Overview
- CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced the plan Wednesday that eliminates about 3,300 corporate roles, roughly 10% of Uber’s workforce, and that affected employees have begun to be notified.
- The reorganization will shrink management ranks by about 20%, nearly halve one‑to‑two person “micro‑teams,” and reduce the share of employees seven or more levels below the CEO by roughly 20%.
- Uber will concentrate teams in key hubs such as San Francisco and New York, enforce a three‑day‑a‑week office policy, and cap fully remote roles at about 1% of staff.
- Company executives say the savings will be redirected to drivers, couriers and merchants, core engineering work, and an accelerated autonomous‑vehicle push that builds on more than $10 billion in planned robotaxi commitments and existing AV partnerships.
- Shares rose about 1–2% after the announcement, the cuts are the largest since 2020, and the move is meant to speed decisions and sharpen Uber’s competitive position against rivals such as Waymo and Tesla.