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Will AI replace sales managers?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting sales managers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 1,093 live sales managers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 20% of current sales managers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
1,093live openings
20%ask for AI skills
24%remote
389companies 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, Salesforce, CRM, Mentorship, Business Development, Collaboration — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| FortifyIQ | 74 |
| SpaceX | 39 |
| Verkada | 27 |
| Wolt - English | 26 |
| Block | 24 |
| Fireblocks | 15 |
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