Amanze Chinonye
Uber will cut about 10% of its global workforce as part of a major restructuring aimed at reducing management layers, consolidating teams and redirecting resources towards growth and future technologies, the company said.
In a Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026 message to employees, Uber said affected workers had already been notified, except in countries where legally required local processes were still under way.
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The restructuring comes as Uber’s business continues to grow. The company said its top line had nearly tripled over the past five years, but the expansion had also created additional management layers, fragmented ownership and structures that were slowing decision-making.
Uber said the overhaul would focus on simplifying its organisational structure, consolidating overlapping teams and concentrating employees in fewer locations.
The company said it had reduced roles primarily focused on coordination and broadened managers’ responsibilities, particularly in teams with only one or two direct reports.
The changes reduced by 20% the number of employees positioned seven or more management layers below the chief executive and cut the number of small teams with one or two direct reports by nearly half, Uber said.
Uber is also consolidating its three Delivery Operations teams covering restaurants, retail and direct delivery into unified teams at global, regional and country levels.
The company said the changes would reduce duplication, clarify accountability and allow managers to allocate capital more efficiently. It is also combining its Core Services Engineering and Science teams.
As part of the restructuring, Uber is tightening its location strategy and asking the vast majority of remote employees to move to offices.
Global teams will be concentrated primarily in New York and San Francisco, while regional, country and technology teams will be based in designated hubs, the company said.
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Uber said only about 1% of employees would remain remote going forward and reiterated its requirement that most staff work from the office three days a week.
The company said the cuts reflected changes in how it was organised and what it was prioritising, rather than the performance or contributions of affected employees.
Uber said it expected the leaner structure to speed up decision-making and generate savings that would be reinvested in growth, innovation, its core businesses and autonomous technology.
The company said it opted for a single, large-scale restructuring rather than a series of smaller changes, acknowledging that the move would have a significant impact on affected employees.
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