As a part of its global restructuring initiative, Amazon will be laying off 800-1,000 employees in India, as per sources. Globally, Amazon will be reducing its overall workforce by about 14,000.
The job cuts that are impacting the company’s workforce across the globe come with Amazon’s increasing adoption of artificial intelligence and a bid to reduce business costs.
Within India, the affected roles will likely span across a variety of sectors, including finance, marketing, human resources and tech, as per one source. Another source claimed that most of the employees impacted will be those who report to Amazon’s global teams.
The move follows the Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s comment from last year that “reducing layers, increasing ownership and helping reduce bureaucracy” across the company.
Amazon’s Senior Vice President of People Experience and Technology, Beth Galetti, recently shared a note shedding more light on the company’s recent job cuts and its future plans.
“Many of you have put significant effort into that work of strengthening your organisations by reducing layers, increasing ownership, and helping reduce bureaucracy. We’re already seeing the results, with teams moving faster and many Amazonians feeling more ownership, and the S-team and I appreciate all the work you’ve done,” said Galetti.
“The reductions we’re sharing today are a continuation of this work to get even stronger by further reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources to ensure we’re investing in our biggest bets and what matters most to our customers’ current and future needs.”
Confirming that Amazon will reduce its overall employee count by about 14,000, Galetti emphasised that the company will do what it can to support to impacted employees. This will include providing most employees 90 days to look for a new role internally and prioritising internal candidates to help as many people as possible find new roles within Amazon.
For those who might not be able to find a new role within Amazon during the restructuring process, the company is ready to offer transition support, including severance pay, outplacement services, health insurance benefits, and more.
“Looking ahead to 2026, as Andy talked about earlier this year, we expect to continue hiring in key strategic areas while also finding additional places we can remove layers, increase ownership, and realise efficiency gains,” Galetti added.
