Amazon Web Services (AWS) will lay off hundreds of people in yet another round of layoffs. AWS said in an internal email that headcount is being reduced across certain sales, marketing, and global services (SMGS) organizations.
The email was sent to employees by Matt Garman, SVP of Sales and Marketing for AWS, Amazon's cloud division.
“We have identified several targeted areas of the organization that need to be streamlined in order to continue to invest further in key strategic areas where we believe they will have the greatest impact,” Garman said in an email. We are aiming to optimize the And he “found overlap in job categories such as program management and sales operations.”
Terminated employees will be assisted through the transition by AWS. The company said it will offer a package that includes a transition period with full salary and benefits, severance pay, country-specific transition allowances, an internal job search period for possible redeployment, and external placement support. .
Notifications to affected employees will be sent across the U.S. and Canada, with time to consult with employee representative bodies in Latin America and other regions as early as today, which may delay communication timelines. There is.
A year ago, AWS laid off about 27,000 employees in multiple rounds. At least 500 Indian employees have also been laid off so far, according to a Moneycontrol report, which comes a month after the global downsizing.
