WiseTech to Cut 2,000 Jobs in Global AI Transformation
The logistics software company plans to remove about 30% of its workforce over two years as it builds a leaner, AI-led organisation.
WiseTech Global plans to cut about 2,000 jobs—roughly 30% of its 7,000-person global workforce—over two years. The ASX-listed logistics software company announced the reductions in late February 2026 as part of what it called a “deep AI transformation” to create a leaner, AI-led organisation.
Product and development and customer service teams were targeted first, with reductions reaching up to 50% in some cases. The process began rolling out in Australia and other countries by May, according to reporting by *The Guardian*.
The move is among the clearest large-scale Australian corporate restructures explicitly linked to AI. Atlassian announced about 1,600 global job cuts in March, including roughly 480 in Australia, while government and Deloitte analysis has found no evidence of widespread AI-driven job losses nationally.
Employer takeaway
An AI-led restructure should start with evidence that the work or role requirements have genuinely changed—not an assumption that technology alone justifies job losses. Before deciding redundancies, document the changed operating model, consult affected employees, and assess suitable redeployment or adjusted roles, including work using the new AI tools.
- WiseTech Global announced about 2,000 job cuts, or 30% of its global workforce, over two years.
- The company linked the reductions to a deep AI transformation and a leaner, AI-led organisation.
- Product, development and customer service teams were targeted first, with reductions of up to 50% in some cases.
- The process began rolling out in Australia and other countries by May 2026.
- Australian government and Deloitte analysis has not found widespread AI-driven job losses nationally.
For employers: For an AI-driven restructure, document how the work and role requirements have genuinely changed, consult before deciding redundancies, and assess suitable redeployment or adjusted roles using the new tools.
Sources: WiseTech redundancies: Australia omits AI from emails to Chinese employees · Software maker WiseTech to cut 30% of workforce in AI shift · No hiring if an AI can do the job, mining giant tells staff · Australia’s labour market remains resilient amid rise of AI
General information for employers, not legal advice. Reporting summarised from the linked sources; confirm details with the primary source.