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Uber to cut 3,300 jobs and streamline management in pivot to autonomous vehicles
Uber announced plans to cut about 3,300 jobs globally, roughly 10% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring aimed at reducing management layers and reallocating resources toward growth areas including autonomous vehicles. The company also said it will mandate that only about 1% of employees can work remotely, and it has committed over $10 billion to robotaxi partnerships.
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Uber announces major job cuts and management overhaul
Uber Technologies is cutting approximately 3,300 jobs worldwide, representing about 10% of its staff, in a major restructuring aimed at simplifying its management structure and redirecting resources toward areas including autonomous vehicles, according to CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
The reductions bring the company's global headcount to just under 30,000, about the same level as in 2021, as reported by Bloomberg News. Employees whose roles are affected have already been notified, except in countries where local procedures must first be followed, Khosrowshahi said in an email to staff.
This move follows smaller, more targeted cuts that Uber has made this year in its customer service and human resources departments. In May, the company also said it planned to slow hiring.
CEO cites growth-induced complexity
Khosrowshahi said Uber's revenue has nearly tripled over the past five years, but this expansion has created organizational layers that hinder efficiency. In his email, he stated that the company's growth has led to "more layers, more coordination, more fragmented ownership, and in some cases structures that made sense when businesses were smaller but no longer serve us well at our current scale."
He told employees that the restructuring would result in "a leaner organisation" with "clearer ownership, faster decisions, and more time spent building rather than coordinating."
The CEO also said the changes would "generate savings that we intend to reinvest in growth, innovation, and the capabilities that will matter most over the coming years," including investments in drivers, couriers, and merchants worldwide. He mentioned work to build an "autonomous future" as a key focus.
Management layers reduced and teams combined
As part of the overhaul, Uber aims to flatten its organizational structure. The company has already reduced the number of employees sitting seven or more layers below the CEO by 20% and cut the number of "micro-teams" — groups with only one or two direct reports — by nearly half. The cuts will also reduce the number of managers by 20%, with some being moved to individual-contributor roles, according to an Uber spokesperson. The company did not disclose how many managers would be laid off.
Uber is also combining teams where separate operations have created duplication. Specifically, its three delivery-operations teams covering restaurants, retail, and its white-label delivery service will be merged, and its Core Services Engineering and Science teams will also be brought together.
Remote work restricted and robotaxi investments pledged
In an ongoing push to get more staff back into offices, Uber is mandating that only about 1% of employees can work remotely going forward. Most existing remote workers are being asked to move to an office, while hybrid employees will continue to be required to work from the office three days a week.
Uber has committed more than $10 billion to robotaxi partnerships in the coming years. The company has reduced its stakes in some companies and invested in Avride, Lucid Group, Nuro, and Rivian Automotive as part of its autonomous vehicle strategy.
Following the announcement, Uber shares rose as much as 1.7% in premarket trading, according to Bloomberg News.
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Framing: Emphasizes Uber's job cuts (3,300) and management layer removals as a resource shift toward robotaxis. — Neutral/factual with a focus on business rationale and positive market reaction.
Facts Included:
Uber is cutting about 10% of its workforce and simplifying its management structure.
Uber Technologies is cutting around 3,300 jobs globally as CEO Dara Khosrowshahi seeks to strip out management layers and redirect resources towards growth opportunities, including autonomous vehicles.
The cuts will reduce Uber's global headcount to just under 30,000, roughly where it stood in 2021, as reported by Bloomberg News.
Employees whose roles are affected have already been notified, except in countries where local procedures must first be followed, according to Khosrowshahi's email.
Khosrowshahi said Uber's revenue has nearly tripled over the past five years, but expansion led to more management layers, fragmented responsibilities, and teams spending too much time coordinating.
Khosrowshahi told employees: "A leaner organisation will mean clearer ownership, faster decisions, and more time spent building rather than coordinating."
Uber shares gained as much as 7% in premarket trading after the restructuring news.
Uber has reduced the number of employees sitting seven or more layers below the CEO by 20% and cut the number of "micro-teams" by nearly half.
Some managers will move into individual-contributor roles, while employees outside management will also lose jobs.
Uber is combining its three delivery-operations teams (restaurants, retail, Direct) at global, regional, and country levels.
Core Services Engineering and Science teams will be brought together.
Only about 1% of employees are expected to work remotely in the future.
