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title: "Atlassian slashes 10% of workforce to ‘self-fund’ investments in AI and enterprise sales"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/ywpjvwdrf
source_url: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/11/atlassian-slashes-10percent-of-workforce-to-self-fund-investments-in-ai.html
type: share
source: "The Leaders Guild"
author: "Artur Henriques"
published: 2026-03-28T14:08:46.423Z
updated: 2026-03-28T14:13:46.231Z
tags: ["ai", "atlassian", "jira"]
upvotes: 2
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Atlassian slashes 10% of workforce to ‘self-fund’ investments in AI and enterprise sales

**[The Leaders Guild](https://daily.dev/sources/the_leaders_guild)** · [@arturhenriques](https://daily.dev/arturhenriques) · 2 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Atlassian is cutting approximately 1,600 employees (10% of its workforce) to redirect funds toward AI development and enterprise sales. CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes framed the move as a restructuring to 'self-fund' investments rather than a direct AI replacement of workers, though he acknowledged AI changes the skill mix required. The company's stock has fallen over 84% from its 2021 peak amid broader software sector selloffs driven by generative AI competition concerns. The layoffs will incur $225–$236 million in charges and are expected to complete by end of June. Atlassian has been promoting its Rovo AI features, which reached 5 million monthly users in February, and is also accelerating its path to profitability after years of losses.

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