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Uber cuts 3,300 jobs in company overhaul to reduce management layers

Sep 2, 2026

On September 2, 2026, Uber Technologies Inc. announced it is cutting approximately 3,300 jobs, representing 10% of its global workforce. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi explained in an email that recent growth created excessive management layers and fragmented ownership. The restructuring aims to reduce these layers and reallocate corporate spending directly into Uber's core ride-sharing, delivery, and robotaxi businesses.

Uber workforce reduction

  • ▪Uber Technologies Inc. is cutting approximately 3,300 roles, representing about 10% of its global workforce, as part of a company restructuring announced on September 2, 2026
  • ▪Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi announced the workforce reduction in an email obtained by Bloomberg News on September 2, 2026

Organizational restructuring rationale

  • ▪Uber Technologies Inc. is undergoing a restructuring aimed at reducing management layers and streamlining its organizational structure
  • ▪Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi stated that the company's growth in recent years created excessive layers, coordination issues, and fragmented ownership that no longer serve the company well

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