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Will AI replace hr business partners?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting hr business partners. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 246 live hr business partners openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 31% of current hr business partners openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
246live openings
31%ask for AI skills
11%remote
162companies 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: Human Resource Management, Communication, Employee Relations, Influence, Mentorship, Organization — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Picnic | 12 |
| Anduril Industries | 6 |
| ASM | 5 |
| Brex | 5 |
| CoreWeave | 4 |
| Whatnot | 4 |
See the full HR Business Partner data page →