LinkedIn's layoffs are coming with changes to some of the company's operations, according to an internal memo from its chief product officer.
LinkedIn on Wednesday announced in an internal memo from CEO Daniel Shapero that it would lay off employees and scale back some investments. A separate email from Hari Srinivasan, who became "chief product officer of the LinkedIn Ecosystem" in March, outlines three shifts the company is planning amid the changes.
"Our fastest moving teams are focused, have fewer layers, and leverage AI to move quickly," Srinivasan wrote. "The changes we're making across our Product orgs are based on creating more agile teams in this model."
LinkedIn's parent company, Microsoft, has similarly been making changes to remove management layers and create more focused teams. Microsoft CFO Amy Hood recently sent an internal memo to employees highlighting "increased pace" and "tighter, more accountable squads."
As part of its plan to get teams to move faster, LinkedIn is also changing how design and research support work, according to the memo. The company is centralizing its user experience design resources so product teams can handle routine work and expert researchers can focus on more complex tasks.
