About 1,000 roles cut, roughly 7% of workforce, mostly in sales
Source-backed update · Announced reduction · Autodesk
EventAnnounced January 22, 2026
ReportedJanuary 22, 2026
Added to WorkHushJanuary 22, 2026
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Autodesk · Jan 22, 2026Supports: CEO Andrew Anagnost's message to employees said Autodesk would cut about 7% of its workforce (around 1,000 roles), mostly in customer-facing sales, as it completed its go-to-market transformation.Open the sourceSEC Form 8-K · Jan 22, 2026Supports: Autodesk disclosed a worldwide plan to cut about 7% of its workforce (about 1,000 employees), mostly in customer-facing sales, with pre-tax charges of about $135 million to $160 million, and said it expects to complete the plan by the end of fiscal 2027 (January 31, 2027).Open the sourceCalifornia EDD WARN report · Jun 30, 2026Supports: Lists an Autodesk notice dated January 23, 2026, covering 104 permanent layoffs at 1 Market Street, San Francisco, effective April 1, 2026.Open the source
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Autodesk did not give a breakdown by team or country beyond saying most cuts are in customer-facing sales; the California WARN notice covers 104 San Francisco roles, and the plan runs until the end of fiscal 2027 (January 31, 2027).
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