{
  "id": 5126791,
  "title": "Uber to cut 3,300 jobs globally in major restructuring",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/uber-to-cut-3-300-jobs-globally-in-major-restructuring",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T16:45:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/09/02/uber-to-cut-3300-jobs-globally-in-major-restructuring/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Uber, the ride-hailing giant, has announced plans to cut approximately 3,300 jobs globally, accounting for around 10% of its workforce. The company's CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, revealed the restructuring in an email to employees, citing excessive management layers and fragmented structures as the primary reasons. Uber's rapid growth over the past five years has led to this decision. The workforce reduction is expected to decrease management roles by around 20%, with some managers transitioning to individual contributor positions. Additionally, Uber plans to simplify its organizational structure by reducing the number of micro-teams with only one or two employees by nearly 50%. Furthermore, the company aims to reduce the number of employees positioned seven or more layers below the CEO by 20%. Uber is also consolidating its delivery operations, merging its three delivery teams—covering restaurants, retail, and direct delivery—into unified teams at global, regional, and country levels. The company has been heavily investing in autonomous vehicle technology, including companies like Lucid Group, Nuro, and Rivian, as well as Avride. This restructuring follows a series of workforce reductions this year, including cuts in customer service and human resources. The latest layoffs come amid a trend of restructuring across the global technology industry in 2026, with companies like Cloudflare and Intuit also downsizing their operations.",
  "summary": "Uber Technologies is set to cut about 3,300 jobs globally, representing roughly 10% of its workforce, as the ride-hailing company restructures its operations to reduce management layers and redirect spending towards growth and autonomous vehicle technology. The post Uber to cut 3,300 jobs globally in major restructuring appeared first on Nairametrics .",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}