The Hottest New Job in Tech Isn’t “Prompt Engineer” Anymore — It’s “Agent Manager”
2025 rewrites the org chart right in front of our eyes — and the change happens faster than most leaders expect.
Forget “Prompt Engineer.” The most sought-after role today? Agent Manager.
Jeanne DeWitt Grosser, COO of Vercel, nailed it in a recent Business Insider interview:
“I think you’re just going to see a different modality within a company, which is an agent manager.”
Think about that for a second. We no longer manage people who use tools. Instead, we now manage autonomous agents that replace entire workflows, teams, and processes.
These agents don’t just answer questions. They actually:
✅ Break down complex, multi-step problems
✅ Build and execute detailed plans on their own
✅ Work 24/7 without constant supervision
✅ Learn from mistakes and improve over time
Consequently, the best leaders in the AI era won’t win because they command the largest teams. They’ll dominate because they orchestrate the most capable fleet of agents.
In fact, middle management is evolving into something completely new: professionals who “herd” dozens (or hundreds) of intelligent, goal-driven agents that never sleep, never burn out, and scale instantly.
Sounds crazy? It did — until it started happening today.
Moreover, companies that master the art of building, deploying, and directing armies of high-performance agents will move at a speed that leaves everyone else in the dust.
Welcome to the Agent Era. The org chart just became flatter, faster, and infinitely smarter.
P.S. If you still measure productivity by hours worked instead of outcomes delivered by agents, 2025 will hit you harder than you think.
You can see our other blog post here or you can see the interview in business insider.