Cognizant's Project Leap to eliminate 12,000–15,000 roles globally amid AI shift
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Location: global.
A specific layoff date has not been disclosed.
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Summary
Cognizant has disclosed a restructuring program called "Project Leap" that is expected to eliminate 12,000-15,000 positions worldwide as the company shifts toward AI-powered service delivery. The reductions are described as largely affecting its workforce in India, where more than 250,000 Cognizant employees are based, and are tied to replacing traditional delivery models with AI-enabled operations. Concurrently, Cognizant says it will hire 1,500 U.S. graduates and expand an AI-focused workforce to 15,000, and it is investing in skilling initiatives and joining a coalition to fund worker retraining. The article frames the cuts as planned workforce reductions linked to the company's strategy rather than completed layoffs and notes industry peers are making similar AI-linked reductions.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation cut 12,000 jobs.
That is roughly 3.5% of the 340,100 people Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 13 layoff events at Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation since February 2025, with 13 additional events known from news reporting.
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