E-commerce giant Amazon is set to cut nearly 16,000 jobs, marking its largest round of layoffs since October 2025, as the company continues a broad organisational restructuring.
In a blog post on Tuesday, Amazon said the cuts are part of ongoing efforts to reduce management layers, increase ownership, and streamline decision-making across the company. Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President of People and Experience, said the changes would affect “some of our teammates” across multiple teams.
Galetti explained that while many departments completed their restructuring plans in October, others only finalised their changes in recent weeks, leading to the latest reductions.
“The reductions we are making today will impact approximately 16,000 roles across Amazon, and we’re again working hard to support everyone whose role is impacted,” she wrote. Most U.S.-based employees affected by the cuts will be given 90 days to seek other roles within the company, with timelines varying internationally depending on local regulations.
Employees who are unable to secure new roles internally, or choose not to do so, will receive transition support, including severance pay, outplacement services, and continued health insurance benefits.
Despite the layoffs, Galetti said Amazon would continue hiring and investing in strategic areas critical to the company’s long-term growth, noting that many of its businesses are still in early stages with significant opportunities ahead.
“Every team will continue to evaluate the ownership, speed, and capacity to invent for customers and make adjustments as appropriate,” she said, adding that such assessments are increasingly important in a rapidly changing business environment.
The announcement follows reports last week that Amazon was preparing to lay off thousands of corporate staff. The company employed about 1.57 million people globally as of the end of the third quarter.
Amazon has cut more than 27,000 jobs between 2022 and 2023 and last year said it would reduce its corporate and technology workforce by about 10 per cent. The latest layoffs align with CEO Andy Jassy’s efforts to reverse what the company has described as overhiring during the COVID-19 pandemic.
