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Will AI replace strategic partner managers?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting strategic partner managers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 557 live strategic partner managers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 29% of current strategic partner managers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
557live openings
29%ask for AI skills
17%remote
250companies 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: Partnerships, Communication, Business Development, Collaboration, Influence, Attention to Detail — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| FeverUp | 57 |
| Nourish | 25 |
| Omnicom Media | 19 |
| OpenAI | 17 |
| Agoda | 15 |
| WPP Media | 12 |
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