Most existing remote workers are being asked to move to an office, and hybrid employees must work from office three days a week.
Global teams will be concentrated in New York and San Francisco, with regional/local/tech teams in designated hubs.
Khosrowshahi said savings would be reinvested in growth, innovation, and capabilities, including investments in drivers, couriers, and merchants.
Uber plans to invest more than $10 billion in autonomous-vehicle partnerships over the coming years.
Uber has reshuffled investments, reducing stakes in some businesses while investing in autonomous-driving and EV companies including Avride, Lucid Group, Nuro, and Rivian Automotive, per Bloomberg.
The restructuring follows smaller job cuts in customer-service and HR earlier this year.
Uber said in May it planned to slow hiring.
Khosrowshahi didn't cite AI as a reason for the latest cuts; he framed it as an attempt to undo organizational complexity from rapid growth.
Framing: The headline emphasizes the job cuts and the company overhaul, specifically mentioning the reduction of management layers.
Facts Included:
Uber is cutting about 3,300 roles, or 10% of its staff globally.
Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi announced the changes in an email obtained by Bloomberg News.
The cuts will reduce the number of managers in the company by 20%.
Uber is reducing nearly half the number of teams that only have one or two members.
Shares of Uber erased earlier losses to rise as much as 7% in premarket trading after the announcement.
Uber is mandating that only about 1% of employees can be remote going forward.
Khosrowshahi said the changes will 'generate savings that we intend to reinvest in growth, innovation, and the capabilities that will matter most over the coming years.'
Uber has vowed to commit more than $10 billion to robotaxi partnerships in the coming years.
The layoffs follow more targeted cuts the ride-hailing company has made across its customer service and human resources departments this year.
Wednesday's cuts bring Uber's overall employee count to just under 30,000 people, about where it was in 2021.
Khosrowshahi's companywide email in full is included in the article.
Framing: The headline emphasizes the job cuts themselves and attributes them to a management overhaul.
Facts Included:
Uber Technologies is cutting about 3,300 roles, or 10 per cent of its staff worldwide
Chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi announced the changes in an email obtained by Bloomberg News
The cuts will reduce the number of managers in the company by 20 per cent, with some being moved to the role of individual contributor, an Uber representative said
The company did not disclose what percentage of managers would be laid off
It is reducing the number of "micro-teams" with one or two members by about 50 per cent and paring back the number of employees who sit more than seven layers down from the chief executive
The company is also streamlining its core engineering, science and delivery groups, including combining its three operations teams for restaurants, retail and white-label delivery service
Shares of Uber erased earlier losses to rise as much as 7 per cent in premarket trading after the announcement
Uber is also mandating that only about 1 per cent of employees can work remotely from now on
Mr Khosrowshahi said the changes will "generate savings that we intend to reinvest in growth, innovation, and the capabilities that will matter most over the coming years"
He said more investment will be made in drivers, couriers and merchants around the world, in addition to upgrading Uber's core business and working to build an "autonomous future"
The move comes as Uber has vowed to commit more than $10 billion to robotaxi partnerships in the coming years
The company has reallocated capital in other ways in the past year, including by reducing its stakes in some companies and investing in Avride, Lucid Group, Nuro and Rivian Automotive
The layoffs follow more targeted cuts the ride-hailing company made across its customer service and human resources departments earlier in the year
Unlike Big Tech firms, which have conducted frequent job cuts in the name of heavy spending on artificial intelligence in the past few years, Uber had avoided vast reductions since the Covid-19 pandemic
It said in May it would moderate the pace of hiring
Wednesday’s cuts bring Uber’s overall employee count to fewer 30,000 people, similar to the figure in 2021
Mr Khosrowshahi did not mention the impact of AI in his announcement but the changes are also driven by a desire to use more of the technology to drive daily operations
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ClaimUber is cutting about 3,300 roles, or 10% of its staff globally.
ClaimKhosrowshahi said the changes will 'generate savings that we intend to reinvest in growth, innovation, and the capabilities that will matter most over the coming years.'
ClaimUber has reallocated capital in the past year, including reducing stakes in some companies and investing in Avride, Lucid Group, Nuro, and Rivian Automotive.
ClaimKhosrowshahi did not mention the impact of AI in his announcement, but the changes are also driven by a desire to use more of the technology to drive daily operations.