{"id":24940,"date":"2026-09-16T10:01:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24940"},"modified":"2026-09-16T10:01:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:01:58","slug":"oracle-begins-cutting-jobs-3000-may-face-the-axe-in-india-taking-workforce-to-27000-routine-indian-it-sector-roles-face-pressure-even-as-gcc-hiring-is-set-to-grow-9-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24940","title":{"rendered":"Oracle begins cutting jobs, 3,000 may face the axe in India taking workforce to 27,000; routine Indian IT sector roles face pressure even as GCC hiring is set to grow 9-10%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134282980,imgsize-497908,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/it-sector-layoffs.jpg\" alt=\"Oracle begins cutting jobs, 3,000 may face the axe in India taking workforce to 27,000; routine Indian IT sector roles face pressure even as GCC hiring is set to grow 9-10%\" title=\"The latest Oracle cuts come against the backdrop of similar workforce reductions\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The latest Oracle cuts come against the backdrop of similar workforce reductions\">The latest Oracle cuts come against the backdrop of similar workforce reductions<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Oracle has reportedly started another round of job cuts globally, with industry experts tracking the company estimating that around 10% of its India workforce, or roughly 3,000 employees, could be affected.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The company had already eliminated 21,000 jobs earlier this year, including around 12,000 positions in India, as it shifted its focus and spending towards AI infrastructure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Pareekh Jain, chief executive of market intelligence firm EIIRTrend, said the latest reductions could bring Oracle&#8217;s India employee count down to about 27,000 from 30,000. According to Jain, the company&#8217;s recruitment for AI-related roles is unlikely to offset the job losses because \u201cnew hiring in AI will be in small numbers and on a case-by-case basis\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Oracle Layoffs<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Reports of the layoffs have also surfaced on X and Reddit, where some users identifying themselves as Oracle employees in India discussed the job cuts.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Some said they were given little advance notice before being informed that their positions had been eliminated.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>One user shared what was described as an Oracle termination email, saying the date on which it was received was also their final working day. Another person claiming to have spent 10 years with the company said they had received an email informing them that they no longer \u201cfit the bill\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The latest Oracle cuts come against the backdrop of similar workforce reductions at several large global capability centres (GCCs), as multinational parent companies trim employee numbers across their international operations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>ET had earlier reported that Visa reduced its India workforce by around 1,500, PayPal cut 500-600 jobs and ServiceNow eliminated a few hundred positions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Jain estimates that layoffs currently account for around 1% of the overall GCC workforce.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Despite these reductions, India&#8217;s GCC sector is still expected to add employees overall. Industry estimates indicate that GCC employment could increase by 9-10% this year as new centres are established and existing operations expand.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The more significant shift, however, is in the type of technology professionals these centres are seeking as their hiring requirements evolve.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>GCC hiring trends<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Global Capability Centres, the specialised offshore operations of multinational companies, are increasingly drawing employees away from the traditional IT services sector.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>A recent PwC report on GCCs says these centres have moved well beyond their earlier role of handling transactional back-office work. They are now involved in shaping enterprise strategy and outcomes across areas such as advanced analytics, product engineering, cybersecurity, AI research and development, and, increasingly, global P&amp;L mandates.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>This shift is making GCCs a more significant source of technology hiring in India. <!-- -->As companies move beyond operations built primarily around cost savings, their requirements are expanding towards technology, innovation and enterprise transformation, pushing up demand for specialised talent.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Demand for professionals with artificial intelligence-related skills is also rising, experts said. The PwC report found that the strongest requirement is for people who can build AI models, create the data infrastructure that supports them, manage associated risks, secure their deployment and turn these technologies into products and platforms that produce measurable business outcomes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>The biggest opportunity lies at the mid-career level, where GCCs are looking for professionals who bring both technical expertise and an understanding of business. At the senior level, hiring is more focused on specialised roles such as architects, AI leaders, product leaders and cybersecurity and cloud specialists, experts said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>The challenge, however, is that the availability of such talent is limited. GCCs require niche skills, and the gap between demand and supply remains significant.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>According to the PwC report, the biggest constraint for GCCs is finding professionals who possess deep domain knowledge alongside advanced technology capabilities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"47\"\/>Competition for this talent is also intense. GCCs are competing with other GCCs, IT services companies and startups for the same limited pool of professionals. At the same time, there is a shortage of senior leaders with the strategic capabilities needed in the AI era.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"51\"\/>\u201cThis supply-side challenge is multi-layered and self-perpetuating. Acquiring AI-ready talent is becoming increasingly difficult, driven by scarce specialised capabilities, leadership gaps, and intense market competition,\u201d the PwC report says.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"53\"\/>\u201cThe hybrid, senior, AI-fluent talent with domain expertise that India\u2019s GCC ecosystem needs most is hardest to find, most expensive to acquire, and most fiercely competed for across the market,\u201d it adds.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/oracle-begins-cutting-jobs-3000-may-face-the-axe-in-india-taking-workforce-to-27000-routine-indian-it-sector-roles-face-pressure-even-as-gcc-hiring-is-set-to-grow-9-10\/articleshow\/134282938.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Oracle cuts come against the backdrop of similar workforce reductions Oracle has reportedly started another round of job cuts 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