Uber Cuts 10% of Corporate Staff, Eliminating ~3,300 Jobs in Management Overhaul

Uber is laying off approximately 3,300 corporate employees — roughly 10% of its corporate workforce — in a sweeping restructuring aimed at stripping out management layers and flattening the organization. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced the cuts in an internal memo, framing them not as a response to poor performance but as a deliberate effort to simplify a company that has grown dramatically over five years, with revenue nearly tripling during that period.

The cuts targeted coordination and management roles specifically. Khosrowshahi described eliminating roughly half of all so-called 'micro-teams' — internal groups with just one or two direct reports — and broadening the scope of remaining managers so fewer layers sit between leadership and execution. Uber also consolidated teams within its delivery business as part of the restructuring. The goal, per the memo, is faster decision-making, cleaner ownership of responsibilities, and redirecting the savings into growth and innovation investments.

The layoffs fit a broader pattern across the tech industry, where companies from Meta to Coinbase have aggressively targeted middle management, often citing AI as a reason fewer coordinators are needed. Uber's announcement notably did not mention AI in the context of these corporate cuts — a contrast to its July layoff of 10% of its customer service team, which the company explicitly tied to increased AI usage. Uber had also cut HR roles earlier in 2025.

Alongside the job cuts, Uber is instituting a near-universal return-to-office mandate, requiring almost all corporate employees to come in at least three days a week. Fewer than 1% of the corporate workforce will remain fully remote. The combination of headcount reduction and RTO signals a significant cultural and operational reset at a company that, by its own financial metrics, is performing well — making the restructuring an offensive move rather than a distress signal.