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Partnerships Manager Career Market Report 2026

2,765 active jobs. 1,239 companies. Median salary $132K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

2,765
Active Job Openings
1,239
Companies Hiring
$132K
Median Salary (US)
80%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Partnerships Manager market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 80% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $132K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $90K to $221K.

Remote roles pay 22% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 35%

Go demand rose +8.2pp — fastest-growing skill

Atia leads hiring with 81 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$46K, +39%)

Salary increase: +$46K · Sample: Manager → Director

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 35% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager218$80K$120K$180K
Director148$133K$166K$240K
Lead31$110K$156K$191K
Mid-Level23$80K$95K$140K
Senior13$95K$124K$166K
Junior12$50K$66K$90K
Staff5$130K$138K$149K
Entry-Level3$49K$62K$75K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$46K (39%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States304$130KUSD
Remote98$159KUSD
United Kingdom17$140KGBP
Canada9$100KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site4.7%
Remote21.8%
Hybrid3.1%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
35%
Project Management
12%
Account Management
11%
Salesforce
10%
Go
8%
Customer Success
7%
Negotiation
6%
Data Analysis
4%
SQL
4%
TypeScript
4%
Sales Pipeline
4%
ITIL
4%

Skills on the Rise

Go ↑+8.2ppAI/LLM ↑+7.4ppNegotiation ↑+5.9ppData Analysis ↑+4.5ppSQL ↑+4.1pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-21.3ppProcurement ↓-10.5ppExcel ↓-10.5ppMental Health ↓-8.5ppAttention to Detail ↓-6.7pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Atia812.9%
Feverup582.1%
Airwallex351.3%
Mediabrands260.9%
Jobgether200.7%
Ixllearning190.7%
Sggovterp160.6%
Asmglobal150.5%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States991
Remote272
United Kingdom174
Germany54
Singapore50
Canada48
India32
China27

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree58.1%1,287
Master's Degree10.0%221
Bachelor's Degree8.9%197
MBA1.4%30
PhD / Doctorate0.6%14

Certifications

PRINCE2 (7%)ITIL (4%)MBA (4%)CPA (2%)

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