"While Galetti signalled further cuts down the line as the company searches for further ways to 'realise efficiency gains', she also said that Amazon expects 'to continue hiring in key strategic areas' through 2026. Although she did not give any indication of what roles are being cut, from which business units or where they will be located globally, she said most employees being let go will be offered a 90-day window to look for new roles internally."
"This generation of AI is the most transformative technology we've seen since the internet, and it's enabling companies to innovate much faster than ever before (in existing market segments and altogether new ones). We're convicted that we need to be organised more leanly, with fewer layers and more ownership, to move as quickly as possible for our customers and business."
Amazon will eliminate 14,000 corporate roles, attributing the reductions to cost-cutting enabled by its AI investments. Leadership presented the cuts as part of efforts to reduce bureaucracy, remove layers and shift resources toward the company’s biggest strategic bets. Executives signalled potential further reductions while saying Amazon expects to continue hiring in key strategic areas through 2026. Most affected employees will be offered a 90-day window to seek internal roles. Company leaders described the current generation of AI as highly transformative, accelerating innovation and prompting a leaner structure to realise efficiency gains and meet customer needs.
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