People division cut by nearly a quarter
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi answers audience questions during a taping of the “On With Kara Swisher” podcast at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Uber Cuts 23% of jobs in people department as it tries to streamline operations under new president Jill Hazelbaker.
“Changes are necessary to maximize the effectiveness of the People team and the tremendous potential ahead of us,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a note.
The affected team includes recruiting and human resources personnel. Uber did not disclose the number of employee cuts, but a spokesperson for the ride-sharing giant said they were “well below 1%” of its 34,000 employees.
Hazelbaker, who was promoted to president and chief corporate affairs officer last month, said in a memo to affected teams that the layoffs were aimed at building a “more connected, modern, operationally excellent organization.”
He added that some segments “have become complex and fragmented, with overlapping responsibilities, unclear ownership and teams operating far removed from the businesses and partners they support.”
Bloomberg He was the first to report the news.
Uber joins the list of companies reducing headcount, and many firms are touting the benefits of AI to automate workloads and scale efficiency.
While the food delivery and ride-sharing company did not attribute AI to the outages, it confirmed this week that the use of ride-hailing for employees is being phased out. The company’s base tier is $1,500 per month, and limits increase from there.
Uber’s technology chief previously said the company exceeded its 2026 AI budget in four months. Information reported for the first time.
In an email to CNBC, a spokesperson said these are “soft caps” on agency and coding technology, and budgets are set per vehicle.
“We have had layers of spending on some agency AI tools for several months,” they wrote.
CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos contributed to this article.
