{"id":1278165,"date":"2024-01-25T12:36:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T07:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1278165"},"modified":"2024-01-25T12:36:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T07:06:27","slug":"8000-employees-in-sap-will-be-asked-to-leave-or-change-job-profile-due-to-increased-ai-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/8000-employees-in-sap-will-be-asked-to-leave-or-change-job-profile-due-to-increased-ai-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"8000 Employees In SAP Will Be Asked To Leave Or Change Job Profile Due To Increased AI Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>German enterprise software major SAP announced restructuring plans targeting voluntary attrition or role changes for nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/sap-announces-company-wide-restructuring-updates-2025-outlook-2024-01-23\/\">8000 employees<\/a> in 2024. This represents over 7% of SAP&#8217;s current workforce of over 108,000 as per latest figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Untitled-design-18-2.jpeg\" alt=\"8000 Employees In SAP Will Be Asked To Leave Or Change Job Profile Due To Increased AI Usage\" class=\"wp-image-1278166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Untitled-design-18-2.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Untitled-design-18-2-300x140.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Untitled-design-18-2-768x357.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, SAP stated that overall headcount by year-end should remain broadly similar after the rejig meant to accelerate growth. Last year, SAP had let go off 3000 workers in a realignment effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sharpened Cloud and AI Focus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SAP aims to strategically reposition itself with a sharper focus on cloud solutions and AI-driven offerings. This as Q4 revenues rose 5% annually led by a 44% jump in cloud which now accounts for over 40% of total sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CEO Christian Klein has been steering SAP&#8217;s transformation agenda since taking over the reins in 2020 after an over 2-decade stint at the company. Key targets include boosting agility, strengthening customer orientation and driving mass cloud migration from legacy on-premise installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elevated Profit Outlook on Efficiency Gains<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While lowering its 2025 adjusted operating profit estimate by 2 billion euros due to higher share-based compensation, SAP raised its profit guidance by 500 million based on efficiencies and cost optimization from the pending revamp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Themove comes amid a spate of layoffs across the global tech sector driven by funding winter, inflation concerns and anticipated slowdown in enterprise IT spending. But SAP stock jumped nearly 5% as analysts welcomed the profitability focus for long-term competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After surging 50% in 2022, SAP share price continues its upward momentum in 2023 as well based on promising cloud transformation progress under Klein&#8217;s stewardship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German enterprise software major SAP announced restructuring plans targeting voluntary attrition or role changes for nearly 8000 employees in 2024. This represents over 7% of SAP&#8217;s current workforce of over 108,000 as per latest figures. However, SAP stated that overall headcount by year-end should remain broadly similar after the rejig meant to accelerate growth. 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