Amazon said Wednesday it will cut approximately 16,000 roles across the company as part of an organizational overhaul aimed at reducing bureaucracy and cutting management layers, as the company continues to invest heavily in areas such as artificial intelligence.
In a message to employees, Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president of people experience and technology, said the reductions affect teams that were still finalizing restructuring efforts first announced in October.
Most U.S.-based employees whose roles are cut will be given 90 days to look for new positions internally, while those who do not transition will receive severance pay and other forms of support.
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