“Today we are making a series of significant organizational changes across Uber. We are removing hierarchical levels, simplifying team structures, refining our global local presence strategy, and focusing our human resources and investments on the most important opportunities ahead. As a result, we will reduce the size of our team by about 10%. Everyone whose role has been affected has already been informed, except in countries where we will follow the local procedure provided.” This was announced by Uber CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, in a letter to the company’s employees published on the website.
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Savings to reinvest in growth
“The changes we are making today are designed to achieve two goals: make Uber simpler and faster and create greater investment capacity in our future. A leaner organization will mean clearer responsibilities, faster decisions, and more time spent on execution rather than coordination. It will also generate savings that we intend to reinvest in growth, innovation, and skills that will be most important in the coming years,” explained Khosrowshahi.
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The competition from robotaxis
The staff reduction announced by Uber concerns 3,300 jobs, equal to 10% of its total workforce. This is the largest workforce cut by the company since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and aims to better address the rise of robotaxis that are eroding Uber’s ride-hailing business.
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