Overview

• The layoffs, expected to be unveiled early in July, come immediately after Microsoft’s fiscal year closes on June 30.
• They will focus on sales and marketing positions within the company’s 45,000-strong division while largely sparing other customer-facing roles.
• This latest round follows May’s elimination of 6,000 jobs in product and engineering, marking a sustained cost-trimming effort.
• Microsoft plans to delegate software sales for small and mid-size clients to external firms as part of its organizational realignment.
• The cuts occur alongside an $80 billion investment in AI infrastructure as Microsoft aims for leadership in the projected $1 trillion AI market by 2030.