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Will AI replace data science managers?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting data science managers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 239 live data science managers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 56% of current data science managers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
239live openings
56%ask for AI skills
25%remote
160companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Communication, SQL, Business Intelligence, Data Science, Python, Influence — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Omnicom Media | 26 |
| WPP Media | 5 |
| Xometry | 4 |
| VML | 4 |
| Monzo | 4 |
| Revolution Medicines | 4 |
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