In a significant move to streamline operations and focus on artificial intelligence (AI), Amazon has announced plans to cut approximately 14,000 corporate jobs globally. This decision, revealed on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, marks the e-commerce giant’s second-largest workforce reduction, following the 22,000 job cuts in 2022. The restructuring aims to eliminate bureaucracy and reallocate resources toward AI-driven innovations, which Amazon views as transformative for its future growth. Beth Galetti, Amazon’s senior vice president of people experience and technology, emphasized in a memo to employees that the company seeks to become ‘even stronger’ by investing in its ‘biggest bets,’ particularly AI. CEO Andy Jassy had previously indicated in June that the integration of generative AI tools would reduce the need for certain roles while creating new opportunities in other areas. The layoffs reflect Amazon’s strategic pivot to leverage AI for operational efficiency and market innovation.
Amazon to cut about 14,000 corporate jobs amid AI-focused restructuring
