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Will AI replace regional sales directors?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting regional sales directors. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 78 live regional sales directors openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 38% of current regional sales directors openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
78live openings
38%ask for AI skills
46%remote
51companies 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: Mentorship, Communication, Collaboration, Influence, Enterprise Sales, Pharmaceutical — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Cribl | 5 |
| Axsome Therapeutics | 5 |
| Garner Health | 4 |
| Fivetran | 4 |
| Synack | 3 |
| Datadog | 3 |
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