Overview
- Uber announced a global reduction of roughly 3,300 roles, about 10% of its workforce, on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, and has begun notifying affected employees where local rules allow.
- The company said it will cut managers by about 20% and shrink many small leadership 'microteams' by nearly half to flatten the organization and speed decision‑making.
- Uber plans to funnel the savings into growth and innovation and has committed to invest more than $10 billion in partnerships for autonomous robotaxi services.
- As part of the reorganization Uber will merge engineering, science and operations units, including combining three separate operations teams for restaurants, stores and white‑label delivery, and it will tighten remote‑work rules so roughly 1% of staff can stay fully remote.
- This move follows earlier hiring slowdowns and a June reduction to HR and people teams under new president Jill Hazelbaker, and it may trigger differing notification and severance procedures across countries where local law applies.