Meta shifts 7,000 employees into four new AI units ahead of mass layoffs
Meta Platforms Inc. is reportedly reassigning about 7,000 workers into new artificial intelligence roles as part of the broader restructuring that brings layoffs of roughly 8,000 staff into effect on Wednesday.
The reassignments were disclosed in a memo on Monday from Meta Chief People Officer Janelle Gale that was reviewed by Bloomberg, which first reported the move. Affected staff will be consolidated into four new organizations focused on AI products, including agents and apps, and Gale told employees the new corporate structure will be “flatter” with “smaller teams.”
The four new groups are reported to include Applied AI Engineering, Agent Transformation Accelerator XFN, Central Analytics and Enterprise Solutions, the first two forming part of an “AI for Work” push, while Central Analytics is tasked with tracking the productivity and performance of Meta’s internal AI agents. The units will use “AI native design structures” with fewer management layers per employee than the rest of the company, per the memo.
The reshuffle sits alongside the job cuts confirmed in April, which take effect tomorrow, that reduce Meta’s headcount by about 10%. About 6,000 open positions are also being eliminated. Notifications to affected employees were due to land early Wednesday morning, though a source told NBC News timing could vary by region. U.S. workers being let go will receive 16 weeks of base pay plus two weeks for each year of service and 18 months of health coverage.
