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Will AI replace implementation consultants?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting implementation consultants. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 127 live implementation consultants openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 28% of current implementation consultants openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
127live openings
28%ask for AI skills
24%remote
45companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence, LLMs. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Communication, Problem Solving, Python, Collaboration, Project Management, Customer Success — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Palantir | 33 |
| Samsara | 13 |
| ElevenLabs | 8 |
| Databricks | 6 |
| Brex | 5 |
| Peregrinetechnologies | 4 |
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