Seattle: Amazon is reportedly preparing to eliminate as many as 30,000 corporate jobs worldwide as part of a sweeping plan to reduce costs and reshape its operations in the age of artificial intelligence. The move could affect nearly 10 percent of the company’s global white-collar workforce, marking one of its largest job reduction efforts in recent years.

According to reports from Reuters and other sources, the planned cuts will target several divisions, including human resources, corporate operations, devices and services, and parts of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) team. The layoffs are expected to begin in the coming weeks, although the company has not officially confirmed the scale or timeline of the job reductions.

With more than 1.5 million employees globally, Amazon remains one of the world’s largest private employers. However, this round of layoffs will mostly affect the company’s 350,000 corporate staff, reflecting an effort to streamline management and adapt to changing business priorities.

Sources familiar with the matter said Amazon’s leadership wants to make the organization more efficient following a period of heavy hiring during the pandemic. The company expanded aggressively between 2020 and 2022 to meet soaring e-commerce demand, but in the years since, growth has slowed and operating costs have climbed.

Amazon’s CEO, Andy Jassy, has emphasized the growing role of artificial intelligence in the company’s strategy, noting that automation will reduce the need for certain corporate positions. Earlier this year, Jassy hinted that AI-driven tools were already transforming Amazon’s internal operations and could lead to a smaller, more agile corporate structure.

This decision follows a series of earlier job cuts across Amazon’s business units. In 2023, the company laid off around 27,000 employees, and earlier in 2025, hundreds of positions were eliminated in its AWS division. Reports also suggest that as much as 15 percent of Amazon’s human resources department—known internally as “People Experience and Technology” could be affected by the latest cuts.

Industry analysts say the move highlights a broader shift in the technology sector, where major firms are tightening budgets and increasing automation after years of expansion. The focus has turned to profitability and efficiency rather than workforce growth, as companies seek to balance innovation with economic pressures.

While the exact impact on regional offices remains unclear, the layoffs are expected to be global, affecting employees in the United States and other key markets. Amazon has so far declined to comment on the reported figures but said it continues to review its workforce needs to align with long-term goals.

If confirmed, this would be one of the company’s most significant restructuring efforts since its large-scale cuts two years ago, signaling how even the world’s most powerful tech companies are reshaping their workforces to adapt to a rapidly changing digital and economic landscape.