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Amazon slicing 16K jobs in re-organizational strategy

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January 30, 2026

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Amazon is cutting 16,000 roles across the company as part of an organizational streamline initiated in October, 2025.

Describing it as "difficult news," Beth Galetti, SVP of people experience and technology at Amazon, said in a statement Wednesday to employees the company was been working since last fall to "to strengthen our organization by reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy. While many teams finalized their organizational changes in October, other teams did not complete that work until now."

"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. That starts with offering most US-based employees 90 days to look for a new role internally (timing will vary internationally based on local and country level requirements)," wrote Galetti.

For employees unable to find a new role at Amazon or who choose not to look for one, the company provide transition support including severance pay, outplacement services, health insurance benefits (as applicable), and more, according to the statement.

Galetti said the company will continue to hire and invest in "strategic areas and functions that are critical to our future."