Uber Cuts 3,300 Jobs to Strip Out Management Layers

Uber Cuts 3,300 Jobs to Strip Out Management Layers
Uber portrays its latest layoffs as an operational reset, arguing that a bigger company has become too layered to move quickly. For the roughly 3,300 employees affected, the overhaul also means fewer management roles, consolidated teams and an almost complete retreat from remote work.

The cuts were announced Wednesday in an internal email from CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, targeting about 10% of Uber’s global workforce. With roughly 34,000 employees at the end of 2025, the reduction is designed to trim costs while reshaping how decisions get made across the ride-hailing giant.

Khosrowshahi’s case is that Uber’s expansion — across rides, delivery and newer businesses — has produced too much internal friction. “But that growth has also brought complexity: more layers, more coordination, more fragmented ownership,” he wrote, saying structures that worked in smaller units no longer fit Uber’s scale.

The restructuring reaches deep into the company chart. Uber plans to cut the number of managers by 20%, halve tiny teams with only one or two reports, and reduce staff positioned more than seven layers below the CEO. Some former managers will shift into individual-contributor roles, while engineering, science and delivery functions are being combined.

The company is also clustering more workers in hubs including New York and San Francisco, leaving fewer than 1% eligible to work remotely. Khosrowshahi framed the result as a sharper organization: “A leaner organization will mean clearer ownership, faster decisions, and more time spent building rather than coordinating.”

The strategy is not presented as an AI-driven layoff, despite a wider tech-sector wave tied to automation. Instead, Uber says the savings and simplified structure will create room for investment in its core rideshare and delivery businesses — and in autonomous vehicles, where it has previously outlined plans to commit more than $10 billion in coming years. Investors initially welcomed the announcement, sending shares up nearly 2% in morning trading.

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