Amazon.Com, Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) cloud unit Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced job cuts within its Sales, Marketing, and Global Services organization, as well as the Physical Stores Technology team.
The company communicated these reductions, involving several hundred positions, to employees through internal emails.
Most of the cuts within the Sales, Marketing, and Global Services sectors affect training, certification, and sales operations.
AWS plans to pivot towards digital self-service training and programs managed by external partners. The company cited overlapping roles as a reason for the cuts, GeekWire reports.