SAN FRANCISCO — Uber announced plans to eliminate approximately 3,300 jobs, representing 10% of its global workforce. The restructuring aims to cut management layers and invest more in ride-sharing, delivery, and robotaxi divisions.

The layoffs impact a global workforce of roughly 36,600 employees, about 14,600 of whom are in the U.S. Drivers and couriers who use the Uber platform are not counted among those employees and are not part of the layoffs.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi stated in a memo that the company is removing layers, simplifying team structures, refining its global location strategy, and focusing people and investments against the biggest opportunities ahead. “We are removing layers, simplifying team structures, refining our global location strategy, and focusing our people and investments against the biggest opportunities ahead of us,” he said.

The number of managers will be reduced by 20%, with some personnel in these roles transitioning to individual contributor positions. Uber is letting go of staff who are more than seven layers down from the CEO. The company is also reducing the number of teams with one or two members by 50%.

Uber is combining its engineering, science, and delivery divisions. It is bringing together its delivery operations across restaurants, retail, and direct divisions. These structural changes support the broader goal of simplifying operations within the organization.

“The changes we're making today are designed to do two things: make Uber simpler and faster, and create more capacity to invest in our future,” he said. He added that a leaner organization will mean clearer ownership, faster decisions, and more time spent building rather than coordinating.

Uber is scaling back its remote work policy, with only about 1% of its workforce expected to remain fully remote. The company will continue to enforce compliance with its hybrid work policy, which requires three days a week in the office. Roughly a third of Uber's global workforce is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

“Global teams will be concentrated in our largest global hubs, NY and SF; regional teams in designated regional hubs; local teams in country hubs; and tech teams in tech hubs,” he said. Uber has offices in San Francisco and Sunnyvale.

“It will also generate savings that we intend to reinvest in growth, innovation, and the capabilities that will matter most over the coming years,” he said. Uber plans to invest more than $10 billion into robotaxis in the coming years.

“This wasn’t a decision we made lightly,” he said. He stated that the outcome is a simpler org chart geared toward building versus managing.

Uber shares rose between 1% and 2.4% following the announcement. The layoffs could generate up to $2 billion in annual savings, according to reports.

The layoffs are Uber's largest since May 2020, when the company shed 6,700 jobs. Uber employed roughly 34,000 workers globally as of its most recent annual report. Uber revenue jumped 18% between 2024 and 2025 to $52 billion. Uber revenue jumped 12% in the second quarter of 2026 to $14.2 billion.

Why It Matters

This restructuring represents a shift in operational strategy for Uber, targeting a 10% reduction in its global headcount to streamline decision-making processes. By cutting management layers and consolidating divisions, the company aims to redirect resources toward high-growth areas such as robotaxis and core mobility services. The move follows a period of revenue growth, with annual figures reaching $52 billion in 2025, yet it signals a prioritization of efficiency and investment capacity over current staffing levels.

The scale of these job cuts marks the most substantial reduction in force for the company since the pandemic-era layoffs in May 2020. With projections of up to $2 billion in annual savings, the financial implications extend beyond immediate cost-cutting to long-term capital allocation. The simultaneous tightening of remote work policies and concentration of teams in major hubs further indicates a strategic shift toward centralized, in-person collaboration models for key technical and operational functions.

What's New

Additional reporting clarifies the specific strategic intent behind the reductions. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi stated that the changes are designed to make the company simpler and faster while creating capacity to invest in the future. He noted that the restructuring will generate savings intended for reinvestment in growth, innovation, and critical capabilities for the coming years.

He emphasized that a leaner organization would result in clearer ownership and faster decisions, allowing more time for building rather than coordinating. He described the outcome as a simpler organizational chart geared toward building versus managing and stated that the decision was not made lightly.

Additional context indicates Uber is laying off about 3,300 people, or about 10% of its global headcount, to cut management layers and invest in ridesharing, delivery, and robotaxi divisions.