Investing.com -- Uber Technologies Inc. is eliminating 23% of positions in its People and Places division as part of an organizational restructuring led by newly promoted president Jill Hazelbaker, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

The division includes human resources, recruitment, workplace facilities and culture functions. The job cuts, which largely affect senior positions, represent less than 1% of Uber's 34,000 global workforce, a company spokesperson told Bloomberg. The rideshare company's approximately 10 million drivers are classified separately as independent contractors.

Human resources employees who were previously approved for remote work arrangements are being required to return to the office under a three-day-a-week office mandate that took effect in June 2025.

The restructuring follows Hazelbaker's promotion three weeks ago to the expanded role of president and chief corporate affairs officer. Hazelbaker, a long-serving executive who previously oversaw marketing, policy and communications, now also leads Uber's safety operations and the People and Places organization. The expanded responsibilities came after the leaders of those functions departed earlier this year.

"As we've grown, parts of the organization have become too complex and fragmented, with overlapping responsibilities, unclear ownership, and teams operating too far from the businesses and partners they support," Hazelbaker wrote in a memo to affected teams Wednesday.

A company spokesperson said the job cuts are unrelated to artificial intelligence initiatives.