Sonos plans a second round of job cuts as it changes product strategy, ETHRWorld

Sonos, the US-based audio manufacturer, is cutting jobs in its product development department, as announced by the company’s Chief Product Officer in an email to employees.

Maxime Bouvat-Merlin, the Chief Product Officer, broke the news in an email to the company’s employees on Wednesday, as reported by Blomberg, after the quarterly earnings report. He stated that the affected personnel would receive notifications via email and that termination discussions would take place on Thursday.

The number of job positions to be cut has not been specified. The latest job cuts come after a previous reduction in June, which saw 7% of jobs being cut. In September, a reorganisation of the company’s product group led to 200 employees being assigned new roles, teams, or managers.

According to a memo from the company’s executive, the latest job cuts are the result of a change in product strategy, and not an effort to reduce operating expenses.

“In some cases, this process has surfaced some roles which unfortunately are no longer aligned with our product ambitions and current needs,” Bouvat-Merlin wrote.

The company stated that it will be holding meetings with employees to explain how teams will be changing, and an all-hands meeting will also be held on December 7 to address the rejig.

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