Indeed and Glassdoor owner, Recruit Holdings, announces plans to cut up to 1,300 jobs in AI shift

  • The Japanese company which owns Indeed and Glassdoor has announced it is cutting 1,300 roles as it focuses on using AI more to run its operations.

    Recruit chief executive Hisayuki “Deko” Idekoba, Recruit Holdings, said in a memo to employees that the lay-offs would mostly affect employees in the US working across research and development, people, and sustainability.

    This is according to an article which appeared in Business Post earlier today. 

    It comes amid a new restructuring that sees Glassdoor’s operations being integrated into Indeed’s portal.

    “AI is changing the world, and we must adapt by ensuring our product delivers truly great experiences,” Idekoba told staff.

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    “Delivering on this ambition requires us to move faster, try new things, and fix what’s broken. To achieve our company priorities it requires creating a structure and culture to support them.”

    Indeed employs about 1,000 people in Dublin and staff have previously been impacted by job cuts with the company announcing plans last year to lay off 1,000 employees, equivalent to roughly 8 per cent of its workforce at that time - with around 60 to 70 jobs lost locally.

    A year prior to this, Indeed eliminated about 2,200 positions. That earlier round of redundancies resulted in 200 roles going in Dublin. It led to the Financial Services Union (FSU) lodging a complaint on behalf of employees with the Labour Court over the terms of the severance packages offered, and the manner in which Indeed had managed the process.Indeed operates in more than 60 countries and 28 languages. Founded in 2004, it boasts over 580 million job seeker profiles and claims it has than 3.3 million employers who use it for hiring.

    Glassdoor, a company review platform, opened an office in Dublin in 2016 with plans to create up to 100 jobs over three years, although it rolled back on scaling after Recruit acquired it in 2018, six years after it bought Indeed.

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