After trimming the work force, Microsoft has again planned to take techies on board. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that the company will focus on AI and automation to keep itself ahead of others. The company will add roles accordingly.
According to a report published by Timesnow, Satya Nadella shared his views on Brad Gerstner’s BG2 podcast. He said, “I will say we will grow our headcount, but the way I look at it is, that headcount we grow will grow with a lot more leverage than the headcount we had pre-AI.”
As per a CNBC report, Microsoft’s manpower was 228,000 employees, down by more than 6,000 following multiple rounds of layoffs during the financial year ending June 2025. The tech company cut another 9,000 positions as part of its restructuring efforts.
The Microsoft CEO said the company is maintaining its focus on its operations and employees will “figure out how to do their jobs differently” as they are working in an AI-driven era while vying with contenders such as Google and Meta.
“It’s the unlearning and learning process that I think will take the next year or so, then the headcount growth will come with max leverage,” Times Now quoted the Microsoft CEO as saying.
Nadella outlined that technology upgrades have impacted the manpower system. He added “Right now, any planning, any execution, starts with AI. You research with AI, you think with AI, you share with your colleagues, and what have you.”
