Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) told staffers in its “People Operations” and cloud organizations this week that it plans to cut employees as part of internal reorganizations/
The company will offer a voluntary exit program to U.S.-based, full-time employees in People Operations, Google’s human relations division, starting in early March, according to a memo issued Tuesday by HR chief Fiona Cicconi.
The latest cuts come after finance chief Anat Ashkenazi said one of her top priorities would be to drive more cost-cutting as Google expands its spending on AI infrastructure in 2025. After the company on Feb. 3 reported revenue that missed expectations for the fourth quarter, Ashkenazi said Google had strong demand for AI products and that it “exited the year with more demand than we had available capacity.”
As part of the HR buyouts, employees who are level 4 and level 5 may receive a severance of 14 weeks of salary and one additional week for every full year of service, the memo says. Those are considered mid- to senior-level employees.
Separately, the company also made cuts to several teams within its cloud unit, mostly affecting operations support staff, according to sources and separate internal memos. Some of those moves include moving roles to other countries.
GOOGL shares began Friday up 46 cents to $168.96.
