industries | 18 |
| Vaco LLC | 17 |
| FeverUp | 13 |
| primexbt | 11 |
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