- Up to 30.000 corporate layoffs, around 10% of its office workforce.
- Special impact on Human Resources (PXT) and cuts in devices, services and operations.
- Notifications by mail starting Tuesday; executives trained to communicate the process.
- Reasons: overhiring during the pandemic and increased efficiency due to the adoption of AI and automation.
Amazon is finalizing an adjustment plan that will involve the departure of up to 30.000 corporate employees worldwide. This is the largest staff reduction in its history and will affect a large part of its office areas, according to several international news outlets.
Sources cited by Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, and CNBC indicate that the cuts amount to approximately 10% of its corporate positions (around 350.000 in total). The Notifications will arrive by mail Starting Tuesday, and in preparation for that time, the company would have instructed team managers on how to communicate the measure.
What's being cut and who's affected?
The restructuring will be extensive and will affect various areas, with particular emphasis on Human Resources —the People eXperience & Technology (PXT) team—, where a cutback is being considered 15% of a workforce of approximately 10.000 people (around 1.500 jobs). The following will also be affected Devices and Services, Operations and some corporate functions linked to AWS.
In addition to sending email communications Since Tuesday, managers have received specific training on how to handle conversations with staff. According to sources consulted by US media, this is expected to be a step in the right direction. a possible second round after the Christmas campaign to complete the adjustment in corporate areas.
Why does Amazon do it?
The company justifies the decision based on the need to adjusting costs after over-contracting of the pandemic and to simplify structures with fewer layers of management. Andy Jassy, CEO, has been anticipating that the automation and AI They will allow operations to be carried out with fewer staff on repetitive and administrative tasks, which will reduce the size of the corporate workforce over time.
In parallel, Amazon is accelerating its commitment to Robotics and artificial intelligence in their centers. Executives consulted by the American press have described plans to transform workspaces and automate a large part of the operations —in ultra-fast delivery facilities, automation levels of 75% are targeted—, with the aim of gaining efficiency.
Background: Other recent cuts and adjustments
This move expands on the restructuring that began in 2022 and 2023, when [the following] were eliminated approximately 27.000 corporate positionsIn 2025, there have also been some specific adjustments: the closure of the podcast studio. wondery about 100 jobs affected, hundreds of cuts on AWS during August, and deletions in GoodreadsKindle and on Devices and Services throughout the year.
The company overcomes the 1,5 million employees Globally, around 350.000 of these hold corporate positions. The announced wave focuses on office positions; the breakdown by country or region It has not been broken downTherefore, the scope in Europe and Spain remains pending official confirmation.
Investments and strategic focus
While cutting structural costs, Amazon maintains a strong investment push for expand data centers linked to the cloud and AIExecutives have explained that the goal is to reallocate resources from corporate functions towards infrastructure and innovationand that the efficiency gains will help finance that deployment.
With the sending of the first communications and the reorganization of teams, the company faces a decisive phase of its restructuringThe adjustment combines immediate measures—across-cutting measures in corporate areas—with a medium-term shift towards automation, simplification of directive layers and greater cost discipline to sustain its large cloud and artificial intelligence projects.
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