Amazon To Cut About 14,000 Corporate Jobs

Amazon announced on Tuesday that it plans to eliminate around 14,000 positions from its global corporate workforce, citing AI-driven changes as the main reason behind the move. The company also indicated that further layoffs could continue into next year. According to reports, employees affected by the latest round of job cuts began receiving emails on Tuesday.

“You are no longer required to perform work on Amazon’s behalf,” read the email sent by Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President of People Experience and Technology, as reported by Reuters. Amazon had about 1.56 million full-time and part-time employees at the end of last year, including roughly 350,000 corporate staff. This marks the company’s largest layoff since 2022, when about 27,000 jobs were cut between late 2022 and early 2023.

Employees said the current layoffs span several divisions, including Devices, Advertising, Prime Video, Human Resources, Operations, Alexa, and AWS. It remains unclear how long the job reductions will continue. In her memo, Galetti noted that while Amazon will continue hiring in select areas, it plans to streamline teams elsewhere through 2026.

“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,” Galetti said. Over the past two years, Amazon has gradually reduced headcount in segments such as Books, Devices, and its Wondery podcast business. Galetti said these cuts have helped the company simplify workflows and improve efficiency.